SKYLAB CHAT

[Terre]

Hopefully it will.

 

[Charles West]

I tried today for a flexing pole for the emo stop sign so he can avoid cars... or hop away ... no luck so far.

 

[Terre]

I think you'll get it sorted out. Hopefully anyway.

 

[Terre]

Good afternoon.

 

[Charles West]

good afternoon. waiting on some supplies to be delivered. Watched them dig some more holes in the yard for the fiber optics coming to our neighborhood.
They used a powerwasher to dig the hole... that way they don't cut into a pipe. Will make a store run for 99c beef hot dogs and today's freebie - a power drink. I give them to my daughter.

 

[skylab]

The latest Hivewire kitty cat

 

[Terre]

Good afternoon.
Looks like both of you had good days.

 

[Charles West]

Good day for all.,.. Wife may want to stay up for BBAD big bro 20. But we will see. Watching livepd right now... Heard some fireworks, they must be having something down on the river tonight to celebrate the 4th. Personally I think you should celebrate the 4th with a 5th at home. Those days of running up on the hill to watch fireworks on the river are long past.

 

[Terre]

I've been hearing a few fireworks at night for several days now. This usually continues for a few day to a week or two after the 4th. We'll see how long it lasts this year. LOL

 

[Miss B]

We haven't had any here in NY, but the holiday's in the middle of the week this year, so it should be interesting to see when it starts.

 

[Terre]

Does NY City allow civilians to purchase and set off fireworks that are small airburst ones? Those are what I'm talking about.
As dry as things are I suspect the county has a ban on anything like that outside of the city limits.

 

[Miss B]

I'm not sure what our local regulations are. I don't think they can sell fireworks just anywhere, and with the big fireworks display on the night of the 4th in the East River between Manhattan and Queens Counties, I don't think there's much in the way of private citizens doing it as they did when I was growing up.

I do know I sometimes hear fireworks after the planned fireworks display, but they're not that close, or as loud, as the main display, so someone somewhere is either making their own, or buying them illegally.

 

[Terre]

Something that used to happen in Albuquerque 30+ years ago is city residents heading out into the county to buy fireworks that Bernallio County allowed but the city didn't and then set them off inside the city. Since nearly the whole county is now basically a solid metro area centered on Albq I wouldn't be surprised if both governments have the same regs. I don't know if the same applies here. I've never heard of any difference between county and city regs but there could be. There have been some proposals to flat out ban fireworks sales to private individuals on a state level but I don't think those proposals have ever gotten out of committee.

 

[Miss B]

No the regulations apply to all 5 counties of NY City. I wouldn't be surprised if there are regulations in other counties in NY State, but I don't know for sure, and I don't know what the regulations are in NJ, which is across the Hudson River on the other side of Manhattan. I can't imagine there being looser regs in the big cities, but who knows what the standard is in the suburbs.

 

[Charles West]

Hearing the fireworks occasionally tonight. Illegal in the city but by the time cops arrive the people have scattered.

 

[skylab]

 

[Terre]

Good job mam.

 

[skylab]

Good morning Terre

 

[Miss B]

Nice going on animating the lion Sky.

 

[Charles West]

Good Morning all. Was a good and quiet night. I had a drink in memory of an old friend who recently passed and slept like a baby. Deb had a good night and has been in good feelings today. I hope all are doing well for everyone else!