Happy Secular New Year!

[cat_77]

It's only 11:00 pm here right now but, after getting only two and a half hours of sleep last night, and three the night before, I'm headed off to bed. E needs to work tomorrow, though I'm lucky enough to have the day off.

Told our youngest that he can stay up and read for the next hour and listen/watch the fireworks. E was surprised:

E - Fireworks? There's no fireworks!

Me - Yes, there are. They go off at midnight.

E - Since when are there fireworks?

Me - Every fucking year since they invented the damn things?

Youngest - Um, I remember them from last year. Our neighbors were setting them off from the roof.

Me - Yeah, those too. They almost set the house on fire.

Youngest - Fun times. Maybe they'll aim away from the house this year?

Comments

[cleothemuse.livejournal.com]

I don't remember having ever heard anyone where I live set off fireworks for the New Year... but they did this time!

[cat-77.livejournal.com]

Our neighbors across the street set theirs off about five minutes early, followed shortly by the "official" ones down on the island.

There's always been the official ones, but "personal" fireworks only became legal in MN a few years ago. Now everyone is using every excuse to blow shit up. :) To be fair, the neighbors behind us are always careful. The ones across the street only let the sober people use fire. It's the ones next door that make you plead, "Please, don't breed!"

[cleothemuse.livejournal.com]

I live in Kentucky... "please don't breed" is a daily mantra even sans fireworks!