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Posted on 06/28/2006 10:14:11 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Did you actually get to shoot them off? Did the wind allow it?
We had an unbelievably good evening! The new neighbors, with the pit bull and the big dump truck, cranked up their stereo, "Proud to be an American" and "Courtesty of the Red White and Blue" and the such played while they shot off "BIG" fireworks right out in the street! Their kids were riding bikes and so Steve and I went out and sat in the drive and watched while the jedis rode around out there too. All the way down the street and all around us, big fireworks were going off from the streets and the back yards and kids were riding around on bikes or electric cars or skateboards. Amazing! The whole neighborhood was outside till about 10pm! It was like a spontaneous block party, and I gotta say...the new neighbors got it going!
I kept waiting for an officer to come around passing out tickets, but none ever did!
Well, I think it helped cut down on the close stuff to move the neighbors out and move a friend in :~D
And my other neighbor across the pasture that has been active in the past is a pretty nice guy, but a big "NO WAR" DUer. He's probably too depressed to celebrate his country any more.
Yup! The wind died down and we were able to set off all of the goodies.
The coolest thing was that you could look as far as you could see in either direction and see dozens of fireworks. There was always at least one in the air at any given time.
Alyson woke up a little bit hoarse from screaming. *grin*
Sounds like you and your family had a great time too!
Does it seem to you like this was an usually good Fourth?
Joshua said he's remember it all his life.
ROFL!
Well, it was unusually good - but mostly because I'm here with Ramius. ;-)
The girls really had a terrific time. It was by far the most fireworks they've ever seen. I'll have warmer clothes for them next year so that they aren't stuck in one spot huddled under a blanket. *smiles*
~Ruthy
It was not cold last night at all, either :~D Their skins will thicken up a bit for all you Miami folk :~D
People who live on the water always go all out for the 4th. And it's neat because you can see it. I could hear all the fireworks on Black Lake last night, it was not individual booms, more of a constant rumble.
sneak freepin'... ok after 7 weeks I broke down... it was a good 4th... well I didn't do anything special for it but it was nice having Talon around all weekend.
Heh. I was inside FReeping the Korean fireworks.
No dong....hahahahahahahaha!
How is everyone? Long time since I've been on. I hope all is well in the PNW. All is well here, just working lots of hours. Take care.
Doing well here in the PNW! Glad to hear from you :~)
Heh!! Yeah....
Good thing none of 'em hit our soil...we'd have to light up someone's world like the Fouth of July!
I noticed this morning that the S Korean kids are protesting N Korea....probably the same bunch that protested US in SK.
Now here it is by the evening. Beyond help.
If you look carefully, you can see the borers here, one in the stem, one by Steve's thumb:
Dang, that bites...how big of an entry hole was it. I noticed a couple of days ago that one of my squash has a hole about the size of a pencil eraser...maybe a litte larger because it's oval. I'm hoping that it's not that nasty thing...I dont' know if there is any way to prevent it or get them out of there.
I should have squash in the next day or two...unless...
Mrsnad
They grub in when they are tiny...then they grow inside the stem. Look for this tale-tell marker...it looks like a tiny pile of sawdust near or on the stem. That's classic borer sawdust.
There is nothing you can do. Some people try removing the borer and then covering the cut area with dirt. I've tried with no success. The thing just dies so quickly, that usually it happens while you're in the house! One hour it's fine, the next it's a pile of wilted leaves. Very discouraging.
We still occasionally see a gopher steal something. Now that is a sight to see. Day before yesterday Steve and I watched as a gopher took an entire 2' bolted lettuce down into the dirt....zip, down it went. We just laughed...it's just so astounding!
ok, this is just a hole, no sawdust...but I'm gonna check just to make sure. I've heard that you can put a cardboard tube around the base of the plant when you plant it and that's supposed to work.
Our lettuce is back since we put up the electric fence. The deer ate it down to nothing...but it needed ate before it went to seed anyway. My tomatoes still have that black spot, but I've been spraying them regularly so I hope to keep it at bay.
Mrsnad
Take the precious 2J
Mrsnad
me first
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