ADDENDUM TO YESTERDAY'S POST

It's almost exactly 24 hours since my last post, and right now one block over in the opposite direction who-knows-whom is/are firing off mortars. That is, the kind that produce small traditional flowery bursts (see left, but scale it back a bit) unless they turn out to be duds. (This is maybe 75% of the time.) According to this page, these fireworks are illegal in the District. But it's a Friday night, they're quieter than the ones I mentioned last night, and a hell of a lot cooler to look at. I'm certainly not calling the cops on this, and since they've been going on for almost half an hour now, it doesn't seem like anyone else will either. And this is in a neighborhood where the Metro PD patrol constantly. Call this an egregious case of lookism (even hearism), but you'll get no complaints from me. That is, unless one of those things misfires wildly and I get Moe Green-ed.

UPDATE: A bit more than an hour later and the fireworks have picked back up, maybe even stronger than before. And it's coming from all sides. Plus, one just did misfire a few minutes ago, crashing into a white sedan about a half-block away, exploding in pretty purple sparkles all over the roof. Can't tell any damage from here, but if I end up getting seriously hammered and stomp over to the 24-hour convenience mart in that direction for some late-night/early-morning fried chicken (a frequent trek) I'll post another update.

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posted by WWB at 9:55 PM |