Banning Fireworks for 4th of July
I live in an area that is in a prolonged drought (at least 25 years). Lakes are literally drying up and we have dust storms and tumbleweeds being blown across the road. Not kidding. This also means it's a disastrous fire season. So far this year, we've had almost 400 separate fires (most of them human caused), and they have burned over 300,000 square miles. 3 fire fighters were killed in a flash over and 2 were critically injured. Also not kidding. So it was a relief when local mayors started banning fireworks. I hate fireworks Why? Because firework smoke almost killed my son when he was young. Those of you who have read my posts before know that Son #2 ended up in ICU during one 4th of July weekend - all thanks to smoke from neighborhood fireworks. (You can read more details in another post ) I'm naturally, I'm NOT a big fan of fireworks. I have also had many asthma attacks from the smoke that's full of heavy metals - and it reaches...