The 4th of July happened to occur last week and if you didn’t notice, you either live off the grid in a state of isolation so profound that Edward Michael “Bear” Grylls (yeah, until today I honestly thought “Bear” was his given name) would be impressed…or you live in a country where lighting off a small nation’s GDP worth of fireworks isn’t the norm.
I grew up loving the big shows, and I enjoyed the years in my childhood where you could actually legally buy and set off smaller fireworks in parts of L.A. That is all over for me now, knowing how many people and pets are very disturbed by them. Plus the air quality suffers. Still, we watched in awe the show at the local high school a quarter mile away. But all things considered I'm ready for the growing trend of drone shows.
When I was a kid Washington Park in Milwaukee had great 4th of July Fireworks and we looked forward to them for months. But one year some customer or supplier at my dad's restaurant gave him tickets to stock car races way the hell in the western suburbs. He thought it would be a treat for my brother and me and a rare father/sons bonding experience. Instead, he found himself stuck with two miserable brats frying in the sun, getting headaches from the noise of the engines and nausea from the smell of gas and burnt tires. After about twenty laps of watching us sitting with our fingers in our ears he gave up and got us home in time to get to the Park with our cousins for the fireworks. It was that day he finally realized neither of his kids would ever compete in Nascar.
That was a fun night. Thanks for hosting. I have never experienced fireworks like that before and it was awesome. Not as awesome as the friend you are for making me a pot of beef & broccoli, but still pretty great.
Those are definitely the pinacle of sky-entertainment but I've sat for hours during a meteor shower and seen bupkis. 4th of July, you can't MISS the show if you try!
I grew up loving the big shows, and I enjoyed the years in my childhood where you could actually legally buy and set off smaller fireworks in parts of L.A. That is all over for me now, knowing how many people and pets are very disturbed by them. Plus the air quality suffers. Still, we watched in awe the show at the local high school a quarter mile away. But all things considered I'm ready for the growing trend of drone shows.
You're so right about the air quality. The next day it looked like the San Francisco fog had rolled into town!
When I was a kid Washington Park in Milwaukee had great 4th of July Fireworks and we looked forward to them for months. But one year some customer or supplier at my dad's restaurant gave him tickets to stock car races way the hell in the western suburbs. He thought it would be a treat for my brother and me and a rare father/sons bonding experience. Instead, he found himself stuck with two miserable brats frying in the sun, getting headaches from the noise of the engines and nausea from the smell of gas and burnt tires. After about twenty laps of watching us sitting with our fingers in our ears he gave up and got us home in time to get to the Park with our cousins for the fireworks. It was that day he finally realized neither of his kids would ever compete in Nascar.
I guess that's why you never took me to any NASCAR events...not because you didn't love me...
I never took you BECAUSE I love you…and that noise and smell are still what you kids call “triggers” for me.
That was a fun night. Thanks for hosting. I have never experienced fireworks like that before and it was awesome. Not as awesome as the friend you are for making me a pot of beef & broccoli, but still pretty great.
Sometimes you see a moment where you can enable or disable your friend’s ability to party. In that moment the decision was crystal clear
Thanks for having us over! Where else can I see 5 different fireworks shows from a dining room window?
Those are definitely the pinacle of sky-entertainment but I've sat for hours during a meteor shower and seen bupkis. 4th of July, you can't MISS the show if you try!
Absolutely magical. But if you can't get to those...