That reminds me of a situation in Baltimore about three years ago. My fiance and I had gone to watch the fireworks at a school nearby. The fireworks were being set off in the middle of the school's stadium with spectators filling the stands. Luckily, we were about a quarter of a mile away, above the stadium but well within view. We saw something head up in the air maybe 200 feet. It looked like someone had set a 55 gallon drum of gasoline on fire and tossed it into the air. Anyhow, need less to say it went off incorrectly about 150 feet above part of the crowd and plenty of people wound up getting hurt. You never know when your time is going to be up, but don't rush it by being stupid! Have a safe holiday!
John Roth Baltimore, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:51 PM Subject: [VFB] Happy 4th > >Just want to wish everyone a Safe and Happy Independence Day. > > I second that and would like to also warn everyone to beware of > fireworks. At the local fireworks display on Sunday night, one of > our more intelligent citizens drove her pickup past the crowds and > parked in an open field much closer than the rest of us (we were > actually closer than i like to be). She sat on a wheel-well with her > 2-yr old watching the fireworks. One particularly big rocket was > launched - it shook the ground as it went up - you could see the > faint trail. It went up and up and up and the trial disappeared. It > never went off. About 10 seconds later we heard the big thump as it > hit the bed of the pickup and went off IN THE BED! Luckily, the > mother and her 2-yr-old were thrown out of the truck and not burned. > > She is saying that the rocket was launched horizontally straight at > them! Of course I assume her plans are to make that the basis of a > lawsuit. > > Allan > -- > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
