Expired Flares
 

How do you get rid of them? Hopefully have the real way and your funny ways

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4th of July's coming up. :D :drink:

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we shot off a few on a camping trip.....they were about 3 yrs old.....only went about 40' in the air....came down and started a small brush fire when it hit ground and kept burning!! :eek:
But the Power Squadron and coat guyard have a day during the year where you can go down to the lake and blow them all off....while supervised ofcourse.....or i hear just saoking them in water will kill them nicely to just throw away....

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I had thought about just shoting them into the river never though about drowning them LOL Good Idea

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I am pretty sure you can drop them off at the Coast Guard station in your area and they will use them in field training exercises.

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Light it and throw it in the water, it's pretty cool.

Make sure you have a few beers first though. :drink:

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I use them for setting my pasture on fire, just ask my wife... :evilb:

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Local fire department will accept them.
Just don't walk into the fire station with them in your hands. :eek:

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Take them to your local Fire Station, or Coast Guard Station.

Don't practice with them please.

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Your old boat wasn't sitting in it, was it? :drink:

Hows the Stryker running?

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Hang on to them. Chances are they will still work so you can use them in an emergency.
Make sure you keep at least 3 that are not expired.

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Actually, I believe posession of expired flares on a vessel is an offense. Regardless, of whether you have 3 good ones or not.

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aim them at sailboats.

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Mark, no boat was in the pasture but lots of nice dry grass. Honey was NOT amused! :D

The Stryker is fantastic! Rides like a limo! I had to buy a new truck to pull it though! Got me a 4wd dually Dodge...

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I asked the local CG guys during an inspection and they told me they wouldn't take them, didn't want them. I will try the fire dept.

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You can use them to light your smokes! :evilb: :D

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I like to wrap them in duct tape and go to the bank..................................

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Or tape a buncha wires to em and put them in your carry-on bags at the airport.
The TSA will dispose of them for you.

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You can keep expired flares on the boat as extras with no problem. In fact the CG auxillary guys thought it was fine. I did give some of mine to them for practice, they were happy to get them.

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I chuck them in the truck of the car or back seat of the truck. If anybody ever rear ends me, I know help will be on the way. Flares are frequently needed at crashes too. I wouldnt keep any expired star shells in there though.

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Figured i shoot off a couple in my back yard for practice,never had shot one,first one went up,over my garage,landed on the hood of my brand new Dully.Didn't practice anymore !

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LMAO!!! :D :D :mad: :D :eek:

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SAVE THE BAY............... SINK A SAIL BOAT


lMAO

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goodt rotflmao amen :drink:

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Coast Guard took mine...

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I dont know of any fire house in the Northern Va area that will except them.

Lt.