Re: Somebody got busted in Orange County - Florida

me too, I'm in a somewhat populated area, thus I keep no more than a
pound of mixed comps at a time around here (with the exception of BP,
I keep about a pound of it around), and also never any flash... if I'm
going to use flash I mix it up at the time I'm going to throw it in to
something.  best to be smart about thingies like this and store them
properly, I'd assume that if you keep proper storage, or at least pay
some respect to safety when it comes to storing and using judgement
when making any pyrotechnic devices, I'd imagine any REASONABLE judge
would let you go with a slap on the wrist and a big heafty ticket.

~Firm

"Paxton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Scary stuff. You see stuff like this reported and think that they deserved
> %100 what they get. Whole houses filled with class C, and houses with lots
> of flash and salutes are simply not safe. I know I wouldn't want to have a
> neighbor that has way too much flash powder laying around.
> 
> Then again, you see this kind of stuff and have to wonder if it could happen
> to you even if you try your best to store your devices in a respectable
> manner, and keep total quantity low.
> 
> Fortunately I don't test salutes or even shells in my area. Most I do is
> burn comps on the ground and test stars with a star gun, so I don't make
> much noise to attract a lot of attention.
> 
> I also generally keep less then 5 lbs total of comps, devices, stars, etc
> etc at any given time, and never loose flash, so hopefully I would be safer
> than somebody like this guy that got busted.
> 
> I guess luck and not having a dangerous accident will be the biggest
> factors.
> 
> Pax
> 
> 
> "Piccolo Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Anybody we know?
> >
> > Quite a bit of stuff, apparently - and some other stuff.  What a pain in
>  the
> > butt.
> >
> > I guess they shot off a few things and a neighbor reported a "shotgun
> > blast".  Nice neighbor... asshole neighbor...  Guess it is a good thing to
> > get to know your neighbors and let them know what is going on.  Most of my
> > neighbors know that I make some noise - which is a little bothersome
> > because, if a real gun is fired, they will probably ignore it.
> >
> > PP
> >
> >