Firestarters

So everyone says I'm a pyro. So were would be the best/worst place for me to work? Well "Rob's Job #3" may fulfill this very question. The nights that I don't work at Best Buy, I'm now working at a fireworks factory. I'll wait a moment for mom to recover.





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So my best friend Lisa got me a job with her aunt and uncle, whom I've met many times, with their family business. They do all the city fireworks displays in central-southern Illinois. They do Jerseyville's displays, and Alton's including First Night. They do all sporting events, and other things as well. But to but mom a bit at ease, I don't actually "make" fireworks. We buy them from China (of course) but we put together shows and prep the fireworks where I work. We unload the truckloads and we attached electric fuses. Mainly we slice the regular fuses open and insert a special wire with a mini sparkplug at the end. We use aluminum blades and scissors to prevent possiblity of sparks, that could be caused with metal.... allegidly (apparently they've tried to ignite fuses in all sorts of ways in past, always to no avail). All saftey procautions are taken, even if there's little proof that there is a risk.

Anyways, I'm learning all sorts of awesome stuff. For example: trucks labeled "Explosive 1.4" means they're carrying the kind of fireworks you get at firework tents... bottle rockets and roman candles and such. "Explosive 1.3" means the heavy duty ones that we deal with at our place, BIG fireworks. "Explosive 1.2" is used for explosions with projectiles, like ammunition. "Explosion 1.1" is dynamite.

So that's the update. I work at Bunn in the morning, and my first real day at Best Buy tomorrow night. I'll let you know how that goes!