Hey people, what day is the 4th of July?!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hey people, what day is the 4th of July?!

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:24:27 AM EDT

Evidently, around here its everyday for three weeks. Thanks, my family and dog really love you.

I hope they burn their house down and blow off their hands.....

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:30:16 AM EDT

[#1]

You mad because you're Canadian?

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:30:47 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

I hope they burn their house down and blow off their hands.....

Really?

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:31:27 AM EDT

[#3]

Freedom sucks, doesn't it.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:32:37 AM EDT

[#4]

Tomorrow

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:33:19 AM EDT

[#5]

Bet you're a real load of fun at New Years parties too......

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:33:47 AM EDT

[#6]

Life of the party, eh

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:33:55 AM EDT

[#7]

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:34:21 AM EDT

[#8]

Haters gonna hate.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:34:54 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Bet you're a real load of fun at New Years parties too......

Not a fan of Fireworks myself but don't begrudge people having fun celebrating. However the
Skyrockets at 1 am have got to stop. 2 sleeping children and me waking up yelling incoming is getting old.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:35:19 AM EDT

[#10]

It's been the 4th for 2 hours and 36 minutes, here.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:35:24 AM EDT

[#11]

I generally don't mind until some asshole decides to light them off at 2:30am

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:40:08 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
I generally don't mind until some asshole decides to light them off at 2:30am

..and if it goes on a week before and two weeks after the actual 4th. Used to be my faovorite holiday but not anymore. Not very neighborly in my opinion. ymmv

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:41:36 AM EDT

[#13]

I'm going to play a recording of an air raid siren loud as balls at 3:00 am and then do 3 mag dumps while setting off artillery shells...

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:43:20 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Bet you're a real load of fun at New Years parties too......

Not a fan of Fireworks myself but don't begrudge people having fun celebrating. However the
Skyrockets at 1 am have got to stop. 2 sleeping children and me waking up yelling incoming is getting old.

Personally, I always save the big stuff for last- that's usually about 1 AM.....sorry

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:48:52 AM EDT

[#15]

OP just shoot a 10 pound can of tannerite at 1AM , they'll get the hint.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:54:43 AM EDT

[#16]

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:55:52 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

It's been the 4th for 2 hours and 36 minutes, here.

another 4 hours here

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:58:21 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Evidently, around here its everyday for three weeks. Thanks, my family and dog really love you.

I hope they burn their house down and blow off their hands.....

I agree with you to a point.

Posted: 7/3/2012 10:58:53 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I generally don't mind until some asshole decides to light them off at 2:30am

..and if it goes on a week before and two weeks after the actual 4th. Used to be my faovorite holiday but not anymore. Not very neighborly in my opinion. ymmv

I agree with you too.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:00:47 AM EDT

[#20]

I remember a time in Germany when people were getting a little crazy in the week leading up to the new year. The noise woke my son and I decided to have some fun of my own. I went out in the courtyard surrounded by apartments and popped a mil smoke grenade followed by a grenade simulator. Everyone went inside and shut the hell up after that. I guess they figured I was the angry American.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:00:57 AM EDT

[#21]

Don't you have a HOA meeting to attend or something? Maybe you can find the tree that would cost the most to remove and take it off the approved trees list to make you feel better.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:05:02 AM EDT

[#22]

Scared dogs are no fun around the 4th.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:08:04 AM EDT

[#23]

I see the OPs point. I love fireworks on the fourth of July. I don't love them after 10:30 pm every night for two weeks leading up to Independence day. I admit I was not disappointed when the county banned their use this year due to the extreme fire danger.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:11:51 AM EDT

[#24]

Get off my lawn, you Damn kids.

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:16:33 AM EDT

[#25]

Well, every neighborhood needs a killjoy

Might want to work on your yelling at the neighborhood kids skillset so you'll be all ready for retirement

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:17:42 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Get off my lawn, you Damn kids.

If that ball goes in my yard one more time, I'm keeping it.

- My neighbor, 1972

Posted: 7/3/2012 11:23:04 AM EDT

[#27]

I really don't like loud, booming fireworks, so that's why I've been wearing earplugs at night for the past few days. Mainly because on the 5th, I have to go to work.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:20:16 PM EDT

[#28]

On the fourth I don't care if they shoot off every illegal firework than can be bought at the local reservations. It's all the other day and nights.

Unlike most on this site most of the people are not celebrating independence day just like they don't really know what memorial day is really about.

I'm not really old and grouchy unless people make me that way.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:22:40 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
On the fourth I don't care if they shoot off every illegal firework than can be bought at the local reservations. It's all the other day and nights.

Unlike most on this site most of the people are not celebrating independence day just like they don't really know what memorial day is really about.

I'm not really old and grouchy unless people make me that way.

That's my feeling. They start at the beginning of the month or the tail end of June and keep it up sometimes thru the end of the first week.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:23:04 PM EDT

[#30]

Neighbours around here think it is from mid June until Labor Day. Meh, I don't care, no one gives me shit for poping off critters in the back yard.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:24:43 PM EDT

[#31]

My wife and I were just talking about this last night. She thinks that complaining neighbors need to mind their own business instead of coming outside at 9:45PM and telling us we need to wrap it up because they have a day full of watching TV on the couch tomorrow.

It only happens once a year and we at least have the courtesy to stop by 10:30 PM. If it's earlier than that and your complaining, cry me a river.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:27:03 PM EDT

[#32]

Communist drivel!

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:30:09 PM EDT

[#33]

I'm with the OP on this. Only because my dog goes nutso and destroys our house when they go off. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't care. Most of the fun fireworks are illegal but people do them anyway. Also there is a ban on all fireworks except for 12 to 12 on the 4th because we lost a bunch of house in a wildfire last week.

Posted: 7/3/2012 12:33:56 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
My wife and I were just talking about this last night. She thinks that complaining neighbors need to mind their own business instead of coming outside at 9:45PM and telling us we need to wrap it up because they have a day full of watching TV on the couch tomorrow.

It only happens once a year and we at least have the courtesy to stop by 10:30 PM. If it's earlier than that and your complaining, cry me a river.

Up here it doesn't get dark until 10pm this time of year. I expect them to go for a few hours into the 5th..........speaking of fireworks; I just had to reboot my computer due to a lighting strike down the street. Strange weather this year.......

Posted: 7/3/2012 1:27:55 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:

Quoted:
My wife and I were just talking about this last night. She thinks that complaining neighbors need to mind their own business instead of coming outside at 9:45PM and telling us we need to wrap it up because they have a day full of watching TV on the couch tomorrow.

It only happens once a year and we at least have the courtesy to stop by 10:30 PM. If it's earlier than that and your complaining, cry me a river.

Up here it doesn't get dark until 10pm this time of year. I expect them to go for a few hours into the 5th..........speaking of fireworks; I just had to reboot my computer due to a lighting strike down the street. Strange weather this year.......

It starts getting dark here around 930ish. So that's usually a good hour to get some shot off. Tomorrow night however, most everyone here in town stays up late to watch the fireworks.

Posted: 7/3/2012 1:46:55 PM EDT

[#36]

Posted: 7/3/2012 1:52:09 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Get off my lawn, you Damn kids.

Yeah gramps..... I would be a grumpy ass but then I remember how much I looked forward to this time of year as a young lad. Yes it scares my dogs but so does their super chicken and the cat. They will get over it, life will go on.

Posted: 7/3/2012 1:53:11 PM EDT

[#38]

We should all consider your feelings before we do anything.

Fuck. That.

Posted: 7/3/2012 1:58:11 PM EDT

[#39]

Why do you hate America?

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:01:40 PM EDT

[#40]

Down here we have fireworks stores open year round. You can go and set off what ever you want when ever you want. It's great.

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:02:05 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:

I generally don't mind until some asshole decides to light them off at 2:30am

..and if it goes on a week before and two weeks after the actual 4th. Used to be my faovorite holiday but not anymore. Not very neighborly in my opinion. ymmv

Just go and hide...until hunting season.....then you can come out and snivel about the noise again.

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:02:48 PM EDT

[#42]

Every time I hear a neighbor shoot a gun or set off fireworks I just smile.
I love the sound of freedom.

GM

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:03:42 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Don't you have a HOA meeting to attend or something?

This.

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:08:31 PM EDT

[#44]

Sadly there is a burn ban in effect here and no one is shooting anything.

Oh and OP, IM EXPcustom I'm sure he'll have some wonderful advice on getting people to stop having fun and quashing celebratory revelry that you'll find useful.

Posted: 7/3/2012 2:17:49 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Down here we have fireworks stores open year round. You can go and set off what ever you want when ever you want. It's great.

Yep, here in NH we do as well.

I guess it never occurred to me that fireworks may be illegal in certain parts of the country. Around here lots of neighborhood kids and adults play with them. It doesn't bother me unless one of those big aerial shells misfires and lands on my roof, my car, or in my yard.

One of my neighbors has a pretty slick remote firing station, just like this one:

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