Happy Independence Day!
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Thank you for calling it Independence Day! I feel that it is very disrespectful to what the day stands for to refer to it as July 4th.
Happy Independence Day!
I'm not proud to be an American, but I am eternally grateful.
I am proud of the decency that this country stands for, although I am sometimes disappointed in the results.
I'm sure that there are many decent people in all corners of this planet, but I truly believe in the decency of the individual on which this country was founded July 4, 1776.
We, Americans, have a burden to live up to that. It's not impossible.
Have a safe and happy Independence Day! We are one lucky people.
I am proud of the decency that this country stands for, although I am sometimes disappointed in the results.
I'm sure that there are many decent people in all corners of this planet, but I truly believe in the decency of the individual on which this country was founded July 4, 1776.
We, Americans, have a burden to live up to that. It's not impossible.
Have a safe and happy Independence Day! We are one lucky people.
I am proud to be an American!! I am proud and thankful for every person who worked and gave their all for us to be a free nation. Patriotism is not dead yet!!
Happy Independance Day!!!
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
Ronald Reagan
Happy Independance Day!!!
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
Ronald Reagan
Adams Family
I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not. - John Adams
I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not. - John Adams
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - The Declaration of Independence, adopted July 4, 1776. Happy Fourth of July everyone!
I would enjoy the holiday a lot more if my neighbors would obey the law. I whole heartily believe in what this holiday represents....however in my neck of the woods, people being what they are, the holiday is celebrated beginning three days prior with constant huge explosions (non-legal fireworks) making any enjoyment in my yard next to impossible. My dogs (even when kept inside) completely freak out. They are given sedatives yet continue to be extremely stressed. I DO NOT look forward to tonight as it turns into a complete free-for-all for hours at a time. In the morning my yard will be littered with debris. And as an added insult, the noise typically continues for a couple of days afterward. Sorry, but it just sucks bigtime.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
Originally Posted By: LTVibe
July 4, 1776 - July 4, 2011
How many other nations have been around for 235 years without some kind of violent change or revolution? What a testament to our Constitution and form of government!
Here's to another 235 years!
Well, you know the civil war was a little bit of a spat...
Still, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY.
July 4, 1776 - July 4, 2011
How many other nations have been around for 235 years without some kind of violent change or revolution? What a testament to our Constitution and form of government!
Here's to another 235 years!
Well, you know the civil war was a little bit of a spat...
Still, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY.
Originally Posted By: andrewg
I would enjoy the holiday a lot more if my neighbors would obey the law. I whole heartily believe in what this holiday represents....however in my neck of the woods, people being what they are, the holiday is celebrated beginning three days prior with constant huge explosions (non-legal fireworks) making any enjoyment in my yard next to impossible. My dogs (even when kept inside) completely freak out. They are given sedatives yet continue to be extremely stressed. I DO NOT look forward to tonight as it turns into a complete free-for-all for hours at a time. In the morning my yard will be littered with debris. And as an added insult, the noise typically continues for a couple of days afterward. Sorry, but it just sucks bigtime.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
Sounds like you are not happy there!
I would enjoy the holiday a lot more if my neighbors would obey the law. I whole heartily believe in what this holiday represents....however in my neck of the woods, people being what they are, the holiday is celebrated beginning three days prior with constant huge explosions (non-legal fireworks) making any enjoyment in my yard next to impossible. My dogs (even when kept inside) completely freak out. They are given sedatives yet continue to be extremely stressed. I DO NOT look forward to tonight as it turns into a complete free-for-all for hours at a time. In the morning my yard will be littered with debris. And as an added insult, the noise typically continues for a couple of days afterward. Sorry, but it just sucks bigtime.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
Sounds like you are not happy there!
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Originally Posted By: andrewg
I would enjoy the holiday a lot more if my neighbors would obey the law. I whole heartily believe in what this holiday represents....however in my neck of the woods, people being what they are, the holiday is celebrated beginning three days prior with constant huge explosions (non-legal fireworks) making any enjoyment in my yard next to impossible. My dogs (even when kept inside) completely freak out. They are given sedatives yet continue to be extremely stressed. I DO NOT look forward to tonight as it turns into a complete free-for-all for hours at a time. In the morning my yard will be littered with debris. And as an added insult, the noise typically continues for a couple of days afterward. Sorry, but it just sucks bigtime.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
Sounds like you are not happy there!
No I am not. I've been doing just about all that I can to move. Due to the economic downturn however, it's a long way off. I hope to be able to purchase a getaway home soon though. At least then I will be able to escape time to time from this place when the need arises.
Originally Posted By: andrewg
I would enjoy the holiday a lot more if my neighbors would obey the law. I whole heartily believe in what this holiday represents....however in my neck of the woods, people being what they are, the holiday is celebrated beginning three days prior with constant huge explosions (non-legal fireworks) making any enjoyment in my yard next to impossible. My dogs (even when kept inside) completely freak out. They are given sedatives yet continue to be extremely stressed. I DO NOT look forward to tonight as it turns into a complete free-for-all for hours at a time. In the morning my yard will be littered with debris. And as an added insult, the noise typically continues for a couple of days afterward. Sorry, but it just sucks bigtime.
It's a shame my fellow countrymen (at least where I live) choose to celebrate by disobeying the law and being downright rude.
But....Happy Independence Day anyway.
Sounds like you are not happy there!
No I am not. I've been doing just about all that I can to move. Due to the economic downturn however, it's a long way off. I hope to be able to purchase a getaway home soon though. At least then I will be able to escape time to time from this place when the need arises.
Where I live, it's a complete and utter WAR zone. My street, my yard, my cedar shake roof are all covered with Chinese debris. My Volvo took a direct hit to the windshield. I walked the dogs to the enemy territory. Wow. I thought my street was bad. It's at least a foot deep. Paper and burned junk everywhere. My dogs can handle gun shots - but not megaton range devices 100 ft from roof level. This is not sane. The only solace I can take is apparently one of his mortars blew in the tube. Hope his kids weren't near.
If one thing would make me move, this might be it. And I'm the dude who used to blow up all kinds of stuff. My dogs were hiding under my desk. This AM they seem to be better.
We went to the Carnation FW show. Really nice and controlled, excellent displayed. When we got home, apparently the battle was nearly over.
If one thing would make me move, this might be it. And I'm the dude who used to blow up all kinds of stuff. My dogs were hiding under my desk. This AM they seem to be better.
We went to the Carnation FW show. Really nice and controlled, excellent displayed. When we got home, apparently the battle was nearly over.
I remember we dropped a mortar in a chiminea and just about blew the back window out of a house once. Completely shattered the chiminea and blew shrapnel everywhere. Those things have some firepower.
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Where I live, it's a complete and utter WAR zone. My street, my yard, my cedar shake roof are all covered with Chinese debris. My Volvo took a direct hit to the windshield. I walked the dogs to the enemy territory. Wow. I thought my street was bad. It's at least a foot deep. Paper and burned junk everywhere. My dogs can handle gun shots - but not megaton range devices 100 ft from roof level. This is not sane. The only solace I can take is apparently one of his mortars blew in the tube. Hope his kids weren't near.
If one thing would make me move, this might be it. And I'm the dude who used to blow up all kinds of stuff. My dogs were hiding under my desk. This AM they seem to be better.
We went to the Carnation FW show. Really nice and controlled, excellent displayed. When we got home, apparently the battle was nearly over.
Pablo...then you TOTALLY get it! I just spent about an hour picking up my yard from OTHERS litter....and I'm still not finished. Yesterday was simply horrid....but once the sun set? HOLY COW! I timed the explosions (and I mean HUGE explosions) and not once did any more than 30 seconds pass before ANOTHER HUGE BOOM would occur. And that doesn't count the smaller explosions in between those 30 seconds. And this was CONTINUOUS until freakin 1:00 AM!!! That's just rude, discourteous, and uncalled for. The idiot neighbor on one side of me actually angled 85% of his giant rockets right over my yard! Many nearly hit my chicken pen. It just makes me so angry that no consideration is given to your neighbor in this [censored] community I live in. My poor dogs were panting most of the night out of fear. I had to hold my Airedale until 1:00am or he would knock over furniture trying to hide behind them. He even dug a small hole in a corner of my carpet trying to dig himself away from the noise.
I've gathered all the garbage in a large container and am tempted to DUMP it in the yard next door. But I won't.....as he's an angry type jerk and will most likely retaliate in some way. My street out front is a disaster as well. And will any of my FINE neighbors clean it up? Oh heck no. Funny thing though....most are on welfare or have low paying jobs, but it sure didn't stop them from spending HUNDREDS on silly fireworks purchased from my other FINE citizens on the reservation.
Yeah.....gotta love the 4th. NOT.
Where I live, it's a complete and utter WAR zone. My street, my yard, my cedar shake roof are all covered with Chinese debris. My Volvo took a direct hit to the windshield. I walked the dogs to the enemy territory. Wow. I thought my street was bad. It's at least a foot deep. Paper and burned junk everywhere. My dogs can handle gun shots - but not megaton range devices 100 ft from roof level. This is not sane. The only solace I can take is apparently one of his mortars blew in the tube. Hope his kids weren't near.
If one thing would make me move, this might be it. And I'm the dude who used to blow up all kinds of stuff. My dogs were hiding under my desk. This AM they seem to be better.
We went to the Carnation FW show. Really nice and controlled, excellent displayed. When we got home, apparently the battle was nearly over.
Pablo...then you TOTALLY get it! I just spent about an hour picking up my yard from OTHERS litter....and I'm still not finished. Yesterday was simply horrid....but once the sun set? HOLY COW! I timed the explosions (and I mean HUGE explosions) and not once did any more than 30 seconds pass before ANOTHER HUGE BOOM would occur. And that doesn't count the smaller explosions in between those 30 seconds. And this was CONTINUOUS until freakin 1:00 AM!!! That's just rude, discourteous, and uncalled for. The idiot neighbor on one side of me actually angled 85% of his giant rockets right over my yard! Many nearly hit my chicken pen. It just makes me so angry that no consideration is given to your neighbor in this [censored] community I live in. My poor dogs were panting most of the night out of fear. I had to hold my Airedale until 1:00am or he would knock over furniture trying to hide behind them. He even dug a small hole in a corner of my carpet trying to dig himself away from the noise.
I've gathered all the garbage in a large container and am tempted to DUMP it in the yard next door. But I won't.....as he's an angry type jerk and will most likely retaliate in some way. My street out front is a disaster as well. And will any of my FINE neighbors clean it up? Oh heck no. Funny thing though....most are on welfare or have low paying jobs, but it sure didn't stop them from spending HUNDREDS on silly fireworks purchased from my other FINE citizens on the reservation.
Yeah.....gotta love the 4th. NOT.
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em...
Originally Posted By: benjamming
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em...
That's why society has devolved the way it has. No thanks.
if you can't beat 'em, join 'em...
That's why society has devolved the way it has. No thanks.
Well at least I'm not the only one.. used to love the 4th as it's my b-day. We'll never spend another 4th up here in the city. Not only is it illegal fireworks but they block off streets if they feel like it! Made it a complete PITA to get home. One illegal block the woman even used to her kids to keep people from coming through. I was tempted to hit her but nah.. at least I got close enough to scare her a bit. Should of stopped and called the cops worried about my kids with all the fireworks. Didn't have anything in the yard since I strike fear in the kids on the block. We're still hearing fireworks!
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