Fireworks

Posted by E-George on July 1, 2009

I remember as a child pining and aching to have fireworks each Independence Day. I also remember my mother saying no and following it up with the explanation, “If you want to see money burn, I’ll set a dollar bill on fire right here on the kitchen table.” I also remember than when she did splurge on fireworks it was one (count it, ONE) smoke snake, and a box of sparkles that she rationed out over the course of two weeks. Iron clad logic she demonstrated because to this day I have never purchased any other firecracker other than a sparkler, and that was more than 10 years ago.

While Independence Day is easily one of my top 3 favorite holidays, I’ve always hated the prelude and postlude of fireworks being shot off in my neighborhood as soon as dusk passes into night. When I lived on Albuquerque’s west side, I hated it especially after a certain time of night when the fireworks ran out and the neighbors shot guns into the air as their low-budget alternative. This year I’ve found this early shooting of fireworks to be especially nerve wracking and obnoxious because now it threatens the peaceful sleep of my baby. I swear that if one of those nitwits wakes up my child I am going to… well… probably going to do nothing besides storm around my own living room muttering horrible things and immediately repenting for my sin of anger. But, boy will I be steamin’ mad if it happens. Or, at least really really frustrated.

On Saturday my plan is to have Evelyn thoroughly napped so come evening when all the explosions start she won’t be going to pieces from exhaustion. Hopefully we’ll be able to sit on the back porch and watch the big ones going off around downtown or the area golf courses. We’ll definitely be victim to the neighborhood miscreants who have smuggled in illegal fireworks from outside the county. Lord knows, M-80s are perfectly safe in urban settings. Usually the noise pollution goes well into the evening – unless, of course, the weather stamps out everyone’s plans – so hopefully Evelyn has sufficiently strong sleep that she won’t be too disturbed. I wake up for every one that goes off. Matthew, apparently, can sleep through anything, so my prayer is that Evelyn got his ability in this area.

Filed Under: Misc - Comments: Be the First to Comment



top