Batten the Hatches
Oh, the local yokels are having a Fourth of July parade on the water. Here comes an Uncle Sam blow-up doll. Flags, bunting, balloons. Motorboats and jetskis in a line. I've always considered the locals to be enemies, but one can't reasonably fault them today for being jingoistic 2 da max, I suppose. I don't think they had one last year - or I might've been in the shower or something.
Oh, a boat dressed as a pink car with fins. A huge "God Bless America" sign. A, um... huge Uncle Sam bobblehead doll or something? Screaming and yelling and car-horn honking.
The house next door has been sanded and spiffed up for the annual gathering of a clan John refers to as "hillbillies." It will be about 90° F and sunny, and very noisy all day. I'm sure it will be the same tomorrow. I get very sick from people's evil barbecue smoke, which pools up in here, so I'm just closing the house off and will put on a/c if needed (may be on for half an hour or so at about 5 or 6 but usually isn't needed).
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Our house is well away from fireworks displays, as they are over water here, as in many places, and we are a few miles from it. Some kids pop off a few small rockets, but nothing major, thank G'al.
I do like fireworks but days of it tires me out. It's my own fault - I should've found some eaerplugs.
This lake is ringed by houses - the only public area is a boat launch - and it seems like every house has a huge party and every huge party has fireworks, but some of the houses (most notably to my right and left unfortunately) spend huge amounts of money.
Their displays (to the left particularly) are not the typical pop...pop...pop but a barrage of explosions that lasts for ages. This is illegal fireworks country. I wonder how much the weekend festivities puts in the pockets of fireworks manufacturers.
This lake is ringed by houses - the only public area is a boat launch - and it seems like every house has a huge party and every huge party has fireworks, but some of the houses (most notably to my right and left unfortunately) spend huge amounts of money.
Their displays (to the left particularly) are not the typical pop...pop...pop but a barrage of explosions that lasts for ages. This is illegal fireworks country. I wonder how much the weekend festivities puts in the pockets of fireworks manufacturers.
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