I am truly sorry if you are a fireworks fan, but really. Fireworks are loud, dangerous and not particularly safe for the environment – not in the mining of the minerals, the making of them and certainly not the lighting of exploding things in an area under fire watch. And, as I remember, personal fireworks aren’t even legal in California. Obviously, the police, fire, and ambulance personnel have more than enough work secondary to the idiots injuring themselves and others while setting fires to not have time to drive around issuing citations.
The noise didn’t stop till well after 0200 (obviously I was awake in spite of being exhausted) and some fool started up before 0700 this morning. The back ground snap, crackly, and boom has been pretty consistent over the day.
We had a late lunch with the youngest two and may see Daughter #2 and our SIL this evening. The weather here has been otherwise lovely with a nice breeze. I managed to fix my errors made about 0300 this morning on the current Mushroom girl and finished Part 1 of Smaug (Tempting Tangles SAL).
I would say that I am headed early to bed, but what really is the point with fireworks till late?
And no, I don’t think fireworks have anything to do with patriotism. I will stack my 33 years of military service against someone’s pile of fireworks and let you be the judge. Actions please, not noise and destruction.
I loathe fireworks. They are not allowed here either but people still get hold of them on “special occasions”. Earlier this year the wedding celebrations in the next street nearly set the garden next door alight and pieces kept landing on the carport roof here. They also seemed to set all the dogs in the local streets barking. I also fail to see why people want to burn money!