tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003967092192719928.post1588966647977851745..comments2023-12-14T18:04:13.926-07:00Comments on Bruce Atchison - author: HOW I GOT A BANG OUT OF FIRECRACKERSBruce Atchison - authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956436260379779297noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003967092192719928.post-32360736412934624712013-11-06T11:36:12.881-07:002013-11-06T11:36:12.881-07:00My family didn't buy firecrackers until we mov...My family didn't buy firecrackers until we moved to Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1973. This was because in Tucson, Arizona, where we lived before, we could watch fireworks displays at the nearby university on the 4th of July. When we moved to Sheridan, there were no fireworks displays we could attend so every year, Dad drove us to a fireworks stand, and despite the illegality of it, we celebrated our nation's independence by lighting them in our street where there was very little traffic. One night, Dad was kneeling in the middle of the street, ready to light one, when a car came slowly towards him. We all panicked because we thought it was a cop, but it turned out to be Grandma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com