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It used to be that there are a few people around who had illegal private fireworks shows. They were always pretty pathetic. But this year! Last night and tonight there were fireworks shows at a dozen places within sight of my house that rivaled the municipal fireworks displays. They must have cost thousands each. From 9PM to 10PM I could look up from my back yard in any direction and see fireworks. I was in town at about 8:30 tonight and there were good fireworks shooting up from about every back yard in the uh, "ethnic" neighborhood. The smoke on the street was so thick I could hardly see to drive.
What gives? Half the towns are too broke to have a fireworks display, but individuals don't seem to have any problem spending thousands on them.