re: Semi-Annual Thread: How much did you drop on fireworks?

I usually get about $200 worth of free fireworks. I save the loud stuff until all the children are sure to be sleeping.

I would pay to make it cease

$73

Used to spend about $100 and in-laws would bring over about the same amount. This year the in-laws are out of town, and the kids said "meh", so zero.

I don't have to, my neighbor spends a couple grand. Pull up a chair and watch. He's 7 figure money per year easy.

Do you have any troublemaker chasers?

About tree fitty.

I think we spent about $40. Mostly just small stuff like sparklers and the like for my daughter. We have dogs who are very anti when it comes to fireworks. They freak out enough with all the other fireworks going off all round town as it is.

Now years ago when my son was young, we use to have huge fireworks shows here in my subdivision. There were four or five of us dads who would pool together, pitching in a couple hundred each and set up a massive show in the middle of cul-de-sac we all live around. Those were fun. At least until my drunk neighbor put the wrong mortar round into a tube that was too big. It only went up about 20 feet before it went off. My hearing was already bad before. But that sure didn’t help.

$53

We bought some food and drinks at Uncle Sam Jam before the firework show, so if you count that, ~$35.