Very quiet in my area last night Sumas... just a few booms in the distance. I wonder how the Hamtramck works went?
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I'm pretty sure they've been fine-tuning laws since it was relaxed. I took these notes on Shelby Township's current ordinance:
From C&G Shelby - Utica News, July 2, 2014:
Shelby Township Fireworks Ordinance:
Allowed the day before, the day of and the day after 10 national holidays:
New Year's Day [[except midnight-8AM and 1-8 AM?)
Martin Luther King Jr Day,
Washington's Birthday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Columbus Day,
Veterans Day,
Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day
Three categories:
"low-impact" [[e.g., ground & sparklers) legal year round.
"consumer" [[e.g., roman candles, exploding airborne fireworks)
"illegal" [[e.g., mortars, M-80s) never allowed.
Low-impact allowed in parks.
Consumer fireworks are legal only on private property.
Use with alcohol gets jail or fines.
See ShelbyTwp.org
The scenarios you noted play out on a daily basis. It is common to inherit some shitbags water bill upon purchasing a house unless you're diligent. In which case, who paid the bill? Other taxpayers.
Probably going to see an increase this month in robberies and shooting two year olds in the face since all the idiot fuckheads blew all their 1st-o-the-month money on fireworks. Expect to see the same pyrotechnic enthusiasts at protests over having to pay their bills.
The noise at 2AM isn't fun or pretty anymore. I thought there was an 11 curfew for setting off fireworks in a residential neighborhood? I guess it's one of those ordinances that is never enforced.
This happened 2 doors down from a friend of mine. She said folks at this house were partying all day. When one of the fireworks looked like a dud & didn't blow off right away, the guy went back over it to check it. That's when it went off into his lung and burned right through it.
Not just Shelby Twp. That's how the state law was amended a few months after the first year of previously illegal fireworks, mostly because so many people complained about all the noise. I remember Jim Fouts being one of the loudest complainers and leading this charge. We didn't have as much in my neighborhood as last year this weekend, but we've had a steady amount seemingly every weekend since Memorial Day. I live near Greenfield Village, though, and many folks come out around Oakwood, Rotunda, Mich Ave, & Sofld service drive to watch the show from there.
They were strong fireworks that killed the man in Detroit. They came in a large cylinder and were called "Kiss of Death."
I believe you're correct.
I discarded the hardcopy of that article but found it online here: Ordinance regulates consumer fireworks useThe part that confused me was this:Quote:
Shelby Township passed its fireworks ordinance in August last year to be more in line with the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2012.
But now I think I understand. In general, they forbid consumer fireworks from midnight to 8 a.m. on any of the [[otherwise) legal days yet they made a special exception — just for New Years — to allow consumer fireworks for an extra hour after midnight.Quote:
The ordinance mandates that although consumer fireworks are legal on specific days, they may not be used during the hours of midnight-8 a.m., or 1-8 a.m. in the case of New Year’s Day.
Okay, I can see the logic in that.
Better to have fireworks rather than gunshots.
Local weather guy injured by fireworks:
http://www.wxyz.com/news/dave-rexrot...-meteorologist
Our gardener [[my that sounds pompous) lives that way he said the Hamtramck festival was just fantastic. The gentleman I mentioned was a former employee many years ago, we reconnected when his Mom a car accident victim [[police chase with her as an innocent victim) and my husband were in ICU. He has been such a blessing. He spent 7 hours in my backyard and yes it needed his attention. 3 dogs do major damage.
Awesome! I as out of town during the Detroit big fireworks and heard there were no problems. Good to hear that Hammy had a grand time.
I wonder how many of those that shot off fireworks picked up after. Probably not many. While riding my bike I saw lots of spent bottle rockets, blown wrappers etc. laying around.
Were these fireworks just shot off in Detroit neighborhoods or do the suburbs report some of the same instances?
Litter is something that drives me nuts. We as a community have tried so hard to educate our kids not to toss stuff. Some kids get it some don't. A neighbor had a block club party and kids just tossed plates etc on the ground. She was pissed and marched around and made the kids come back to clean up their messes. I have another neighbor who will chase people down to pick up what they tossed. Had some area kids visit and gave them snacks they just dropped the wrappers on my porch. I lectured them that they will not litter on my property especially when I have two small waste baskets on my porch. Got blank stares. The eldest of the trio did collect up and tossed stuff into a basket I keep on my porch. Sigh
Other residue from the 4th.
http://motorcitymuckraker.com/blog/2...-devils-night/