Chicagoist: Sparklers Are Illegal?

smussy

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:19:44 -0600

stephen, it used to be a priority to link back to previous posts, but for some reason chicagoist doesn't do that as much anymore ...

fed up

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:18:55 -0600

This coddling of kids and being overprotective is why so many young adults now days cant solve the simplest of problems or do anything for themselves.

siwook

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:52:44 -0600

what about snakes??? Did they ban snakes too?!?!?

Stephen

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:43:21 -0600

I thought Chicagoist knew sparklers were banned?

BlueFairlane

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:30 -0600

And it seems like only a couple of days ago people were saying how absurd it was that some call Chicago a nanny state.

Prescott Carlson

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:56:02 -0600

Dammit, my annual birthday Volcano dessert at Rainforest Cafe just got a little less special.

jmagic

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:16:23 -0600

the City Council also banned ... snaps, punks and any fun of any sort.

matilda

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:38:14 -0600

It's not often I agree with you, AlbanyParker, but you are 100% right. We are raising a generation of entitled wimps. Yeah, I know, every older generation says the kids suck, but still ...

Albanyparkour

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:15:16 -0600

Oh, and Michelle Mahoney is a terrible mother. Allow me to explain. If you kid gets hurt that's a damn shame. I broke my collar bone as a kid falling out of a tree. My mother did not call for tree-climbing to be banned, nor did she make it her "mission" to stop kids from undertaking this potentially dangerous activity. She told me to be more careful, and spending 6 weeks in a brace reinforced the lesson. Mahoney isn't "protecting" kids. She's coddling them. She's teaching her daughter that if something bad happens to you the world must change. If you wonder why kids today seem more self-absorbed, whiney and weak, blame parents like Mahoney. Instead of taking your lumps, learning a lesson and being stronger for it, you sue and whine and preach and ban. It does a disservice when real issues arise and you can't discern the actual problems from the petty complaints.

Albanyparkour

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:06:50 -0600

You know, there's a device that creates INTENSE heat. You can get it for FREE at many restaurants and bars. Each package contains dozens of these tiny, dangerous devices. The heat they produce can burn flesh, ignite materials and is easily obtained and used by children! They're called matches. Look for the City council to ban those shortly.

Ingrid

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:57:03 -0600

The recipe for sparklers should have been posted before, to give a person time to prepare!! Didn't know you could do 'home made' sparklers, if I were to do that I would make them really, really big. I loved them as a kid and STILL love them but they're so small and they always flicker out so disappointingly fast. Maybe next year I will defy the law and mix up a batch.

bunnybear

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:43:54 -0600

I dunno. When I was a kid I bought some one day while my parents weren't home and had fun using them in the living room. That is, until the super hot wires dropped on the carpet and just about set the place on fire. Granted, I love fire. A lot. Maybe I'm the only one. I know i can say that it would have saved our lovely shag carpeting.

OakParkian

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:34:25 -0600

Am I alone in thinking this is ridiculous?