Reply #30: Not around here, and EVERYBODY owns guns... [View All]

[benEzra]

everybody must be smart enough to know that "what goes up must come down."

When my wife and I lived in a really, really rural area, I once fired a blank round (primer only, no powder and no bullet) at the ground on NYE, choosing a spot that would have even been safe to shoot a live round at. A large rifle primer makes a decent pop and a nice jet of flame, safely. Have occasionally used firecrackers as well, though only sparklers the last few years so the kids can watch w/o worrying about their hearing.

The firecrackers going off at 12:00am last night did sound like there was a battle going on, though. :)