Happy Independence Day!

RStar · 07-04-2006, 08:00 AM

Happy Fourth of July to everyone! Have a safe and fun time! God Bless America!

My city (Garden Grove) still allows fireworks, so we will, of course, be doing fireworks and Bar-B-Que!

And, todays weather forcast high of 85*, and smoky conditions. Low 68* with continued soot, with darkness and flashes of light after sunset, and loud explosions and low hanging noise well into the night. There is a dog barking watch in effect until 2am.

scaeagles · 07-04-2006, 08:08 AM

My 12 year old declared his morning that all fireworks except those at DL are lame, so we must go o DL today to watch them. Don't think that's going to happen, but I have to admire her spirit.

€uroMeinke · 07-04-2006, 08:11 AM

Fireworks are illeagel - and dangerous - in Long Beach, or so the signs tell us, but I'm sure we'll get a show where ever we are, as we have the past couple nights.

But Cheers America, refuge to many including my parents - thanks for letting us move in and giving us opportunities to make a better life.

€uroMeinke · 07-04-2006, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

My 12 year old declared his morning that all fireworks except those at DL are lame, so we must go o DL today to watch them. Don't think that's going to happen, but I have to admire her spirit.

Pshaw - get in the car, you can make it. I'll even throw in a puppy.

scaeagles · 07-04-2006, 08:30 AM

On a serious note, however, I always remind myself of the tremendous sacrifices paid by those who signed the Declaration of Independence on this day, 230 years ago now.

What happened to the 56 signers of the D of I?

Alex · 07-04-2006, 09:08 AM

That means it is time for my annual tradition of pointing someone to the straight(er) story on what happened to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.

I was just watching the weather report on CNN. It is going to be raining in parts of the Midwest, hot almost everywhere, and if the graphics are accurate, American flaggy over the entire American Southwest. So be careful, scaeagles, it looked like Arizona would be right in the middle of that with several stars hitting the state.

BarTopDancer · 07-04-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

My 12 year old declared his morning that all fireworks except those at DL are lame, so we must go o DL today to watch them. Don't think that's going to happen, but I have to admire her spirit.

Wuss. The NA/Euro home even has a guest room.

scaeagles · 07-04-2006, 09:21 AM

Which, in turn, means it is time for my annual tradition of pointing out to someone that there are countless sources for the lives of the signers and what they sacrificed. So while Snopes is all well and good, I do not find them to be the final authority on everything. I'll trust the numerous scholarly accounts I can easily find, and if to some that means I am living in ignorance under a romanic illusion of the cost of declaring freedom, then so be it.

katiesue · 07-04-2006, 10:33 AM

4th of July was my Dad's favorite holiday. He was a closet pyro so any holiday where you're allowed to set fire and blow things up was a-ok in his book.

I miss sparklers and all those other cheesy home fireworks. None are allowed here. One year when they were banned at home because of fire danger my Dad lit us road flares to use as sparklers - wasn't really the same.

Other holidays not such a big deal at our house but we always went to a parade, had a picinic and watched fireworks for the 4th. My Dad would weasel anything to get the day off of work. Once he even accidentally cut off part of a finger two days before, the joke was he'd do anything to get the day off.

Here's to America and my Dad!

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-04-2006, 10:49 AM

Growing up on Long Island, all fireworks were illegal. Therefore, there was none of that "safe n sane" stuff. Everyone had the real fireworks, the bottle rockets, firecrackers, roman candles, etc... They were all smuggled in by the truckload from North Carolina where EVERYTHING was legal (don't know if it still is). The police generally looked the other way unless you were being ridiculously dangerous with them, but they would drive right past block parties where people had arsenals and not even stop.

I remember that my dad would give me 20 or 30 bucks and I would go to this guys house (he was a biker) and when you got there, he would hand you a pre-printed list of what he had, with prices. You would check off what you wanted and he would go into his basement and fill up a shopping bag. Man, if anyone had ever dropped a cigarette in his basement, you probably would have seen the show from Conneticut.

Of course, the one thing we had going for us was that, for some reason, it rained every 4th of July that we lived there. Not all day, just in the morning but enough to soak all of the ground and the roofs. As a result, the fireworks never really caused any fires. Ah...good times.

Anyway, today I'm off to Long Beach to play music. Then, hopefully I'll get home early enough that Matthew and I can go watch them from somewhere. If not, it isn't a big loss. None of the shows can really compete with "Remember" anyway.

Have a happy and safe 4th, everyone!!!!

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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	My 12 year old declared his morning that all fireworks except those at DL are lame, so we must go o DL today to watch them. Don't think that's going to happen, but I have to admire her spirit.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Fireworks are illeagel - and dangerous - in Long Beach, or so the signs tell us, but I'm sure we'll get a show where ever we are, as we have the past couple nights. But Cheers America, refuge to many including my parents - thanks for letting us move in and giving us opportunities to make a better life. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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07-04-2006, 08:30 AM	#5
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	On a serious note, however, I always remind myself of the tremendous sacrifices paid by those who signed the Declaration of Independence on this day, 230 years ago now. What happened to the 56 signers of the D of I?
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07-04-2006, 09:08 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	That means it is time for my annual tradition of pointing someone to the straight(er) story on what happened to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. I was just watching the weather report on CNN. It is going to be raining in parts of the Midwest, hot almost everywhere, and if the graphics are accurate, American flaggy over the entire American Southwest. So be careful, scaeagles, it looked like Arizona would be right in the middle of that with several stars hitting the state.
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07-04-2006, 09:21 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Which, in turn, means it is time for my annual tradition of pointing out to someone that there are countless sources for the lives of the signers and what they sacrificed. So while Snopes is all well and good, I do not find them to be the final authority on everything. I'll trust the numerous scholarly accounts I can easily find, and if to some that means I am living in ignorance under a romanic illusion of the cost of declaring freedom, then so be it.
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07-04-2006, 10:33 AM	#9
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	4th of July was my Dad's favorite holiday. He was a closet pyro so any holiday where you're allowed to set fire and blow things up was a-ok in his book. I miss sparklers and all those other cheesy home fireworks. None are allowed here. One year when they were banned at home because of fire danger my Dad lit us road flares to use as sparklers - wasn't really the same. Other holidays not such a big deal at our house but we always went to a parade, had a picinic and watched fireworks for the 4th. My Dad would weasel anything to get the day off of work. Once he even accidentally cut off part of a finger two days before, the joke was he'd do anything to get the day off. Here's to America and my Dad! __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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07-04-2006, 10:49 AM	#10
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Growing up on Long Island, all fireworks were illegal. Therefore, there was none of that "safe n sane" stuff. Everyone had the real fireworks, the bottle rockets, firecrackers, roman candles, etc... They were all smuggled in by the truckload from North Carolina where EVERYTHING was legal (don't know if it still is). The police generally looked the other way unless you were being ridiculously dangerous with them, but they would drive right past block parties where people had arsenals and not even stop. I remember that my dad would give me 20 or 30 bucks and I would go to this guys house (he was a biker) and when you got there, he would hand you a pre-printed list of what he had, with prices. You would check off what you wanted and he would go into his basement and fill up a shopping bag. Man, if anyone had ever dropped a cigarette in his basement, you probably would have seen the show from Conneticut. Of course, the one thing we had going for us was that, for some reason, it rained every 4th of July that we lived there. Not all day, just in the morning but enough to soak all of the ground and the roofs. As a result, the fireworks never really caused any fires. Ah...good times. Anyway, today I'm off to Long Beach to play music. Then, hopefully I'll get home early enough that Matthew and I can go watch them from somewhere. If not, it isn't a big loss. None of the shows can really compete with "Remember" anyway. Have a happy and safe 4th, everyone!!!!
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