7-5-06 Fireworks

I hope everyone had a happy 4th of July, whether you were in the States or not. I'm just going to post the details of ours for posterity.

Each year, since 1994, I subject the significant-other to the local fireworks shows. We go to Kaboom Town in Addison, TX on the night of July 3rd. The important thing here is to locate the perfect watching spot. That spot: is not too crowded, has an unobstructed view of fireworks, allows easy/quick access to escape the traffic after fireworks. That has been the Post Office, the parking garage roof and most recently, the Petsmart parking lot.

For the past 4 years, we have taken part in the Carrollton,TX watching party. It is a short walk from our house and happens on July 4th.

This year was marked by rain. Not much rain, just a lot of drizzle. The fireworks still went off but the crowd was a bit moist.
This is the first time in 12yrs that we've had to deal with rain. A true oddity considering how very dry our year has been.
Finally, it was a strange year for fireworks. Addison's show seemed to fade out. The patriotic music (simulcast on Jack FM) continued to play for 10 minutes after the fireworks stopped....and there was no "big honkin finale". They just stopped firing. The crowd had no idea what to do. Most just stood, staring into an empty sky.
I took the opportunity to beat the traffic.

Carrollton's was nearly as unusual. The broadcasted music was too quiet to hear. The show was nice but short and the finale, which is usually marked by a fountain of fireworks, was 5 consecutive pops. Ta-da. All done.

Now, I'm not complaining. I'm just marking the details of the event. The hubby insists that he's being tortured every year...but I know...one day he'll look at fireworks and think of me. Maybe he already does.

Happy 5th of July. :)