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A Quiet July 4th

Maybe because we had a downpour at 4:30 PM and then again around 9 PM that things were fairly quiet. During the day people were out sailing, swimming, canoeing, doing things one would do on a usual weekend day in Fort Lauderdale. The storms, while heavy, were brief and though the beaches were closed there was no stopping the evening fireworks. I saw the fireworks in Oakland Park and Pompano and downtown by looking out my window but all in all very little noise. What was even more amazing was that after 10 PM not a firework to be seen or heard and for the first time, as far as I know now, not a single person was shot by a stray bullet fired to 'celebrate' the 4th of July! WOW! In south Florida that is unbelievable!

posted on July 5, 2020 3:08 PM ()

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People shoot off guns aimlessly to celebrate? I thought they only did that in cartoons. The fireworks my neighbors set off made me vow to give my lawn a thorough soaking next July 4th, because they lit them in the middle of the street for 2 hrs., and I saw my grass keep catching sparks. It was pretty irresponsible.
comment by drmaus on July 6, 2020 11:36 AM ()
Shooting guns off to 'celebrate' the 4th of July is a 'thing' here and usually a bullet goes astray and kills someone!!
reply by greatmartin on July 6, 2020 2:00 PM ()
It reminds me of when people start having small strokes and sometimes it changes their personality. The ones who were nice all their lives become mean, and the mean ones become all sweetsy and nice.
comment by traveltales on July 5, 2020 6:48 PM ()
People are crazy!! (Not you and me--the others!!)
reply by greatmartin on July 5, 2020 8:21 PM ()

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