Community Chat

[haddon9]

When my kids were little we used to have so much fun on the fourth!  We living in NJ at the time and in the morning the kids and their cousins would go on fire engine rides. 

When that ended we would walk to the end of the street and they had a small parade with the usual groups like scouts, little league, etc. Various groups would throw candy at the kids! Fire trucks from our town and neighboring towns would end the parade with sirens blasting.

Then in the afternoon it was a barb-b-que with my parents and in laws.  The kids would play in the back yard then take naps to get ready to see the fireworks in the park just a few blocks over.  At the time it seemed that most small towns in my area of southern NJ had fireworks.  Not so much when we moved to PA.

This year we are going to Flemington, NJ  on the third and meeting up with my brother & sister in law to see the fireworks there which are usually very well done.  We will eat dinner out before.

My next door neighbors are having everyone who wants to come over on our street to watch the fireworks on the fourth from their backyard since they have a good view of a large basin area out back. There are always residents who shoot some large ones off.

We are probably going to pass on this since everyone who will be there will be parents in their forties with their school aged kids.  While they are all nice and I like all of my new neighbors, I don't have much in common with them.  Most of the older neighbors have either moved away or go to their shore houses.

What are you all doing?

[Estellee]

Maybe a trip to the mall where I can escape the heat.

[deepwaterdotter]

A homemade Wisconsin fish fry dinner of walleye, coleslaw, crinkle-cut fries, and Parker House rolls.  Strawberry shortcake for dessert. Enjoying fireworks set off a couple blocks away over the river viewed from our rocking chairs on the deck.

[gidgetgh]

I have no plans, as usual for most holidays. I did mention something to that effect to my neighbor who also said she had no plans and we kind of loosely talked about maybe going out for lunch that day. So, who knows. But definitely no cookouts or fireworks or anything.  No plans like that. 

[JYWilliams]

I have no plans. But I live a few blocks from downtown and the City will be lighting fireworks on the River front. I'll be able to see them from my deck.

[Marp]

I have no plans for the day but as night falls I will be doing my best to comfort my dogs.

[vegan4ever]

No plans, staying home watching fireworks from my balcony.

[Jk9]

The 4th is usually a guiet holiday for us.  Like @Marp , we will be comforting our dogs and securing the donkey and goat so they don't run over each other hearing the fireworks being set off at the nudists' coloney down the road.  They celebrate big time.  Hope they are really careful.  The heat and humidity are a big reason we will be secured in our home.

[tends2dogs]

Calms Forte or St. Johnswort works wonders for nervous/scared dogs.

[catter70]

@haddon9 , when I was a little girl, which was a very long time ago, my sister and I also did the ride on the firetruck. No parade though in my little town, but btw, not too far from Flemington NJ.