[upthesaukee]

In the old days, the fireworks guy walked up to the tube with a flare, lit the fuse and got the heck out of Dodge. The shell went up in the air (hopefully) and then the scene was repeated. Unless he walked by a shell and lit the next one, it was highly unlikely that there were shells unfired at the end.

However, there are some displays that fire electrically that for whatever reason have unfired shells at the end. Usually, it is only a few (literally one or two). Given the initial delay, having to get tools, and further delays after the tools arrived at the barge, I think it is fair to assume that the firing system had some problem. Given the number of unfired shells at the end, I suspect the initial problem was not fully solved.

I hope the Baysider will have a few answers in the next edition, actually next weeks.

Strange, perhaps, but still a lot of fun. Just another collarary to Murphy's Law: No matter how many firework shows you may have done, you are bound to have one that has its misfires.

Sorry some didn't have a good view. We were by the bandstand in the bay, and smoke had no effect on us.