Too much risk, noise and annoyance with fireworks

Published 1:30 am Friday, July 11, 2025

Let’s hear it for all the “kids” who like to endanger life and limb with bigger and bigger fireworks. Not to mention the — and I know it’s ridiculous — danger of burning someone’s house down. And not to mention, but I will anyway, lack of enforcement where the fireworks are supposedly banned. I mean, why bother? And you can easily see the benefit of three or four hours of sleep deprivation for us old folks.

Yes, I set off lots of fireworks when I was a kid and later a young parent, but we were a lot more cautious and aware of the hazards in the where, when and even why we celebrated July Fourth. I would be very surprised if any of that is a consideration for many in today’s world.

Don Curtis

Stanwood