Glass parking lot, etc.

Seems like a good idea. When I lived in Detroit, people would fire off guns to celebrate New Years. Invariably, some idiots would not point the guns up before firing and people died every year. Only a small percentage when you consider how many people were shot on purpose every year.

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prohibition is bad it doesn't matter what it is

"Where are you from?"

"Traverse City, Michigan!"

"Where is that?"

"Okay, so... [holds up right hand] where my ring finger used to be? The tip."

Live in SW Mich, frequent N. Indiana where relatives live. I wonder what will become of all the fireworks places just across from White Pigeon, Sturgis, etc.?

Grew up in Michigan getting kicks. This will save my uncle the trouble of driving to Ohio to get the "good stuff"

I like the article makes this out to be some triumph over the evils of government. I mean it's relatively low impact ruling either way.

The engineer in me wants to see the number of fireworks related injuries per capita and see if the trend goes up in the following years.The rest of me just wants to buy some m-80's and see if my throwing hand is faster than my lighting hand.

I grew up in ann arbor michigan so it was a yearly tradition to pool our money up take a drive down to ohio and buy enough fireworks to last us at least a few hours.

There are a lot of struggling 3rd world economies in the world who support themselves by selling explosives, Michigan is just the next one to do so

If Snyder is truly pro-freedom, and he wants to give his state a relatively tangible boost both economically and for morale...



He should legalize THIS.

chuckufarlie: Seems like a good idea. When I lived in Detroit, people would fire off guns to celebrate New Years. Invariably, some idiots would not point the guns up before firing and people died every year. Only a small percentage when you consider how many people were shot on purpose every year.

One of the secretaries at my dad's work got hit by a round from one of those dumbfarks a couple years ago (not sure if this was in Detroit proper or one of the suburbs). She and her husband were having a New Years Eve party and one of his friends brought his 12 gauge over to ring in the new year. So the husband and his friend go out into the backyard to fire off a few celebratory gun shots. Well the gun went off accidentally (I can't remember if the friend dropped it or accidentally pressed the trigger), it was loaded with a deer slug. The slug went through the (closed) backdoor, into the kitchen (where she was standing), and through this woman's leg. By the grace of God the slug passed cleanly through without hitting anything too important. So not only was she lucky enough not to bleed to death but she didn't suffer much (if any) permanent damage (no limp and no cane the last time I saw her). She divorced the husband about a year and a half after this happened.

/NSCSB

"Hey!!! That was MY idea."

Ow My Balls: Live in SW Mich, frequent N. Indiana where relatives live. I wonder what will become of all the fireworks places just across from White Pigeon, Sturgis, etc.?

Won't somebody please think of Krazy Kaplans? (new window)

A few of the families in our neighborhood (SW MI) routinely make a trip to IN and OH and put on regular shows during the entire week of the 4th. The only time it makes me nervous is when there is a drought and the vegetation is bone dry. Other than that, it's a nice neighborhood celebration. All the neighbors that participate in the fireworks have figured out long ago that you can stop complaints by busybody neighbors if you just invite them over and have beer. If you invite a sheriff's deputy or two, nobody is going to get arrested. One of the thrills was the fact that the law was being circumvented. So, aside from the fact that the fireworks will now be available locally, I'm wondering if there will be as much incentive when it's legal.

Ow My Balls: Live in SW Mich, frequent N. Indiana where relatives live. I wonder what will become of all the fireworks places just across from White Pigeon, Sturgis, etc.?

Good question. I think places like State Line Fireworks where I would go will lower there prices to compete. Just glad I don't have to drive an hour to buy anymore!

Ow My Balls: If Snyder is truly pro-freedom, and he wants to give his state a relatively tangible boost both economically and for morale...

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He should legalize THIS.

Just be prepared for the dip. in CA the legalization of weed has dropped the price 25-50% depending on how name brand the strain and quality. The designer stuff being the 25% drop and the no name costing as much as 50% of what it did in 2010.

We saw a few commercial operations replace lots of "mom and pop" operations. With the margins becoming so thin that it is not totally viable to grow less than 30-50 plants (depending on county). There are a lot of ops out there who are getting creative just to "keep the lights on (pun intended)!"

Snyder raised taxes on about 99% of Michigan residence to pay for tax cuts that go to about 1%. So we got that going for us.

Last year the state fire marshall and president of the FOP came out asking for the ban on use here in Ohio to be lifted because their resources were too thin to waste time enforcing this bullshiat law.

Speaking as a Michigander who hosts a big Fourth of July party every year, I really couldn't be happier. My neighborhood pretty much ignores all the fireworks laws anyway, but this ought to prompt some real fun shows this year. Better keep the hoses ready.

Farm Report, Detroit jokes, etc, all covered, so I'll go with

USA: BOOM! "That was a blast, but I do miss my mitten."

Canada: "You'll get used to it. After all, I got used to your head up my ass."

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Muta: Snyder raised taxes on about 99% of Michigan residence to pay for tax cuts that go to about 1%. So we got that going for us.

Is it possible for Occupiers to refrain from spouting their retarded slogans in every thread?

Muta: Snyder raised taxes on about 99% of Michigan residence to pay for tax cuts that go to about 1%. So we got that going for us.

Then GTFO of Michigan.

Dear Michiganers with explosives,

Can you take Toledo out too?

Love,
The rest of Ohio.

Wow, the republican Michigan governor actually does something I agree with?

SWEET!

YAY!

About - damned - time!

Came for "Ten Finger Johnny" (new window) but leaving disappointed...

/way, hey, BOOM, and up she goes!

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98K514: Mr. Right: A few of the families in our neighborhood (SW MI) routinely make a trip to IN and OH and put on regular shows during the entire week of the 4th. The only time it makes me nervous is when there is a drought and the vegetation is bone dry. Other than that, it's a nice neighborhood celebration. All the neighbors that participate in the fireworks have figured out long ago that you can stop complaints by busybody neighbors if you just invite them over and have beer. If you invite a sheriff's deputy or two, nobody is going to get arrested. One of the thrills was the fact that the law was being circumvented. So, aside from the fact that the fireworks will now be available locally, I'm wondering if there will be as much incentive when it's legal.

An ophthalmologist in my hometown goes to Ohio every year before the 4th and drops thousands of dollars on the good stuff. He's done this for at least 20 years. The municipal fireworks are shot off over Lake Huron and his house is on Lake Huron next to a huge park, right smack in the middle of the prime fireworks-viewing area. It's known by everybody in town that Doctor C puts on the pre-fireworks fireworks show. Dude loves to blow shiat up and the cops know and don't care.

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Well, this was excellent.