I always seem to be broke around this time the last few years...I used to go get a bunch every year.
A few years ago I got detained by some Federal Marshalls (I think that was it, Federal something or other) for setting off fireworks at Ocean Beach. They confiscated all my stuff, kicked my bonfire out, walked me back to my truck and ran threw it while I was handcuffed on the sidewalk. Cool story, brehsive.