Independence Day.. Isn't now. ( Rant?)

Radical Edward · #1 07-03-2010, 08:27 PM

It's 10:25pm here and for the past 2 hours it sounds like a battle field outside. It's my kid's bedtime. Yes, it did only get dark.. but this is ridiculous. Can't people wait until tomorrow? It's not so far away. Lol.
Okay, I'm done with my rant. Just had to say that it's pretty crazy.

Febs · #2 07-03-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikaela Ellinger

It's 10:25pm here and for the past 2 hours it sounds like a battle field outside. It's my kid's bedtime. Yes, it did only get dark.. but this is ridiculous.

Relic · #3 07-03-2010, 08:42 PM

I would res;pond with something intelligent and witty, but I'm tipsy. alls I'm going to say it that it'll all be over after tomorrow. hiccup

MadMan118 · #4 07-03-2010, 08:47 PM

Pssh are you kidding me? People are gonna be drinking and blowing **** up all weekend. I am proud to live in a country where I can drink and blow **** up. Happy Independence Day to you too.

Radical Edward · #5 07-03-2010, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMan118

Pssh are you kidding me? People are gonna be drinking and blowing **** up all weekend. I am proud to live in a country where I can drink and blow **** up. Happy Independence Day to you too.

Lol. Well, I hafta be responsible tonight. Tomorrow I can party. :P For tonight I'll bitch and whine about it. Tomorrow,.. Well.. I'll keep everyone else up with my fireworks. Bwahaha.

Edit: I guess more or less, I wasn't expecting it around here. Up until today no one has really lit off any fireworks and there's mostly old people around here so I didn't think it'd be too crazy.. but there has been pretty much nonstop noise going on outside for some time now.

**jmattbassplaya** · #6 07-03-2010, 09:03 PM

Nothing says I love my country more than blowing up a piece of it :P

Relic · #7 07-03-2010, 09:14 PM

*burp*
yeah

Thunderscreech · #8 07-03-2010, 09:15 PM

So? Why aren't you outside shooting off fireworks?

MJ5150 · #9 07-03-2010, 09:15 PM

It started earlier this week in my hood and will continue until at least Monday night.

-Mike

Radical Edward · #10 07-03-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Relic

*burp*
yeah

I like how you're typing out that you're burping and such. Nice touch, Relic. Once my wee one falls asleep, I plan on drinking a bit myself. :P

Relic · #11 07-03-2010, 09:52 PM

Cheers!

jp58 · #12 07-03-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMan118

Pssh are you kidding me? People are gonna be drinking and blowing **** up all weekend. I am proud to live in a country where I can drink and blow **** up. Happy Independence Day to you too.

I'm glad that's why most people remember this holiday

Its a shame that a holiday in remeberance of somethign has turned into "lets blow stuff up"

MadMan118 · #13 07-03-2010, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jp58

I'm glad that's why most people remember this holiday

Its a shame that a holiday in remeberance of somethign has turned into "lets blow stuff up"

Hey I understand what its about but don't get me wrong but I also love blowing **** up.

Thunderscreech · #14 07-03-2010, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jp58

I'm glad that's why most people remember this holiday

Its a shame that a holiday in remeberance of somethign has turned into "lets blow stuff up"

Actually, I find it very fitting...after all, we did kinda "blow up" the established order when we gave england the finger.

jp58 · #15 07-04-2010, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMan118

Hey I understand what its about but don't get me wrong but I also love blowing **** up.

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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

Actually, I find it very fitting...after all, we did kinda "blow up" the established order when we gave england the finger.

If that was the case, it would happen only on the fourth. I absolutely hate hearing them go off for two weeks, the fourth is fine, but when you have to do it night after night is when it gets ridiculous.

I'm all for a beer and blowing stuff up, hell that's probably going to be happening in 20 hours or so, but thats it. Just one night.

And you two may be the exception to the rule, I don't mean this as a personal attack, but it just seems like people want to blow stuff up, and the holiday becomes an excuse instead of a day of remembrance.

MadMan118 · #16 07-04-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jp58

If that was the case, it would happen only on the fourth. I absolutely hate hearing them go off for two weeks, the fourth is fine, but when you have to do it night after night is when it gets ridiculous.

I'm all for a beer and blowing stuff up, hell that's probably going to be happening in 20 hours or so, but thats it. Just one night.

And you two may be the exception to the rule, I don't mean this as a personal attack, but it just seems like people want to blow stuff up, and the holiday becomes an excuse instead of a day of remembrance.

People have been blowing things up for hundreds of years to celebrate. Americans are not the first.

Thunderscreech · #17 07-04-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jp58

If that was the case, it would happen only on the fourth. I absolutely hate hearing them go off for two weeks, the fourth is fine, but when you have to do it night after night is when it gets ridiculous.

I'm all for a beer and blowing stuff up, hell that's probably going to be happening in 20 hours or so, but thats it. Just one night.

And you two may be the exception to the rule, I don't mean this as a personal attack, but it just seems like people want to blow stuff up, and the holiday becomes an excuse instead of a day of remembrance.

I meant mine IMHO, of course. Fireworks are cool, but there is something to be said for time and place as well as setting. This is why I'm not surprised when fireworks go off the day before the day before the 4th of july, but am when someone send up a series of mortars for some random reason at 2 am.

KeithBMI · #18 07-04-2010, 08:48 AM

What's the difference (from your kid trying to sleep point of view) between blowing stuff up on Saturday night as opposed to Sunday night?

Chebass88 · #19 07-04-2010, 09:02 AM

I contributed to the racket in NJ last night, but it was masked by the local borough's own demonstration at the high school. Relatively speaking, it wasn't so bad...

mpdd · #20 07-04-2010, 09:44 AM

i am all for freedom of expression, but i have to be careful around this time of year, because my dog gets crazy scared when fireworks go off and tries to run away, so launching fireworks every single day since the lakers won the finals until now is a little excessive imo, happy 4th if you see a trembling little brown and white pit grab her for me