Injury & Fireworks during the New Year celebration.

[ghosthunter]

Have you ever gotten injured because of fireworks during the new year celebration?

:drunk::groupwave::burp::injured::massmoon:

[mikey177]

I haven't had any firework related injuries, because even as kids living in Quezon City, we seldom went out of the house on New Year's Eve for fear of being hit by stray bullets.

Tutal, para sa amin, mas masaya makipag-kuwentuhan sa mga kapatid at magulang habang nagsasalu-lalo kaysa sa magsunog ng pera sa pamamagitan ng paputok.

[Honda97]

just minor burns and temporary blindness due to fireworks exploding too close... i think it's quite common. we don't celebrate with fireworks anymore though. it's not good for the environment and it can be quite expensive.

[Galactus]

No, but I had close calls when I was younger.

One time, naputukan ako ng 5-star sa kamay kasi ambilis masunog nung mitsa. Buti na lang walang naputol na daliri or dugo, pero nabingi ako. Couldn't hear a thing for about 10 minutes, and there was a constant ringing in my ears. Also, another time, pumutok yung 5-star when I was stamping on it to put it out. Suwerte na lang, kasi makapal yung goma ng tsinelas ko.

I've abstained from lighting firecrackers for over 20 years. Sayang kasi ang pera, it would be literally burning your money. May mga kapitbahay kasi kami na nagwawaldas ng mga 30k siguro for firecrackers, so what I do, pagkatapos nyang magsindi ng pyrotechnics, eh lumalabas ako ng bahay at umaasta na parang ako yung nag-sindi, hehehe. Feeling rich ba...

[freefries]

no, fountain lang kami....para naman maenjoy ng mga kidsa kahit papano...yung roman candle na sinasabi nila na safe for the kids di rin totoo..pumuputok din sya....

better stay and watch na lang sa mga rich na neighbor na nagsisisindi ng pyrotechnics....as what galactus said...hihihi

[shadow]

minor burns here and there, nothing really big....

contrary to all above posters I really go out my way and buy firecrackers...hehehhe sarap magpaputok pag new year eh, but half-half na ngayon...more on ligthing effects na lang yun mga dragon fireworks na nasa box then dragon fountains in all the colors available, but meron pa rin mga "traditonal" for this year siguro 500-600 sticks na lang ng kwitis and 2 pcs 1k sinturon ni hudas.....for the finale....

[XTO]

thanked GOD a lot because when i was a kid, i used to lit not ordinary triangles but those oversized and prohibited ones like bawang, super lolo, whistle bomb and alike.. better known as the real finger/s busting types
i used to pick up also some pieces of triangles to make pillbox without knowing that in a second, it could blow up not only my hands but my face as well
Ngayon, mga fountain at lusis na lang na maliliit rin. Puros maliliit lang gaya ng Picollo - good even wet parang TNT

[kupaloids]

No! Kasi pag nag sindi ako ng paputok, gamit ko katol strapped on a stick kaya malayo sakin yung paputok. Pero lately, di na din ako gumagamit ng paputok.

I just use our old FIAMM air horn, attach it on my air compressor and viola! Limited supply of honking sound. :lol: Dinig ako up to the next barangay.

[_Qwerty_]

may 2nd cousin ako.. mag new year nang 1993.. he was at his room.. iniipon yung powder nang 5 star sa bote nang beer.. tinataktak daw nya para masiksik.. when it exploded.. parang may granada na sumabog sa lakas.. basag lahat nang windows sa room nya.. he was temporarily blind.. went up.. went to the bathroom para maghilamos daw.. problema.. hindi nya mabuksan yung gripo.. then it hit him.. both his hands were gone.. don na sya hinimatay.. he was 12 or 13 that time.... ngayon parati lang sya sa loob nang bahay.... kaya simula non.. never na kami humawak kahit anong klaseng paputok..

[shadow]

^^^grabe naman yan, kaya rule of thumb ko, basta nasindihan na pumutok o hinde...di ko na kukunin....and I never lit it na hawak ko lagi ko binababa sa sahig bago sindihan...

dyan maraming naaaksidente sa pulot-pulot eh