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leftyladyfrommo

(19,773 posts) Thu May 1, 2025, 03:54 PM May 1

fireworks. I have dogs. I hate the 4th.

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A good thing! There might not be any [View all] leftyladyfrommo May 1 OP

Context, please (n/t) PJMcK May 1 #1

Fireworks are mostly imported from China VMA131Marine May 1 #3

Ah, thank you PJMcK May 1 #5

Fireworks deliveries and orders are down due to tariff tax on China Bernardo de La Paz May 1 #4

They come from China and the tariffs are gonna make them more costly Attilatheblond May 1 #6

I'm not a fan of fireworks PJMcK May 1 #13

I hate fireworks, too. A gross disrespect of Nature, imo. SheltieLover May 1 #2

for years I have advocated for drone light shows rurallib May 1 #7

I will never forgive the Chinese for fireworks.nt leftyladyfrommo May 1 #8

They will never forgive us for the Opium Wars. multigraincracker May 1 #10

A way to sell explosives to the masses... littlemissmartypants May 1 #21

Well I'll be the contrarian. I love the fireworks. NoRethugFriends May 1 #9

Hopefully greatly reduced at least MissB May 1 #11

My neighbors (trumpers) will be pissed! progressoid May 1 #12

I can live without the noise and lingering smokey stench wendyb-NC May 1 #16

I can report that NM has been rather quiet Warpy May 1 #18

Where I live, northern New Mexico, PoindexterOglethorpe May 1 #19

I can see Chinatown in San Francisco from my window Demobrat May 1 #27

100% with you! Lulu KC May 1 #20

Not just worried about our pets and fires, but those with PTSD. niyad May 1 #22

Pistol pete... Godot51 May 1 #24

Nice! Orrex May 1 #25

Another good thing. No xmas! erronis May 1 #26

I hate them. piddyprints May 1 #28

And no more kids getting 30 dolls at Xmas. Irish_Dem May 1 #29

Less fireworks-related wildfire as well Zambero May 1 #30

I used to spend bamagal62 May 1 #31