Re: Happy 4th Of July

jofirey <jofirey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people
getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like
fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much
fun as I used to.

I know what you mean. I can't stand huge drunken crowds. (Does anyone
actually like them?? Maybe other drunken people...)

For me the issue is not only age, but location. I live in a big city,
so any fireworks event will be crammed with enormous crowds, it will be
impossible to park your car, and many of the people will be obnoxious.
I stopped going to them years ago, although if I have the opportunity
to watch them from someone's house, I do enjoy that.

But I grew up in a small town, and our 4th of July celebrations were
always really fun. I remember driving to some field and lying out on a
blanket with my family to watch the fireworks. It wasn't totally crowded,
or full of unpleasant people. And of course, I was a kid and far less
cranky! The biggest problem was mosquitoes.

Happy 4th, USA'ans,
Joyce

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