July 4th

[yg17]

I went out earlier and bought some fireworks, and a couple hours ago, I blew all of them up. Fun times

Next year I'm going to go all out and buy the expensive stuff....this time around, I just bought the cheap crap like fountains, firecrackers and bottle rockets and some sweet 25 shot missile thing.

 

[redwarrior]

We ended up staying at the lake and watching the huge fireworks show there. Made me really mad though, cause only me and my daughter were cheering. It's like everyone was there for the show, not to celebrate our independence.

We're going to blow up our small piece of the US tonight, and hopefully not ourselves in the process.

 

[scotty96LSC]

We did the traditional barbecue on the Air Force Base then watched the fireworks. Doing this for years.

 

[MacDawg]

We're going to blow up our small piece of the US tonight, and hopefully not ourselves in the process.

Which piece? I have a few suggestions, and I'm sure others in the PRSI would too (although they may not be the same ones).

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[MacNut]

Ate good, watched **** esplode on the beach. Listened to people horribly sing karaoke. Was a great time.

Other than Christmas and My birthday, The 4th is the best day of the year.

 

[redwarrior]

Which piece? I have a few suggestions, and I'm sure others in the PRSI would too (although they may not be the same ones).

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Hopefully not my piece! and hopefully none of the cows next door (kinda a new twist to cow-tipping)

 

[Teh Don Ditty]

Which piece? I have a few suggestions, and I'm sure others in the PRSI would too (although they may not be the same ones).

Woof, Woof - Dawg

Why blow up your own country when you can blow up somebody elses?

 

[MacNut]

Hopefully not my piece! and hopefully none of the cows next door (kinda a new twist to cow-tipping)

At least you know the burgers are cooked.

 

[MrSmith]

What a country...

Many would agree.

God bless the world, eh

 

[psycoswimmer]

I went to a friends house, set off a bunch of fireworks, made a bonfire, and had a good time.

 

[Counterfit]

Played a parade, then a concert, then another parade. Too tired after to do much else.

 

[d_and_n5000]

Ate good, watched **** esplode on the beach. Listened to people horribly sing karaoke. Was a great time.

Other than Christmas and My birthday, The 4th is the best day of the year.

(I know it's a bit late, but...)

We did the same thing. Twas fun. It was actually really funny, because there was a huge party about a mile down the shore of the lake we were on, and they had this big huge karaoke setup, and we'd hear them sing, then five seconds later, we'd hear it again, from the other direction.

Then the town's fireworks sucked for this year for some reason. Usually they're a lot better. Ah well - probably couldn't get the donations they usually could, what with the economy.

 

[Thomas Veil]

Just about damn near killed (or seriously injured) my friends and I when I lit up a "Freaky Friday" mortar.

I mounted it on a flat stump in the backyard and after lighting, it fell off and was aimed at us. Mortars (there are 16 in one box) launched out all around us, on the roof, the satellite dish, and at our feet and heads.

It was crazy. We were gasping and screaming and laughing (we were kinda intoxicated). I felt like Marty when Mad Dog Tannen comes in the bar and says, "DANCE!".

It was one of those moments where something really bad could've happened, and after it was over, everyone just goes, "That was awesome!"

Not to sound like an angry old coot, but I've had that happen to me twice in my life...as an observer.

First time, someone shot off a firework that went sideways and missed my son by about three or four feet. That was years ago.

This fourth, my family gathered together as we always do, and my sister-in-law bought fireworks as she always does. Except this time she gave the launching job to her nephews, and three or four of the things shot sideways past a group of our kids who were playing a game nearby. That game ended in a big hurry.

The older I get the less impressed I am with the idea of fireworks being set off by amateurs. I think if she's gonna do fireworks next year I just won't go. Twice scared like that is enough for anybody. And if that makes me a crabby old party-pooper, so be it.

 

[gonyr]

Saw the fireworks at West Point this year - first time I've been there. It's a really beautiful campus, and I figured, if I'm going to watch stuff blow up, who knows better how to do it than the military.

It turned out to be a great show. They had lots of different fireworks that I haven't seen before. Also, the viewing area is on a grassy hill leading to a cliff that drops down to the river. They launch from the river, so the fireworks are exploding at eye level instead of overhead - very neat experience.