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Pass up on home fireworks
| Wednesday, Jul 2 2008 5:07 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Jul 2 2008 5:12 PM
As I was watching the news on a recent morning, I heard Gov. Schwarzenegger was requesting that we abstain from fireworks this July 4th due to all the fires burning in California and the bad air those fires are causing. Seemed reasonable to me.
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That said, the reporter was talking with people who were buying fireworks and asking them why they planned to shoot off fireworks in spite of the request. Answers were the all-about-me kind:
It's my right to celebrate July 4th.
It's July 4th, we always shoot off fireworks.
It's our tradition to have a block party and shoot off fireworks.
My child has been looking forward to this, I don't want to disappoint him or her.
What has happened to doing something different for the good of all? What are you teaching your child? Never mind what might be good for the community, it is your right to do this. There are never any disappointments in this life.
There would be no disappointments if you take your child to the fire department's extravaganza at the college. And the money you would spend goes to a good cause.
Nobody would get hurt. All would be under control. Nobody's house would burn down. Sounds like a win, win, win situation to me.
I know the fireworks booths are run by entities that want to earn money for their group and charities. However, maybe it is time to look for a new venue to earn money.
ELIZABETH MOORE
Bakersfield