[hanamizu]

What, you never had bottle rocket battles as a kid ?
sheesh

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I grew up in SoCal in the 50s. We were lucky to have sparklers. There were some firecrackers smuggled in from Mexico. Didn’t get real fireworks until I moved to Missouri.

[tomkat]

Missouri is right next door to where I was born in deep southern IL.

Even better supplies were to be had in MO !