Best Practices For Lighting Fireworks In Your Apartment During Quarantine

Stay in. Save lives. Light fireworks in your apartment.

Ian Goldstein
Slackjaw

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By Ian Goldstein and Ryan Ciecwisz

(From Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels)

With summer in full swing, the temptation to flock to the beaches, the pools, and the many fireworks displays is rising. This year, however, it is crucial that we remain in quarantine until this pandemic ends.

But you need to light fireworks.

We get it. Here’s what we recommend: Stay In. Save Lives. Do your part by setting off your fireworks in your apartment.

Buy the Fireworks from a Reputable Source, Like My Uncle Who Sells Homemade Fireworks On The Side

Safety should be your number one priority when setting off fireworks in your apartment. You can trust a recently laid-off guy like my uncle who makes fireworks in his brother-in-law’s garage, as opposed to some faceless corporation. Also, my uncle cleans all the gunpowder, particle by particle, with a Clorox wipe before selling the fireworks, so don’t worry about getting coronavirus from him.

Board Up the Windows Tightly Enough That the Police Can’t See From The Street That You’re

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Ian Goldstein
Slackjaw

Writer/producer/person based in Brooklyn. Work in: New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Vulture, Slackjaw, Points In Case. I eat many doughnuts, regardless of my funds.