So I've always been told that fireworks are dangerous, and thought "No duh, of course they are. Unless you're safe with them anyways." I've never actually set off real fireworks or been around people who have. I've only seen the ones that are done for the public for the 4th of July and such. Well, until now anyways.
I went over to my friend's house last night, just to hangout and such. We ended up going over to the neighbors' with her family to watch them set off fireworks in the backyard, like everyone has been doing lately since they've been legalized. And it was all fun and games, and the whole time I'm thinking, "someone's gonna get their hand blown off by these or something..." Of course, I never actually believed something bad would happen. That is, until one of the fireworks malfunctioned and sent rockets of fire shooting in all directions. We were all sitting a little ways away, and as soon as it happened, I saw everyone hit the deck. But, unfortunately, I didn't exactly register what was happening in time to react. Before I knew it, a bright ball of light came straight towards my face. I dodged and felt something hit the top of my head. Nothing hurt, but when I put my hand to the front of my hairline, a sense of dread filled me as I felt a patch of singed hair that smelled burnt. After a quick examination in the bathroom, my worries were confirmed; I had burned a patch of my hair right down to the roots, right at the front of my hairline. I can't say I didn't cry about it, because I did. And laughed. And then cried some more.
Then again, it could've gone a lot worse. For one, it was a little to the side of my hairline, where I normally flip my side bangs over, so they kinda cover it and it's actually not that noticeable unless I pull my hair back and you look really closely at it. Secondly, it could've gone A LOT worse. If I hadn't dodged a little, it could've burnt off my eyebrow. Or even worse, it could've hit me in the eye and caused permanent eye damage or complete blindness. I mean yeah, it'll take forever to grow back out and it really sucks because I've been growing out my bangs for a while. But, I'm just glad I didn't have to be rushed to the hospital.
I find it terribly funny that my friend's family has been doing fireworks like that for about 15 years and not once have they had a problem until now. And I happen to be the only one who got hit.
So yeah, don't play with fireworks guys.
I went over to my friend's house last night, just to hangout and such. We ended up going over to the neighbors' with her family to watch them set off fireworks in the backyard, like everyone has been doing lately since they've been legalized. And it was all fun and games, and the whole time I'm thinking, "someone's gonna get their hand blown off by these or something..." Of course, I never actually believed something bad would happen. That is, until one of the fireworks malfunctioned and sent rockets of fire shooting in all directions. We were all sitting a little ways away, and as soon as it happened, I saw everyone hit the deck. But, unfortunately, I didn't exactly register what was happening in time to react. Before I knew it, a bright ball of light came straight towards my face. I dodged and felt something hit the top of my head. Nothing hurt, but when I put my hand to the front of my hairline, a sense of dread filled me as I felt a patch of singed hair that smelled burnt. After a quick examination in the bathroom, my worries were confirmed; I had burned a patch of my hair right down to the roots, right at the front of my hairline. I can't say I didn't cry about it, because I did. And laughed. And then cried some more.
Then again, it could've gone a lot worse. For one, it was a little to the side of my hairline, where I normally flip my side bangs over, so they kinda cover it and it's actually not that noticeable unless I pull my hair back and you look really closely at it. Secondly, it could've gone A LOT worse. If I hadn't dodged a little, it could've burnt off my eyebrow. Or even worse, it could've hit me in the eye and caused permanent eye damage or complete blindness. I mean yeah, it'll take forever to grow back out and it really sucks because I've been growing out my bangs for a while. But, I'm just glad I didn't have to be rushed to the hospital.
I find it terribly funny that my friend's family has been doing fireworks like that for about 15 years and not once have they had a problem until now. And I happen to be the only one who got hit.
So yeah, don't play with fireworks guys.
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