I like freedom - let it ring. I like independence. I like the Declaration of Independence. I like our Forefathers. I like that there are men and women fighting to keep us safe (well, in theory but I don't like that they are, yk, fighting and dying, etc.). Hey, freedom isn't free, yk? Know what else isn't free? Fireworks.
The 4th of July means that we have about a weeks worth of people lighting off fireworks at all hours. It doesn't get good and dark here until nearly 10 c'clock so it frequently interrupts my and my children's sleep. It irritates me when I'm NOT all knocked up and grouchy so you can imagine what a PEACH I was this year.
And, while I'm sure there are a few of you ladies out there that enjoy lighting off and watching fireworks, let's be honest here. The 4th of July is a man's holiday. Nay. It's for the little boy that still lives within the man that has grown up. And for those that are still little boys, just taller. Fire? Things that go BOOM? Flashing lights? The chance to legally play with explosives??? Hold on..I need to let those men that read this take a chance to settle down their racing pulses and wipe the saliva from their chins.
As I mentioned before, fireworks ain't cheap. So if you spent $60 on some fireworks - we're talking about 20 min of boom-boom (more than usual in other cases, eh? *ba-dum-dum-duh*) before it's all done and the kids are asking where the rest of the Fireworks are hiding. My IL's neighbor spent nearly $500 on his display last night Yes, ladies and gentlemen you read that correctly. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Good gravy and a loaf of bread! He could've dug a well in a third world country and given people water for LIFE for that price. Or, yk, given it to me and I would've put it to good use.
$500 worth of fireworks translates into about 90 minutes worth of earsplitting, mind numbing explosions. That's too long, even for the kids. By the end of it, I had all the kids in the van - 2 of which were asleep - and all the other grown ups were down the block still playing with fire. Giddy up.
Don't even get me started on the drunks up the block the OTHER way lighting things on fire and causing explosions. That's always a good combo - alcohol and explosives. Brilliant.
Happy 4th. I'm glad we have our Independence and I'm thankful we're free. And I'm GIDDY that we're done with the fireworks.
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I don't like to light them, but I do like to watch. I think I'm still a kid at heart though :)
LOL! You are so right about it being a man's holiday...even down to cooking on the grill! I'm not a huge fan of buying fireworks, but I like to watch the big displays that all the communities around us put on.
I hear ya! It's brutal on those of us who like our sleep. Plus, as you mentioned, what a waste of money!
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Preach it, girl! We've had people on the street behind us setting off fireworks until 1:00 a.m. Yep, 1:00 a.m. - every night for the past week. Good times, huh?! Grrr...
We are able to see the $20,000(yep and gulp) fireworks display that the Sertoma club puts on from our house. I am with you in how much that money could do for some of their charity organizations, but I am NOT part of their club, so I can't tell them how to spend their money.:(
Several yrs ago I worked for a friend that owned a fireworks stand. Yes, I sold all the bing,bang boomers. We did have families that looked like they couldn't afford a loaf of bread come out to buy a paychecks worth of fireworks for one night. I HATED THAT PART!!!! If you gave me $20, I could fill a bag with enough legal "smalls" to last 30 minutes. THAT WAS FUN!!
I know what you are saying, but it is a celebration for our country. There are so many negative things going on in this country, we need to have something positive to look forward too. YK.
I hear ya!
Oh, I am so completely with you. When I see fireworks I see dollars exploding and a holy mess to clean up the next day.
Also? Fireworks keep me from my normal bedtime. Oh, I am just a barrel o' fun. Party on, Wayne.
This is one big advantage to living in the "land of the midnight sun." There's no point in fireworks, though some do it anyway. Ya can't see the darn things. It's only dark from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.!
Now, Thanksgiving is another story here. . .
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