Every year here in my town, there is the largest 4th of July fireworks display West of the Mississippi since 1964. The annual budget is usually $450,000.00 and that's alot of fireworks. This year for the first time in 45 years, there was no fireworks display. The local residents that would normally attend the fireworks extravaganza must have bought fireworks together with the 100,000 people that normally come into town for the display last night. Because it sounded like world war 3 for 8 hours or so and it never let up once. The sky was more lit up than during a thunderstorm, and I had to close my windows because I was gagging on the smoke filled air. Every time I looked out of my upstairs window near my desk, it was a free fireworks display. There have been pledges by local businesses like Burlington Northern Railroad for next year's display but I will not attend. They are supposed to be shooting smaller mortars and I like the big ones. When I was a child they shot off the 36 inch in diameter "Harvest Moon" mortars and lots of them. I come from a family that used to make fireworks. Maybe I'll get my license and make fireworks for a living? I always did like making the fountains and pinwheels for the kids at school and it helpd pay for my audio addiction. If you hear a loud bang and then don't see me here any longer, you'll know what happened. psssssssssssssssssssss................ POP
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