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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 4:40:29 GMT
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Post by katlady on Sept 7, 2020 5:11:27 GMT
WTF!! Wasn't there another fire, I think in Colorado, that was started by a gender reveal party??
Glad you are safe!
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Post by flanz on Sept 7, 2020 5:56:21 GMT
This recklessness is infuriating!
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Post by janniepea on Sept 7, 2020 6:26:21 GMT
What an unnecessary thing to do, especially now in California. What were they thinking?
An absolute nightmare.
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Post by lucyg on Sept 7, 2020 6:46:31 GMT
What in the hell is wrong with people?!
Besides which, I think gender reveals are dumb.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 7, 2020 8:33:47 GMT
The sooner people stop doing these ridiculous gender reveals, the better. I recall a similar incident a few years ago, also in the US, where a fire started due to a gender reveal gone wrong.
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Post by gar on Sept 7, 2020 8:44:04 GMT
What in the hell is wrong with people?! Besides which, I think gender reveals are dumb. Yeah that, as we say so often... |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Sept 7, 2020 8:51:10 GMT
How terrible those parents-to-be must be feeling now at their stupidity. I hope nobody is injured or worse from the fire.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Sept 7, 2020 10:20:21 GMT
Holy cow, this insanity has happened before!
There's dry land, people! Cut into a damn cake to reveal the gender!
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 7, 2020 11:04:56 GMT
I feel like the couple is somewhere out there, upset that this fire has ruined the magic of their gender reveal.
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Post by wellway on Sept 7, 2020 11:51:01 GMT
This is a link about the other gender reveal party in 2018, he was a border patrol agent. From article, The man who shot the target, off-duty US Border Patrol agent Dennis Dickey, pleaded guilty in September of this year to a misdemeanor violation of US Forest Service regulations and was sentenced to five years' probation. He also was ordered to pay $8,188,069 in restitution, starting with an initial payment of $100,000 and monthly payments thereafter. edition.cnn.com/2018/11/27/us/arizona-gender-reveal-party-sawmill-wildfire-trnd/index.html |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Sept 7, 2020 13:23:42 GMT
I'm not a huge fan of gender reveals as big productions. But if you ARE going to do that, you should certainly be way more responsible than those people.
There was no gender reveal event for my first grandbaby. They just called us to say the ultrasound showed it was a boy. They are a very relaxed, low-key couple and that just suited their style. It's entirely possible that some of the others will want an event of some sort. Who knows?
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Post by Kath on Sept 7, 2020 13:27:50 GMT
I read the group is facing possible criminal charges and the ENTIRE cost of fighting the fire. That baby’s really off to a good start.
I can’t even imagine how someone would think it’s okay to shoot off fireworks in that kind of heat let alone an entire group of people. Not a smart one in the bunch.
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Post by iowgirl on Sept 7, 2020 13:38:15 GMT
I totally understand the excitement over a new baby, but I find all gender reveals to be kind of cringy.
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Post by auntkelly on Sept 7, 2020 13:43:00 GMT
I’m not a fan of gender reveals either, but I don’t think it’s fair to say this fire happened because the couple had a gender reveal party. The fire happened because the knuckleheads shot off fireworks during the fire season. I’m sure they were violating laws already in place. It’s hard to believe that no one at the party spoke up and said, “Hey, it’s a really bad time to be shooting off fireworks, I’m outta here if you plan to go through with this.”
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Post by milocat on Sept 7, 2020 13:43:35 GMT
I'm not a fan of gender reveals either but did they not think of where they live and how they were doing it? Make a cake or some other safe choice.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 7, 2020 13:51:02 GMT
I think like anything, it can be done in a cute or classy way or it can be tacky and over the top. People like to celebrate the big things in their life and finding out the gender of their baby is one of those things. What happened here is just plain entitled assholery that just so happened to be a gender reveal. That said, we didn’t do anything more than tell people what we were having so I wouldn’t have to return a bunch of gender neutral baby clothes in green (yuck) or yellow (even yuckier). Pink is my favorite color and I was having a girl so I wanted ALLLLL the pink and purple!  |
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Post by sawwhet on Sept 7, 2020 14:03:45 GMT
Maybe I'm just getting old and crotchety but gender reveals are lame and orchestrated events. I see them replayed on FB all the time. The swing of a bat, the fireworks etc revealing the gender then the couple walks toward each other collapsing into each others arms and lovingly embrace. If it's a girl they embrace. If it's a boy they embrace.
In this case, the parents are flat out selfish. Fireworks in a very dry area. How smart.
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Post by Really Red on Sept 7, 2020 14:04:55 GMT
I'm not saying these people aren't idiots, but this is why you hate gender reveal parties? This is clearly an extreme case. Maybe you hate the people who would put on such a display. I'm behind that. FWIW, I think gender reveal parties are odd and say much about the people giving them. |
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Post by sam9 on Sept 7, 2020 14:17:37 GMT
I feel sorry for the baby, having such dumb ass parents. Crazy stupid.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Sept 7, 2020 14:18:35 GMT
How terrible those parents-to-be must be feeling now at their stupidity. I hope nobody is injured or worse from the fire. I'd like to know if they will be held responsible? somehow I doubt it. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Sept 7, 2020 14:20:35 GMT
This is a link about the other gender reveal party in 2018, he was a border patrol agent. From article, The man who shot the target, off-duty US Border Patrol agent Dennis Dickey, pleaded guilty in September of this year to a misdemeanor violation of US Forest Service regulations and was sentenced to five years' probation. He also was ordered to pay $8,188,069 in restitution, starting with an initial payment of $100,000 and monthly payments thereafter. edition.cnn.com/2018/11/27/us/arizona-gender-reveal-party-sawmill-wildfire-trnd/index.htmlI wonder if they are actually making him pay. |
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Post by librarylady on Sept 7, 2020 14:34:25 GMT
Would home owner's insurance kick in on the payment?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 14:54:20 GMT
I read the group is facing possible criminal charges and the ENTIRE cost of fighting the fire I hope they win the stupid prizes they deserve, morons. |
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 7, 2020 14:58:30 GMT
gender reveals are stupid.
Shooting fireworks off in a dry area likely to catch fire is moronic and selfish
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Post by lizacreates on Sept 7, 2020 15:03:32 GMT
This is a link about the other gender reveal party in 2018, he was a border patrol agent. From article, The man who shot the target, off-duty US Border Patrol agent Dennis Dickey, pleaded guilty in September of this year to a misdemeanor violation of US Forest Service regulations and was sentenced to five years' probation. He also was ordered to pay $8,188,069 in restitution, starting with an initial payment of $100,000 and monthly payments thereafter. edition.cnn.com/2018/11/27/us/arizona-gender-reveal-party-sawmill-wildfire-trnd/index.htmlI wonder if they are actually making him pay. It was downgraded to $220,000. Under his plea agreement, Dickey will pay $100,000 in restitution when he is sentenced Oct. 9 and another $120,000 in monthly installments of $500 for the next 20 years. Dickey also will be sentenced to 5 years of probation.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 15:09:03 GMT
I'm not saying these people aren't idiots, but this is why you hate gender reveal parties? This is clearly an extreme case. Maybe you hate the people who would put on such a display. I'm behind that. FWIW, I think gender reveal parties are odd and say much about the people giving them. One of the many reasons I hate them. Almost weekly our beautiful, old, unique city park is destroyed by confetti bombs for graduations, parties, gender reveals. I also hate them because its always a one up, hold me beer, I can do it bigger and better. Whatever happened to having a damn cake or just telling people?! |
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Post by padresfan619 on Sept 7, 2020 15:09:06 GMT
Gender reveals should have been cancelled after the party where the grandma died as a result of the reveal.
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Post by PLurker on Sept 7, 2020 15:12:07 GMT
Stupid on so many levels.
First, gender reveal it is not. Should be called sex reveal or genitalia reveal.
Second, if the grass/ground is making crunchy noises beneath your feet, probably shouldn't be adding fire to the mix, for any reason.
Third... nah. I'll just stop there. Stupid.
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Post by garcia5050 on Sept 7, 2020 16:13:29 GMT
Stupid on so many levels. First, gender reveal it is not. Should be called sex reveal or genitalia reveal. Third... nah. I'll just stop there. Stupid. Genitalia reveal!! This is hilarious. |
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