Its true it may save you money. Its also true that someday someone may start a business doing what you do, but free to save others money. Or just find a way to do what ever job it is you do for a lot less from another country.
So after you save your money, ask yourself, what will you do with all your free time when your job has been replaced with an open source free replacement.
I've never decided to skip the repairs entirely...but I have decided to keep driving a car that was totaled by the insurance company. They gave us the cash value of the car (minus our deductible) because that was less than the cost of bringing it back to pristine condition--but fixing it just enough to make it driveable was much cheaper. (The estimate from the repair shop said, "Owner understands that it will not be pretty.") So we did that, kept the extra $900, dropped our collision coverage, and kept driving it for two more years. Unethical? How? It didn't cost the insurers any more, and it kept our old car on the road instead of in the landfill.
We always do it in the open like in the parking area or on the sidewalk and keep the kids clear. We mainly do sparkles for the older kids and small firecrackers.
Some of these laws are more common than you think! In Los Angeles a venue has to have a Cabaret License in order for dancing to be legal. A lot of bars and live music venues get shut down by the cops because of illegal dancing (but really, you know it's because they can't get them on noise violations). All the extra permits cost money, which gets passed onto the consumer.
The bagel tax exists in a lot of grocery stores. If you buy the deli food as take out (groceries) it's got a lower tax than if you eat the deli food in-store.
1. Water. Lots of water. Both to drink, and to douse hot fireworks like sparklers and to stop any unexpected fires that may pop up.
2. Firefighter. Everyone knows at least one friend who's a firefighter, we invite him to our 4th party every year and his knowlege, I feel, has kept us from burning down the house.
3. Keep the kids away. Sparklers are one thing, but anything that goes boom or bang is to be kept far away. It's dangerous enough for adults, let alone kids who have no idea what's about to happen. We use red solo cups as little "guards" for sparklers to keep the sparks from possibly burning their hands and arms. plus it looks like a glowing sword.
4. Intelligence. Fireworks are explosives, plain and simple. Don't be stupid, don't play with fireworks -they're meant for entertainment yes, not to be used to test your courage. Famous last words associated with fireworks: "hey guys, watch this!"
Avoid fireworks ... at least the ones sold directly to people. After some pretty close calls over the years, I only let the professionals handle the fireworks. Plus, they are generally able to do a much better job!
Here in New Jersey, personal fireworks are illegal, although lots of people get them from Pennsylvania. I'll just leave the explosives to the professionals, thanks anyway.
My family only sets of ground based fireworks (showers of sparks) instead of fireworks that go up in the air due to the area we live in.
That drinking and guns or fire don't mix LOL!!
Its true it may save you money. Its also true that someday someone may start a business doing what you do, but free to save others money. Or just find a way to do what ever job it is you do for a lot less from another country.
So after you save your money, ask yourself, what will you do with all your free time when your job has been replaced with an open source free replacement.
I've never decided to skip the repairs entirely...but I have decided to keep driving a car that was totaled by the insurance company. They gave us the cash value of the car (minus our deductible) because that was less than the cost of bringing it back to pristine condition--but fixing it just enough to make it driveable was much cheaper. (The estimate from the repair shop said, "Owner understands that it will not be pretty.") So we did that, kept the extra $900, dropped our collision coverage, and kept driving it for two more years. Unethical? How? It didn't cost the insurers any more, and it kept our old car on the road instead of in the landfill.
Don't buy fireworks and instead go and WATCH fireworks.
What? You can take a fitness class with Richard Simmons?!
I smell a road trip.
Thanks for the great info in this article, very different from what I expected.
Don't drink and drive!
We always do it in the open like in the parking area or on the sidewalk and keep the kids clear. We mainly do sparkles for the older kids and small firecrackers.
Stay the heck away from the fireworks! ;)
I don't buy fireworks because I have young grandsons to think about. Safety first!
We leave the fireworks to the professionals. If only our neighbors felt the same!
I just tried the marinated olives recipe. They are DELICIOUS. Thanks for that excellent snack tip!
Some of these laws are more common than you think! In Los Angeles a venue has to have a Cabaret License in order for dancing to be legal. A lot of bars and live music venues get shut down by the cops because of illegal dancing (but really, you know it's because they can't get them on noise violations). All the extra permits cost money, which gets passed onto the consumer.
The bagel tax exists in a lot of grocery stores. If you buy the deli food as take out (groceries) it's got a lower tax than if you eat the deli food in-store.
When playing with sparklers they must always have sneakers on not sandals.
We always keep a hose handy when we're doing fireworks.
Don't drink until after you're done building and using the adult-size Slip n Slide.
Don't drink and drive.
When you live in LA it can be easy to forget how lucky we are to have so many great things to do without spending a fortune. Thanks for this!
1. Water. Lots of water. Both to drink, and to douse hot fireworks like sparklers and to stop any unexpected fires that may pop up.
2. Firefighter. Everyone knows at least one friend who's a firefighter, we invite him to our 4th party every year and his knowlege, I feel, has kept us from burning down the house.
3. Keep the kids away. Sparklers are one thing, but anything that goes boom or bang is to be kept far away. It's dangerous enough for adults, let alone kids who have no idea what's about to happen. We use red solo cups as little "guards" for sparklers to keep the sparks from possibly burning their hands and arms. plus it looks like a glowing sword.
4. Intelligence. Fireworks are explosives, plain and simple. Don't be stupid, don't play with fireworks -they're meant for entertainment yes, not to be used to test your courage. Famous last words associated with fireworks: "hey guys, watch this!"
Don't drink and light the fireworks!
Don't use illegal fireworks. Keep pets indoors.
We don't do fireworks on July 4th for safety reasons
Avoid fireworks ... at least the ones sold directly to people. After some pretty close calls over the years, I only let the professionals handle the fireworks. Plus, they are generally able to do a much better job!
I don't buy fireworks at all even though my kids have asked for them. It's just not worth the risk.
Here in New Jersey, personal fireworks are illegal, although lots of people get them from Pennsylvania. I'll just leave the explosives to the professionals, thanks anyway.