Fast Five Fireworks | Pad Patter 11.5

[bestcee]

In honor of Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire night, as well as the Diwali Fireworks I enjoyed last night courtesy of my neighbors, here's a Friday Fast Five:

1. Do you like fireworks?
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show?
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate?
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display?
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life?

 

[bcgal00]

1. Do you like fireworks?
Love to watch them but hate the crowds so prefer to see them from a distance.

2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show?
I wouldn't light them at home but its fun to watch them.

3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate?
Canada Day, Halloween and NYE are big firework events in Canada.

4. What's your favorite firework or firework display?
Don't know what its called but the one that shoots up, fans out and then changes color is my fave.

5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life?
Yes. When I was a (stupid) young adult I was playing with firecrackers at a party one night and it went off in my hand, injuring my thumb which was incredibly painful and took many weeks to recover from. I'm lucky I didn't do any permanent damage. That taught me to be much more careful and respectful around fireworks.

 

[Pachimac]

1. Do you like fireworks?
When they are far away from me and safely done.

2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show?
A Show. I have always been afraid of fireworks at home. My Mom used to scare the hell out of me with stories of people losing limbs and bottle rockets burning houses down.

3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate?
Independence Day

4. What's your favorite firework or firework display?
Finales of any show!!

5. Have your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life?
Not really. I'm still very wary around them and still love watching the shows!

 

[Memaw2Wm]

1. Do you like fireworks? Yes!

2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? We did them at home growing up, except for one year when Mom dragged us to a show b/c it was "safer." One of the fireworks misfired and landed in the crowd, Mom never tried to take us to a show again.

3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? 4th of July

4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? fountains that change colors as they burn

5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Some, as an adult I realize how dangerous fireworks can be if they aren't safely set off.

 

[HavaDrPepper]

1. Do you like fireworks? Yes.
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? Show, never have done them at home.
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? July 4th for the most part but there are times when fireworks are shot off in town. Sometimes I can see them, sometimes I can't.
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? Finale. I also love the ones that form a picture like a flag (I think the big shows do those) but have never seen one live.
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Never thought about it. But I will say that I found out in 2020 how expensive a fireworks show can be. The local Catholic Church does the July 4th display during their fund raising festival. My neighbor is the chairman of one of the areas and since they didn't have the actual festival, he watched it from my viewpoint. A very "simple" burst cost $2000. There is a reason that you only see the fancy ones at big shows.

I happen to live in a direct line to the fairgrounds in my town which is where the firework show takes place on July 4th. So I can watch them very safely from afar. Although as the trees between my house and the fairgrounds get bigger I've had to move my spot. It is now in my neighbor's driveway by the street. Many years ago we could watch from inside out the picture window. This past July 4th, I could look 4 different directions and see fireworks. The north, east and west shows were done before the big show to the south. The ones to the west were out in the country. Not sure who did the east show or north show.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

1. Do you like fireworks? On TV
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? Watch them on TV
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? Only 1 - 4th of July
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? The Macy's Fireworks Celebration on the river
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? I love watching them, but I get tired of people setting them off for 2 weeks before and after the holiday. (No, I've always felt this way.)

 

[Scrapping with Liz]

1. Do you like fireworks?
Yes
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show?
Show. But I do enjoy lighting a few small ones at home with the kids. They love them.
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate?
The 4th and sometimes on New Year's Eve.
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display?
Our local 4th of July show - small town feel.
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life?
Not really.

 

[IntenseMagic]

1. Do you like fireworks? Sure do!
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? I prefer them at the actual show
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? 4th of July and sometimes on New Year's Eve
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? I love the fireworks at the beach over the ocean!
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Not really

 

[StefanieS]

1. Do you like fireworks? Yes
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? Seeing others light them.
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? Guy Fawkes used to be a thing, now it's more New Year's.
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? I do like the rockets that explode with multiple colours
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Yes. The cats get really scared, so it's less fun than when we were kids.

 

[michelepixels]

1. Do you like fireworks? I used to, and have enjoyed them many times. Now I think they're harmful to the environment and many people and animals.
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? I've never lit any myself; that scares me. I was shocked when I moved from California, where they're illegal, to Virginia and saw these fireworks sellers pop-up in parking lots along the main road. We've lived here 20 years but have never purchased them. We have gone to shows at least half of the years we've lived here though. Our county has a particularly excellent, long-lasting fireworks show. Or at least they used to. I haven't been for a few years, and it was canceled last year because of the pandemic, so I don't know.
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? none, really
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? not applicable
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? See my answer to number 1.

 

[LivyBug]

1. Do you like fireworks? I do!
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? A show
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? Two, 4th of July and New Year's
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? Disney 4th of July fireworks
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Yep. I like them, but totally understand how they disturb animals and trigger people with PTSD.

 

[jk703]

1. Do you like fireworks? Yes, I love them. When I was a kid, I thought everyone was celebrating my birthday (July 3)

2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? Show, but some at home are ok. I'm too wimpy to do them myself or get close when in a backyard show.

3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? First week of July usually - whenever all the towns put shows on... and random others in friends backyards. Our local boardwalks have them weekly - one is Wednesdays and the other is Thursdays, so occasionally there too.

4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? Hmmm... I really like any show. I like to have a good view too. We watch so many since I love seeing them for my birthday.

5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Yeah, they aren't for MY birthday.

 

[djp332]

1. Do you like fireworks? Love them!
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? At a show, it's safer that way.
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? When I lived in Pittsburgh, any day could be a fireworks holiday! Zambelli Fireworks Company is located in Pittsburgh, so on any given day or week, there were fireworks somewhere.
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? I went to a Fireworks Festival that was 5 hours straight of fireworks. It was pretty awesome.
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Not that I'm aware of.

 

[Nemla]

Malta is fireworks mad..... don't get me started !
1. Do you like fireworks? Yes In the sky without noise
2. Do you prefer to light them at home or see them at a show? At a show if I must .
3. How many fireworks holidays do you celebrate? Malta has fireworks nearly every weekend somewhere or the other , starting round end of April ,until first week of September ( 365 churches, and most of them have a saint they celebrate ) I do not celebrate them, I try to avoid them because the use really loud bangs.
4. What's your favorite firework or firework display? See nr 1
5. Has your thoughts about fireworks changed in your life? Yep ,As a kid I liked them , now I think there are a lot of selfish people in the world, who don't give a bee about Animals spending a whole summer stressed out, or people in hospitals, when they set of fireworks that are loud enough to wake the dead.