Maybe I missed the passing of the legislation, but isn't the unregulated sale and use of fireworks still unlawful here?
Then again, it really doesn't matter what the law of the land states since most of us operate on the conviction that whatever works for me is right and to hell with the consequences or whoever dares to venture an opposing view.
It is in the context of this opportunistic don't-care-damn, free-for-all atmosphere that you are almost fearful over what will happen next in the countdown to what should be Trinidad and Tobago's greatest moment ever in the global spotlight.
It would be better for us if the World Cup football finals are brought forward by about five months, as it would reduce considerably the amount of bickering between politicians and football officials that only serves to detract from the job the players themselves have to do on the field when they get to Germany.
There is no getting away from it. Qualifying to be a part of the greatest event in the world has already become, and will continue to be, a major reason for shameless politicking on all sides.
The government of the day, painfully aware of Jack Warner's very obvious political affiliation, wants to cash in electorally on the historic achievement of the national team without giving too much credit to the man who effectively runs football in these parts.
It is in effect an impossible balancing act because, as was made clear in football writer Lasana Liburd's three-part series in the Express earlier this week, the Football Federation can hardly make a significant move in any direction without the blessing and assistance of its special adviser.
Yesterday's report that the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs is being kept waiting by the T&TFF on a budget for the World Cup finals preparations is all part of the blame game that will escalate in the unfolding days, weeks and months ahead.
Forced into their own half of the field over accusations of failing to deliver on promised incentives for the players, this press release is intended as a well-timed counter-attack, designed to shift the focus back to the Federation and its special adviser for their apparent tardiness.
But this is a losing battle, and Roger Boynes must know it.
However long it takes Warner to advise Oliver Camps and company as to what the figure should be, and whenever they choose to release it to the political directorate, the government will be the huge losers if they baulk at financing the preparations in this time of plenty.
Of course, there will be comments about having to fully examine the figures and exercising prudence, however, at the end of the day, for the authorities to be seen to be chinksing in this time of extravagance will be like the scent of blood in the water for the sharks lurking on the other side of the political divide.
That is just one of the games to be played before the real business kicks off on June 10 against Sweden in Dortmund.
Another is this unseemly preoccupation by Warner with acquiring the services of players who never previously showed any genuine interest in representing Trinidad and Tobago.
Even if the intention - to strengthen the side and hopefully make a better than decent showing in the finals - is laudable, to try to do so with a previously recalcitrant minority will be a huge backward step for our football.
It doesn't matter that they may be better players than some of the
current squad. Never mind what anyone thinks, the end will never justify the means in this case.
History has shown that, at least in football, whatever Warner wants, Warner gets, and to hell with talk of expediency and compromises.
But to have Leo Beenhakker traipsing around Europe in search of what he sees as the ideal combination of talent and a Trini bloodline cannot be right.
He has performed a virtual footballing miracle in taking us to Germany from such a desperate position just eight months ago.
However, that does not make him infallible. He may not have much time for what some of us consider as a sense of nationhood and being truly represented by our own, yet someone in real authority has to have the backbone to stand up and tell him or whoever has given him this licence for recruitment that it was a bad idea.
Beenhakker is a proven master in the tactics and psychology of football.
But he is no authority on what it means to be a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago.
If we place the chance of getting better results - which is no guarantee anyway - ahead of rewarding commitment, dedication and perseverance, then we are merely accelerating the journey towards losing our identity, as is reflected in those media and entertainment personalities who can't decide whether they are Trini, freshwater Yankee or fly-by-night Jamaican.
I suppose it is all part of the deregulation and liberalisation preached from elsewhere that we all rush to embrace without fully appreciating the consequences.
Just as on Saturday night, when the law will be broken thousands of times by an ear-splitting cacophony, this free-for-all mentality has gotten us right where we are, feteing till the break of dawn and then being fearful on the journey home.
In 2006, football can make a difference or just serve up more of the same.