Larry Jaques on Sat, 04 Jul 2015
04:40:31 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

"It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

Remember =real= Roman Candles? I miss those more than ever on the
4th. We USAF brats used to gather around Lake , LRAFB and shoot them
toward the center, dozens of candles at a time in all colors of the
rainbow. It was truly beautiful, with the sprays from the ground and
the sparkling cannonballs in the air.

Per my father, Sandy Oregon (the small town which is "my home
town") used to sell the most roman candles in the state of Oregon.
Seems that regularly, the various business owners would meet for a cup
of coffee and a roman candle, the stand on opposite sides of the main
drag and fire them at one another.
--
pyotr filipivich
"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."