What a waste of money and there are plenty of folk who buy them to "celebrate" the 4th of July.....something that many know little or nothing about. Sorry but fireworks can best be enjoyed when put on by the local community..., beautiful and spectacular and a chance to learn from the "program" for those who don't know...what exactly the date represents. ((Heard an interview lately about American History with a young lady who is a college freshman - Q: Who is George Washington? Answer: A President I think, maybe the second one after Lincoln?))

Are fireworks disturbing...oh yes, especially when "lit" in June thru September - middle of the night, rattling the windows and freaking everyone out. Where oh where do they get the illegal ones that make such an extreme rattling BOOM sounding literally like a bomb.