Yes this is an important lesson on the dangers of setting off fireworks at home and not leaving the pyrotechnics to the professions. But it sure looks like this Detroit Fire Department captain was having quite a bit of fun during the demonstration.
Plan on leaving Kalamazoo for the holiday weekend? More people are killed in car crashes than by fireworks on the 4th of July so, here are some safety tips.
Gas prices have pretty abruptly stopped going up and and are slowly drifting down. That trip to the cottage up North or to the beach at South Haven is a little more affordable than it has been for a long time. Now there's three days for "them" to jack it up, but maybe not this year.
Usually, I am not the spontaneous get up and do whatever type of person. Most of the time I have a plan, and try to get everything done in one day! The 4th of July was different!