In my younger years (much younger), my friends an I sought out the biggest boomers we could find. Usually M-80 and H-100 fireworks. We had heard, and I'm sure it was not true, than an M-80 was equal to 1/4 stick of dynamite. Of course, we just liked the big boom. The cities around us had great displays that they did every year, but someone would always have a July 4 party, and invariably, at least one of us would go off in the woods and shoot a handgun into the ground.
We probably weren't the brightest bulbs on the string, but generally speaking, when the "authorities" said not to do something but gave no good reason, we would do it. Just to get back at "the man". :)
Fast forward to today - lots of display stuff around me, but I didn't do anything special for the 4th. Well, I did cook some pork tenderloin on the grill, but that didn't go boom (it tasted good though).
Everybody here has guns. Not everybody can afford fireworks. I’d think they would be cheaper than shotgun shells but it’s a country thing, I guess. The sheriff’s department looks the other way. :-)
I remember M-80’s. Those things will hurt you. LOL
We did a lot of dumb things when we were kids. I just let this generation be kids. Most of us survived it. Most of them will too. Country kids are the best.
The grill sounds great! Most of the time, our local Fire department holds a big bash. They dig a big pit and roast a whole hog in the ground. The women bring potato salad, baked beans, and all the trimmings. I’m sure they did this year but we couldn’t go. There isn’t much better than a pit roasted hog that has been cooking in the pit all day until dark.