>>Then they would have been scared silly during my fireworks years.
Not convinced... ever been hunting with dogs in your personal weapon wonderland? ;-) Both barrels at 24 inches from the dog's ear and all she cares about is whether there's a bird to go get. ;-) No doubt you've had some percussive specials in your time but you're not the only one who enjoys a few fireworks. ;-)
"... They ne'er cared for us
yet: suffer us to famish, and their store-houses
crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to
support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act
established against the rich, and provide more
piercing statutes daily, to chain up and restrain
the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will; and
there's all the love they bear us."
-- Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act 1, scene 1
