Fireworks Thread Poll

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03-14-2010, 08:47 AM
DMW1960

Fireworks Thread Poll

As most of you know I am not happy unless I either blowing something up or Crappie fishing.

The wife and I both have a few years experience in doing commercial fireworks shows and also selling consumer fireworks. Last year I was lucky enough to be able to do the City of Bolivar, MO commercial fireworks show on July 4th.

Last year I worked in a fireworks store during July 4th here in Missouri. And some of you know that I spend almost 2 months gone away from home in Mississippi and Louisiana selling fireworks for Christmas and New Years.

Well before the July 4th season last year I posted a Thread about Consumer fireworks. I tried to give out honest answers, post different products, talk about new products and the good old ones. I tried to talk about what to look for into going into a fireworks tent or building. I also covered purchasing fireworks and also some ideas about setting up your own home show.

Granted it was alot of work on my part but I really enjoyed it and I do think some people learned something from the PM's I got.

Well folks it getting that time of year again! I will be attending fireworks Demo's starting the weekend before Spring Crappie Camp. I really lookiing forward to seeing the new products that will be offered for the first time.

Granted last years thread is still in the Archives I think maybe. But what I would like to do is a poll to see if anyone is interested in me putting together another thread like I did last year about the new stuff coming out and answer questions like a did last year to the best of my knowledge. I will leave this poll up for a couple of weeks to see what kind of interest there is.
03-14-2010, 10:20 AM
DMW1960

If Interested.

I know that a few of you have expressed interest last year in me putting together some custom shows. And I did for some of you.

If anyone is interested you can either PM me or talk with me at camp. Normally for a good family show you should be looking at a budget of somewhere in the $150.00 to $200.00 range for low end. Best if your going to do something like this is for everyone in the family to pool their money together. Folks its just like anything else you get what you pay for and the more you spend the longer and better you show will be.
03-14-2010, 10:23 AM
cook

I didn't see the "hell yes" option,so go for it sufficed.
03-14-2010, 10:33 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by cook

I didn't see the "hell yes" option,so go for it sufficed.

Cook you keeping your head out of the water up your way? LOL I see on the state hwy map that the Little Plate is out of her banks again.
03-14-2010, 10:37 AM
cook

little platte is fine-big platte is the one flooding..after 20 years of it flooding every spring I think there is a trend developing :)
03-14-2010, 10:47 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by cook

little platte is fine-big platte is the one flooding..after 20 years of it flooding every spring I think there is a trend developing :)

Both of them used to flood when I lived up there. I can remember once dad took me up there to show me the flooding when I was a kid. I think you need to add a few years to that 20 years. I left KC in May of 1978 after I got released (they were glad to give me a sheep skin to get rid of me) from Oak Park High School. I got the paperwork one night going across the stage at the school and the next morning at 6 am I was in Harrisonville crossing the truck scales in my loaded pickup headed towards SWMO and the farms. I have only been back to KC a few times since.
03-14-2010, 11:23 AM
satdoc1

WHat are some of the towns you will be coming to in Ms.?
03-14-2010, 11:34 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by satdoc1

WHat are some of the towns you will be coming to in Ms.?

Well I don't think I will have to travel south this summer to Mississippi. There is a couple of ladies that normally run the 2 stores in Richland during the summer for Hales. I was lucky enough to open up and run one of those stores on South US 49 until I got transfered to Lake Charles, LA to open up and run a store over there. I know there is alot of locations down there that Hales runs in the summer and also in the fall. I got to Richland the week before Thanksgiving and sold Christmas trees! That was a blast, first time I had ever sold Christmas trees. I know Hales has a warehouse and showroom down at Hattiesburg, MS that is really a nice place its on US 49 on the north bound side of US 49 south of town. Its down there around the Army base.

Give me an idea of where your at down there and I can give you an idea on where to go.
03-14-2010, 12:10 PM
gatorbitu

Good to see you back on CDC Dan!:)
03-14-2010, 12:47 PM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by gatorbitu

Good to see you back on CDC Dan!:)

Thanks gator getting warm enough for me to stick my head back out of my hole. I am smelling burning gun powder and crappie frying. PW58 been giving me reports on all you. LOL at least that got her off from Facebook for awhile.
03-14-2010, 05:38 PM
adjust555

Hope to see you on the water soon. If not at camp.
03-14-2010, 07:22 PM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by adjust555

Hope to see you on the water soon. If not at camp.

It will be at camp! I am bringing the ICE for Jigging15 and Bugmans beer! I have 150 bags of ICE ordered. Want to make sure Beagleman has some rocks to put in his glass to rest his Crown on. Would had to see my friend Beagleman have to drink a hot drink.
03-14-2010, 09:53 PM
peculiarmike

I'd read what you would post.
I'm a certified shooter through Premier Pyrotechnics at Richland.
Generally do a 4th shoot down at Tulsa (Broken Arrow).
I'm one of those guys who always keeps a few 3" Titanium Salutes and launch tubes around for special occasions. ;) :D
I like loud noises. :rolleyes:
03-15-2010, 02:17 AM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by peculiarmike

I'd read what you would post.
I'm a certified shooter through Premier Pyrotechnics at Richland.
Generally do a 4th shoot down at Tulsa (Broken Arrow).
I'm one of those guys who always keeps a few 3" Titanium Salutes and launch tubes around for special occasions. ;) :D
I like loud noises. :rolleyes:

LOL well Mike the wife and I are certified shooters for AM Pyro of Buffalo, MO.
Plus I work for Hales Fireworks out of Buffalo, MO on the consumer side of things! That is if I still have a job. Mitch Hale is expecting me to fill his freezer with Crappie before the fireworks season starts. Three weeks ago I took him up a 6 pack of Mich light and a quart bag of Crappie. Had to make up to him for not calling him before I had a big Crappie and Shrimp fry down at his store in Lake Charles, LA before New Years. LOL something happened to my cell phone that it didn't work until that night after the fish fry. LOL he showed up the early the next morning and went right to the fridge and took all the left overs. LOL said something about he didn't want any of his employees getting sick from eatting bad Crappie and seafood.

I don't keep any shells anytime period. I always return all left over shells to the office the same night of the show. We drive staight thru to the office right after the show. Its not worth the hassel if ATF comes calling. And I do know of some shooters that they have come in and checked their homes for stuff. Its sure not worth jail time or the fines. And with all these new regulations on the stuff, companies are getting inspected almost weekly checking inventory.

I like to shoot shows closer to home either the Springfield Cardinals on the 4th or for the last couple of years I have done the city of Bolivar. Wife does electric fire shows and I do the hand fire shows.
03-15-2010, 11:48 AM
peculiarmike

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Originally Posted by DMW1960

LOL well Mike the wife and I are certified shooters for AM Pyro of Buffalo, MO.
Plus I work for Hales Fireworks out of Buffalo, MO on the consumer side of things! That is if I still have a job. Mitch Hale is expecting me to fill his freezer with Crappie before the fireworks season starts. Three weeks ago I took him up a 6 pack of Mich light and a quart bag of Crappie. Had to make up to him for not calling him before I had a big Crappie and Shrimp fry down at his store in Lake Charles, LA before New Years. LOL something happened to my cell phone that it didn't work until that night after the fish fry. LOL he showed up the early the next morning and went right to the fridge and took all the left overs. LOL said something about he didn't want any of his employees getting sick from eatting bad Crappie and seafood.

I don't keep any shells anytime period. I always return all left over shells to the office the same night of the show. We drive staight thru to the office right after the show. Its not worth the hassel if ATF comes calling. And I do know of some shooters that they have come in and checked their homes for stuff. Its sure not worth jail time or the fines. And with all these new regulations on the stuff, companies are getting inspected almost weekly checking inventory.

I like to shoot shows closer to home either the Springfield Cardinals on the 4th or for the last couple of years I have done the city of Bolivar. Wife does electric fire shows and I do the hand fire shows.

Yeah, I hear you about the ATF.
We mostly electric fire with two boards.
03-15-2010, 11:59 AM
jackb

Nice to see you back Dan, hope you are feeling well:)
03-15-2010, 08:37 PM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by peculiarmike

Yeah, I hear you about the ATF.
We mostly electric fire with two boards.

I am lucky so far I have never had to use more than one board and some remotes. I hate doing electic fire. Have you heard anything about maybe new regulations on having shooters doing ematching on site?
03-15-2010, 08:40 PM
DMW1960

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Originally Posted by jackb

Nice to see you back Dan, hope you are feeling well:)

Thanks Jack, decided that I couldn't stand staying off my computer any longer! At least I showed PW58 I wasn't hooked on CDC as much as she is on FaceBook! Yep right as I type on my laptop she is in her chair on her laptop on FaceBook! I know those people are not as smart and nice as the people on CDC!
03-15-2010, 08:51 PM
DMW1960

A little tease!

Well for the ones who want to know, went by the main Hales fireworks office this morning. Look if I am not smelling gun powder I want to have Crappie slime on me. Looks like the catalog for the wholesale customers will be ready in a few weeks, still going to be handling about 1600 different items. Plus Hales will be handling an additional 40 to 50 new items.

Got the word today, leaving for North Missouri on Monday morning to clean up and ready a showroom and warehouse at one location. Then move to another location and start all over again. So I am just going to have to drool over all the fishing reports on here until I get to Camp!