What's everyone doing for the 4th?

[Rick Lee]

I always plan very late for this kind of stuff. I'm debating between riding the bike up to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon with the wife on back or driving down to Tucson, Nogales, Bibee, Sierra Vista, etc. Wifey just got her green card, so walking across to the Mex. side of Nogales might be a bit of a novelty for her. If we head north, I'm afraid of the traffic and crowds. I was agoraphobic in DC and now that I work from home and never have to deal with traffic, I'm even more so.

[slodave]

I'll be home, alone, again....

[TerryH]

My brother got sober so we can't get drunk and have bottle rocket fights anymore. Glad I still have scars to remind me of the fun times. Nothing like alcohol and gunpowder. LOL

[gprsh924]

Fireworks and attempting to burn as much gas as humanly possible between the boat and waverunner.

[legion]

The state of Illinois has allowed me to purchase sparklers.

[Tobra]

Working on cars all weekend.

Not doing fireworks this year, be enough fires without my starting any

[legion]

Be safe guys.

One of my best friend's brother in law decided to light off 6" mortars designed for electronic ignition--with a lighter last year. As they have VERY short fuses, one went off in his hand...

They managed to sew his cheek shut, but he has permanent nerve damage on the left side of his face and "tatooing". He also no longer has a right thumb.

[jim72911t]

Going to Seattle to watch fireworks over Lake Union, then interviewing with several companies the following week, as I am contemplating a move to the PNW.

[Rick Lee]

I used to take a closet hanger rod for aiming bottle rockets, sort of like a bazooka. NJ was pretty bad for fireworks, but there was a flea market in Bucks Co., PA where you could buy pretty good stuff. My mom was so cool back then that she didn't even get bent out of shape when we lit off bottle rockets in her VW cabrio on the way home from that market.

Slodave, go find a nice piece of a$s to hit.

[Gogar]

The "Heritage and Freedom Festival" in O'Fallon, MO. Big Head Todd, Candlebox (whoa!) and the Gin Blossoms.

Terror. Freedom. Fries.

[Rick Lee]

Candlebox? Wow. I saw them open for Rush a few times '94. Peter Clett is an excellent guitarist.

[cantdrv55]

BBQ at my house. We can see fireworks from at least 4 cities from my backyard.

[jhynesrockmtn]

Running a Formula Vee at the SOVREN Historics near Seattle, hopefully no fireworks while driving.

[RWebb]

find some English people and shoot at them

[Dottore]

hashish and virgins

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Hanging out at home, working on my long list of stuff to do (holiday weekends are excellent opportunities to get caught up while everyone else is gone) and hopefully finding some time for a few fireworks and/or brewskis in there someplace.

Drive/travel out of town on a holiday weekend? F that.

[rusnak]

I'm driving the 911 to Morro Bay to spend the weekend with my parents, siblings, and their kids. Gonna take the new camera and some cigars and look for some interesting things to do, then catch the F1 race on Speed.

If anyone is in the area, stop by. The house is on PCH at the state beach entrance.

[cantdrv55]

Why do we celebrate Independence Day on July 4? Didn't America gain her independence from England much later like in 1783 (can't remember the month though but I'm pretty sure it wasn't in July)?

[onlycafe]

run over to boston for the pops concert and the fireworks.

[livi]

Originally Posted by slodave

I'll be home, alone, again....

+1 and completely satisfied with that too.