Yeah, let's give morons fireworks.... Genius idea!

So, the 4th of July came and went this year. I gotta say this was one of the worst ones I've ever seen. Not that, I always have a good or bad 4th. This one just stood out as one of the crappiest. And evidently, it isn't even fully over in my neighborhood.

Our plans got cancelled along with appartently much of LB's firework displays. Not a big deal. Really. I've spent quite a few 4th's without fireworks. Now I do LOVE fireworks.... But I know I'll eventually see them again at say Disneyland one of these days... It would have been nice to see them Monday, but no biggie. We couldn't even go out to see a movie. The only one we wanted to see was one we saw already (BTW, we LOVED War of the Worlds).

Not having plans for that night wasn't really a problem... Mom had to start a new job the next day, anyway. Not to mention, I was beginning to worry about leaving the place and cat un-attended for the night. And my instincts were proven right.

I just adore people who think they can set up there own firework displays. I mean, it is just awesome the way they show a complete lack of safety for property and children. It should be illegal to even sell these small time firecrackers.

Now, the neighborhood kids had been letting us sample the sound effects of these firecrackers since Friday. Awfully nice of them, really. Setting off car alarms. Even being so inconsiderate as to set them out in front of our window. Or in the alley next to parked cars when the cops came to shoo them away from the sidewalks... Ticketted, I heard. But that didn't detour them.

So back to Monday, when the whole neighborhood got involved. Not uncommon really. Except they were doing this on the sidewalk next to FLAMABLE lawn right outside OUR window. Some of them, I swear might have shot directly over our roof.. Now that's the last thing we need. An apartment on fire.

The fireworks went on for hours. And what little I saw of it, wasn't even all that great. I gotta say, I was so nervous and angry for like 2 hours straight. I couldn't even get Oreo out from under the bed to hide him in the closet a lil quieter for him. Poor kitty... They'd stop and he'd dare to venture out, only to flee minutes later.

Strays went on for hours more, but I had calmed down by then... And whoopee for me, the strays haven't stopped yet. Yes, I said yet.... It is now a full week of firecrackers that I have had the pleasure of enjoying... Will the torture of 4th of July never end???