A community not far from me, but too far to hear fireworks. I'd prolly be kinda snotty about this one, but I was snookered by thunder around 9/12 or 9/13 myself.

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/281/region/Fireworks_display_sparks_fears:.shtml

Fireworks display sparks fears of bombs

By Associated Press, 10/8/2001 07:40

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) A fireworks display to celebrate the opening of two new public schools alarmed residents of several communities who earlier in the day had heard reports of air strikes in Afghanistan.

The flashes, thunderous booms and the sound of a plane overhead about 7 p.m. Sunday brought many people into the streets while calls jammed the 911 system at Medford police headquarters. The noise also disrupted people living in nearby Malden, Cambridge and Somerville.

''It actually did sound and look like bombs,'' said Virginia Ferriman, whose Spring Street home is a block from where the fireworks were set off. ''My husband jumped off the couch. We were running around, bumping into each other. At the time it wasn't funny. We were in a panic.''

The fireworks display was the finale to a daylong celebration of the opening of the McGlynn (kindergarten-8th grade) and Andrews schools (grades 6,7 and 8).

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

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Gawd, you would think they'd ban fireworks for a while--or at least have them heavily advertised!

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001