not sure where else to put this....

[gigemaggs99]

So I figure I need to gripe and I'm not sure where to put this so here goes....


When I was a kid we could ride bikes without helmets. We could rollerskate without pads, we could shoot cap guns AND water guns that looked real.

We could ALSO SHOOT FIREWORKS!!!!!

What is wrong with this nation? I am the ONLY person on my entire street that puts out an AMERICAN FLAG on the 4th of July.

I went to the fireworks stand today and bought some black cats. I was outside cleaning the grill getting it ready to cook some steaks and grill on the 4th of July, which I thought was NORMAL!!!! and while I was out there I took out 6, please note SIX black cats. I tried them together and lit them on my concrete driveway! There is nothing else on my driveway and it's wide enough for 2 full size vehicles to park in and long enough for 4.

Well my communist neighbor was outside on her driveway when I lit these 6 black cats. She turns around looks at me all pissed off and goes in the house. Then comes back out about 2 minutes later, gets in her car and drives off. As she drives by she gives me this PISSED OFF LOOK.

I put new charcoal in the grill, go inside and wash my hands sit down with a cold beer and my dog starts going nuts at the window.

I look outside and there is a police officer walking up to my front door.

He rings the bell and tells me the police department received an anonymous call from one of my neighbors that someone was shooting off fireworks. He asked me if I had shot any fire works off. I said, "Yes sir, I shot 6 black cats".

He said, well you can't shoot them in town, it's $500 fine and I have to see and hear you doing it so this is a warning. He said he doesn't agree with it either, he said he has shot fireworks since he was a kid and will continue to shoot them, just not in town. Then told me to have a good day.

I just don't get it, I can understand if I was shooting bottle rockets at someone's house or property or something....but 6 black cats, that's all I shot, in the middle of a concrete driveway. Does that really warrant a call to the police?

I hope my communist neighbor has a WONDERFUL 4th of July.

To everyone else have a Truely Wonderful 4th of July, God Bless America and thank you to all our MEN AND WOMEN in Uniform!

Thanks for listening!

[drunkenstarfish]

I would make sure I scooped up all your dogs schit for the next few days and scatter it on your neighbors lawn. People are weird now. We used to light of all kinds of fireworks when we were little and it was in the middle of town. I just don't understand why people act the way they do anymore.

[RicoVacilon]

That's really out there man. At least the cop was cool with you. What a weird neighbor. All I can say is resist not the evil doer. If you try to get in a pissing contest with your neighbor the person who will win is the bigger a-hole who doesn't have a problem one upping the other in the a-hole dept. Just let the neighbor thing slide would be my best advice. It could cause a whole lot of high BP if you don't. lol