Used to spend a ton on it, me and a friend would go in 1/2s

Now he owns his own pyrotechnics company.

Firework wise - I was a 3 pony show mostly. Black cats, bottle rockets and roman candles. Then they started selling mortar balls - that took over for the roman candles.

All illegal to use without a permit where I am. Never been asked to produce said permit. My brother lives across the street from the cop shop - we'll light off 1500 worth of them and they don't say boo.


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