Ever have one of those days where you just know that somebody's gonna piss you off somehow?
If there only wasn't so many idiots in the world then I know things would be fine.
Anyways, on to my 4th of July.
My neighbor's are fucking insane.
All week fireworks have been going off on our street, which is something we can live with. I understand that people are just having fun, and of course nothing say patriotism more than blowing off chinese fireworks on July 2nd. My heart simply swells with so much pride in this great nation that the only way I can express it is to explode things for no reason in the middle of the night. I'm sure I'll still be able to stand tall and salute with only 3 fingers anyways.
Anyways, onto my neighbors, me and jen had our plans kinda re-arranged when the bathroom started leaking into the 1st floor, so as a result we stayed at home and didn't go to see fireworks with anyone. At least we thought that was going to be the case. We did grill however, so we don't have to forfeit our american status yet.
So we're watching fireworks on TV (or at least david lee roth jumping around like a crack monkey) and suddenly it sounds like there's small artillary fire outside our front door. We go outside and it's like somebody decided to recreate China Beach. There are sick, crazy fireworks going off like 2 houses down. Now were not talking the 5.99 smoke package from Dominick's, or even your standard stuff from over the border, this is some professional shit.
My camera is great as a camera, but not as a video recorder. But you get the idea.....I don't see any reason to leave the house if they do this every year. Hell, might just invite people over next year.
Here's the best part. These fireworks were going on for like a solid hour...no joke, and no cop's had come at all. Then they did their last volley, and suddenly they turn on their front porch lights, i hear a guy yell "be quiet", and 5 people run out in front and sit down on chairs.
30 seconds later a cop car comes cruising down our street, only to see all the neighbors sitting out in their driveways like nothing's going on and they're just watching the fireworks.
Slick as shit.
I almost called the cops on SUMMERFEST. The explosions at the downtown lakefront are DEAFENING!!!
Posted by: Stacey on July 6, 2004 03:30 PM