07-02-2013, 06:52 AM
Good morning all. Still overcast this morning with smoke from the Yarnell fire. It's windy out as well, which is not good for those up there fighting the fire. There's t'storms in the forecast, but not until Friday. Oh, we did find a few speckles of mud on our windshield yesterday, meaning we did get a few dribbles of moisture Sunday night.
We're coming up on a holiday here, I hope you all have a fun and restful day, and stay safe. A few years ago the legislature here passed what I thought was a really stupid bill. It is now legal to sell fireworks in Arizona. We have these out-of-state people setting up tents in the parking lots of stores selling all sorts of stuff, and even Walmart has firework displays in their stores. There are two problems here, firstly, most cities have banned shooting fireworks off in their limits, and secondly, going out to the tinder-dry desert and blowing off fireworks isn't the smartest thing to do. I have no idea what they were thinking when the passed this bill, but I suspect a strong fireworks lobby had something to do with it.....
We're coming up on a holiday here, I hope you all have a fun and restful day, and stay safe. A few years ago the legislature here passed what I thought was a really stupid bill. It is now legal to sell fireworks in Arizona. We have these out-of-state people setting up tents in the parking lots of stores selling all sorts of stuff, and even Walmart has firework displays in their stores. There are two problems here, firstly, most cities have banned shooting fireworks off in their limits, and secondly, going out to the tinder-dry desert and blowing off fireworks isn't the smartest thing to do. I have no idea what they were thinking when the passed this bill, but I suspect a strong fireworks lobby had something to do with it.....
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD

