Yeah so I was supposed to meet up with some friends to see the fireworks in Downtown Stillwater, but for some reason my friend never called to tell me where to meet them :( Plus the fireworks were barely 20 minutes this year (instead of the usual half-hour) and at one point there were about ten of the exact same boring red fireworks in a row!! This was so unlike Stillwater, so I was dissapointed...hope the fireworks elsewhere were much better!   :)

SHUDDA STAYED HOME AND WATCHED THE TV,IN WASHINGTON DC YOU HAD THE WASHINGTON MON. AS A BACKDROP,THE MUSIC WAS IN SYNC FROM A LVE BAND AND THE FIREWORKS WERE ALSO  BEAUTIFUL AND IN ALL COLORS TOO ,AND IN SYNC TOO,,,SORRY YOU HAD A MISERABLE TIME,BUT JUST REMEMBER WHY WERE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN ! OUR SOLDIERS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW AS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY,BUT YOU HAVE A COMPARISON TO THIS DAY, ONE DAY !,,AND SAY WOW WHAT A GREAT FOURTH THIS ONE WAS !!!

I stayed home and watched them on TV.  The Tempe Town Lake fireworks were really well done.  It lasted 40 minutes, with lots of colors and variety.  I've gone to see them in person a few times, but the event is so big they get about 200,000 people out there.  It opens early in the day, so people arrive at different times.  But everyone leaves at the same time.  Talk about a traffic jam.  But it's fun.

 Every year they cost about the same but the flavor is less interesting. I mean you spend all of this money and get a horah not a bang bang shoot em up. Pretty just isn't as pretty as it used to be. But the little grandchildren enjoyed them all around. And that is hwo it is really for.

A fireworks factory in China was destroyed causing the pyrotech cos. that bought from them to have smaller shows this year.

DC fireworks amazing as always.

They were cool in Dayton OHIO FRIDAY....and in Kettering Sat. (15 min. from Dayton).

Sorry, appreciate what there is. Our life is better than most.

surveybob, that is so true.  Have a good night.

 I don't watch fireworks but I am glad you all had a good time!

surveybob:

Sorry, appreciate what there is. Our life is better than most.

Yeah, that is so true. I shouldn't have complained! Sorry :(

We didn't go see the fireworks because everyone around here thinks they have to wait until 11:00 p.m. to show them, and I cannot stay up that late!  I could manage a 10:00 show, but another hour would put me over the edge without enough sleep!  So we watched the show in New York on TV, and it was good enough for me!  Plus, it was over by 10:00!

MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS WENT TO SEE THE FIREWORKS BUT NOT ME.  A FEW YEARS AGO IN ONE OF THE SUBURBS NEAR ME A CITY WAS HAVING FIREWORKS AND A LITTLE GIRL WAS KILLED.  I HAVE NEVER FELT THE SAME ABOUT THEM SINCE.  THEY HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE LAWS ON HOW FAR THE AUDIENCE MUST SIT FROM THE FIREWORKS BUT I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SO SORRY FOR THAT FAMILY.  IT JUST TOOK THE IMPORTANCE OF FIREWORKS AWAY FROM ME.  I HAVEN'T WATCHED THEM SINCE THEN.  OF COURSE MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS GO BUT IT WORRIES ME WHEN THEY ARE THERE.

I didn't get to see any fireworks this year.  I went camping this past weekend.  It was very relaxing and enjoyable despite not seeing any fireworks.