There was no question of bringing them home...They are (and have been) illegal to take on planes, and even if a shipper could have been found to mail them (which I doubt) there was no time.

Bro said security personnel were clearly used to idiot tourists trying to take fireworks home, so they weren't really threatening to throw him in jail, but they made it very clear to him that jail was definitely on the list of options. Once he realized how many rules he'd broken, he accepted that he'd just done a Really Dumb Thing that cost him some money. He was mad, however, that he didn't think to ask them to empty the duffle and give THAT back. (they didn't.) I think, but am not entirely sure, that he was flying out of CAE but it might have been Myrtle Beach.

The only other "story" to tell is the strip The Bride tore out of his hide after they (finally) got on the plane. I don't think fireworks were in short supply.

Regina, In Florida, to buy anything but sparklers and fountains you have to declare that you're using them for: 1) Sporting events 2) Blasting and demolition or 3) Scaring birds away from fields or fisheries. It's amazing how badly Florida's birds start behavin' right around July 3.

edited because it's birds, not brides, you're supposed to be scaring.

[This message has been edited by wordgirl (edited 07-08-2002).]