I just read TAPS entry about the safety of fireworks, in the past. In Mexico safety is still not an issue when itcomes to fireworks. My son Gideon almost went blind because he got hit inthe eye by a bottle rocket. He was sitting on top of our van and thensomeone shot off the bottle rocket. Next thing, I heard, "It hitme". I realized then that our kids were the only ones who knewEnglish. I think his eye was shut, but the impact caused it to bleed and itlooked blind. He could only see shapes from... Sign in to see full entry.