Poisonous Fireworks

An LA Times article by Maria Cone, warned of fireworks and how “traces of metals, fuels and other toxics can stay in the air and water for days, even months. Scientists are creating cleaner versions, but they're still not widely used.”

I read that in an article the morning of July 4. What a way to start the day, especially since DH and I were planning to take our son to his first fireworks show (at the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park). Although the article was discouraging and made me worry, we already had the evening planned, and I still wanted my son to (hopefully) enjoy the fireworks. In Hawaii, fireworks are not as popular on the 4th of July as they are on New Year’s Eve, so I was hoping the exposure to whatever the fireworks left behind would be minimal.

Well, to make a long story short, we didn’t get to see the fireworks show because we (and many, many other people) were misinformed about the start time. It was to start about an hour later than we were all advised. My son was getting restless, and I was too. So, we headed on back home. Maybe it was a sign…

Even though we didn’t get to see the fireworks show, we were all together as a family, and that’s what mattered.

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

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