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(Message started by: sandie99 on Jul 1st, 2005, 1:40pm)
Title: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by sandie99 on Jul 1st, 2005, 1:40pm
As a patriotic woman myself I'm very interested to hear how you guys in America are going to celebrate your day.

So, what are you doing this weekend and on the day itself???
What are your traditions? Special dishes? Tell me everything! :)

Sanna/sandie99
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by fat___pam on Jul 1st, 2005, 1:54pm
Im not doing a darn thing! We didn't get invited anywhere and we just hosted our own patriotic bbq for Memorial day.  However.. many people will go see fireworks, I'm not a big fan of loud noises but I have a feeling I will end up going anyhow.  Most people have parties, with chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, macaroni salad ect, in NY we have salt potatoes and beans too. Sometimes there are parades.
People seem to live red white and blue jello and whipped cream for dessert.. Least I do. Yummy.. now Im hungry
Crystal
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by jcmquix on Jul 1st, 2005, 1:59pm
[smiley=headbanger.gif] Watching the NASCAR races tonite & Saturday night.  [smiley=headbanger.gif]

[smiley=headbanger.gif] No Wife, No Kids, Just me and the Dogs  [smiley=headbanger.gif]

[smiley=headbanger.gif] That ROCKS  [smiley=headbanger.gif]

[smiley=headbanger.gif]PFDAN to ALL !!!  [smiley=headbanger.gif]
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:03pm
I'm going camping with my wife and my daughter. We're leaving as soon as I get home from work today.

I'm sure that the camp ground will have some patriotic activities for the kids so, we'll be in on what ever that is.

I'll watch the NASCAR race on my 4" tv at the campground on Saturday too.

We'll do some hiking and swimming. We're also planning on visiting a battle field that is nearby and seeing the actual battle site of the Battle For Tippicanoe and the museum that is there.

I'll be cooking most of our meals over the open fire at the camp ground. (steaks, ribs, etc...) I'm sure that my wife has something cool planned too. She always comes up with something fitting for every holiday.

We'll come back on the 4th so we can attend my buddies yearly BBQ and then every body at the party walks to the park to watch the fireworks.

In a nutshell..... I relax as much as possible and let my family just enjoy the down time. Most of all... All of the plans we have made are not definate. If we decide to do something else, it's cool.

Pat
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by ghost62 on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:18pm
Like most americans   BLOWING STUFF UP !!!!!!!

;;D ;;D ;;D  

My voices said it was ok to do that  ;)  ;;D ;;D ;;D
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Donna_D. on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:30pm
This weekend I am doing something that just a few  short months ago I thought would never happen.

We are celebrating my father's birthday.  Some time before Christmas last year, the docs told us we would be lucky to have him with us come Christmas-time.  He made it.  Then just a couple of months ago he was in ICU and not expected to make it out alive.  He made it.  Then the docs told us he would be lucky to make it to his next birthday.  Well, it is tomorrow.  He made it.  (Guess you all know now where I get my "fighting spirit".)  

He is still in very poor health and the neuros have yet to figure out what is causing his BPM (breaths per minute) to go up to 70 or greater with no warning or cause and will attend his own party immediately after a hemodialysis session, but by God, he made it.

Tomorrow the kids and I will load up in the car and drive out to be with my Dad and the rest of the family.

There will be food (boiled crawdads, new potatoes, corn on the cob and banana pudding for dessert), fun  (dominos, horseshoes, fishing and swimming), fireworks at dusk and a joyous celebration.  


A celebration of life.


DD
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Gator on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:38pm
Pacing, sitting rocking back and forth, pounding my head and screaming in pain.  Other than that?  Probably have a cookout at home, sit out in the yard and watch the boys shoot some fireworks and then watch the displays of people all around us as I ponder the death of personal liberty in this country.

Yee fukin haw.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Frank_W on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:38pm
Eat small animals. Play with big fire.

-Trog
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by kimmiedawn81 on Jul 1st, 2005, 2:40pm
I have to work all weekend, but I'm off on Monday, the 4th.  So, my boyfriend and I are going to go to his parent's house for a cookout and we may head across the river to the St. Louis VP Fair and see the fireworks, etc.  

I hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July weekend!
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by ghost62 on Jul 1st, 2005, 3:17pm
How I miss VP fair / Fair St Louis :'( ;;D
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by LeLimey on Jul 1st, 2005, 3:23pm

on 07/01/05 at 14:30:21, Donna_D. wrote:
A celebration of life.


DD


Fantastic DD! I hope you have the time of your life! Remember the rules, have loads of fun and take loads of pictures!

And everyone everywhere.. spend this weekend doing what I hope you spend every weekend doing, they are all precious... Making memories!

Enjoy yourselves!
Helen
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Jonny on Jul 1st, 2005, 4:53pm
WORKING!

Even Monday  >:(
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by unsolved1 on Jul 1st, 2005, 5:20pm
Party Saturday - Food, fireworks, and drunk people dancing

Party Sunday - Food, fireworks, and drunk people dancing (and swimming)

Unsolved
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Donna_D. on Jul 1st, 2005, 5:48pm

on 07/01/05 at 16:53:34, Jonny wrote:
WORKING!

Even Monday  >:(



You better be WORKING!!


That way you will be caught up enough with your job to attend convention  :)


DD
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by pattik on Jul 1st, 2005, 5:49pm

on 07/01/05 at 14:38:35, Gator wrote:
watch the displays of people all around us as I ponder the death of personal liberty in this country.

[smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

Do some gardening, play with my dog, NOT go to the fireworks (I have neighbors who put on their own great show every year), and help my mother with her packing (she's moving to a new place in a week).  Also, maybe grill some good stuff for the family.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Charlie on Jul 1st, 2005, 5:51pm
Watching my cousin's really boring dog, thawing out something and watching the latest Six Feet Under and reruns of Sex and The City. It's always a whirlwind.

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/fireworks.gif


This year, no town fireworks. No money in this economy for such things.

Now if you live along our lake, you get flares from the Chautauqua Lake Association and light them all along the lakefront at 10 before the parks begin the displays. There are so many cottages that's it's quite a sight from the air. I miss that stuff.
http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/grenade.gif
Charlie http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/tenbeer.gif
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Jonny on Jul 1st, 2005, 5:51pm

on 07/01/05 at 17:48:29, Donna_D. wrote:
That way you will be caught up enough with your job to attend convention  :)


Thats the only reason im working....my next day off will be cruising in DD's ride :-*
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by don on Jul 1st, 2005, 6:08pm
With about 200 people.

Cookout

DJ

Fireworks off a river barge in front of my house.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by BobG on Jul 1st, 2005, 8:48pm
This weekend? Saturday I'm working. Sunday I'm working.
Monday I'm working at X3 the pay.  :o LMAO! If the rate payers knew how much they pay me for sitting on my ass on holidays they'd impeach Gov Schwartzenagger (or whatever it's spelled) and fire the whole damnned Public Utilities Commission.
I love my job  ;;D
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Jul 1st, 2005, 10:48pm
We are gonna celebrate my little punkin's birthday Monday.  She is gonna be 5 and we are having friends over and cake and maybe a fire to cook up some food and maybe even gonna pull out the slip and slide.
Its gonna be fun.  My daughter, of course, is the cutest of all.
PF wishes and god help me to keep the beast away so i can have fun too.
BMonee
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Kirk on Jul 1st, 2005, 11:25pm
I'm going down to Yaquina Bay to the gear shed and see how two of my last three friends still alive are doing.
We will take about 6 quarts of Whiskey and drift on the tide in the bay watching the fireworks and toast all the friends that did'nt make it back in.
Think I'll do a little boat shopping while I'm at it. A nice Albacoe boat. Around 75 feet should do. If it has a stern house, perhaps I'll do a little crabbing this Winter.
Oh well, I'll toast lost friends anyway.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Karla on Jul 1st, 2005, 11:26pm
Church Bible Camp!
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by sandie99 on Jul 2nd, 2005, 4:46am
I'm going to watch Live8 concerts... The broadcast beginst 5pm here and ends... well, 4am tomorrow morning! Good news for insomniacs. And I feel bad for not owning a VCR back here.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by marty on Jul 2nd, 2005, 7:01am
We have the 4th of July PRCA rodeo here in Belton and that's where we will be.

Marty
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by BobG on Jul 2nd, 2005, 7:39pm

on 07/02/05 at 07:01:07, marty wrote:
We have the 4th of July PRCA rodeo here in Belton and that's where we will be.

Marty

YeeeHaw!
Sweaty Texas cowboys in tight fittin' leather chaps  :o

Pictures please.





No wait. Wrong website. Sorry
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Jul 2nd, 2005, 8:18pm
I'm really not into sweaty cowboys in tight fittin chaps.
Call me a modern day heterosexual.   ;)
BMonee
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Frank_W on Jul 2nd, 2005, 9:29pm

on 07/01/05 at 14:38:35, Gator wrote:
Pacing, sitting rocking back and forth, pounding my head and screaming in pain.  Other than that?  Probably have a cookout at home, sit out in the yard and watch the boys shoot some fireworks and then watch the displays of people all around us as I ponder the death of personal liberty in this country.

Yee fukin haw.


Nice to see that you're being cheerful and really getting into the spirit of things...  ;;D

(You gonna be okay?)  [smiley=huh.gif]
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by cazman on Jul 2nd, 2005, 9:38pm
one of two thing im either gonna enjoy the day with family or crawl into my dark closet witha big bag of ice and scream my fucking head off from pain , its the beast choice not mine.

gee i hope that worked
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by unsolved1 on Jul 2nd, 2005, 11:19pm
Filling up balloons with gas from a cutting torch, taping a piece of paper to it, lighting the paper ... AND RUN LIKE HELL

Damn things like a mini nuke !!

Unsolved
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Frank_W on Jul 2nd, 2005, 11:35pm
OMG!! That's a kick-ass idea!! Unsolved, if we were neighbors, the rest of the neighborhood would be digging fallout shelters. LMAO  [smiley=laugh.gif]

FOOM!!! [smiley=laugh.gif]
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by sandie99 on Jul 3rd, 2005, 8:00am
Frank & Unsolved, you guys should come to stir things up at my neighbourhood! It's boring these days on New Years... ;;D
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Charlie on Jul 3rd, 2005, 12:57pm
A neighbor next to our old cottage on the lake, had an old well pipe that he somehow use to load up with acetylene and set it off. It rattled windows and sent all the bats into hiding. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/extinguisher.gif

Have a good great time kids and PF for the next 700 fourths. No calorie counting allowed. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/fridge.gif

Charlie
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by nancyc on Jul 3rd, 2005, 11:17pm
Unfortunately , tomorrow I will be at work with my imitrex shots...getting hit rite now about five times a day/nite but I am surviving...Thank God.....I will be celebrating my Fourth of July in two weeks when I get my grandson for a whole week...I am excited about that....That is when the fireworks will start at my house...I spent yesterday in my pool trying to enjoy my weekend off in between hits LOL...Smiles,nancyc :D  PS Hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth!
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by AussieBrian on Jul 4th, 2005, 5:56am
We don't celebrate 4th of July here in Oz.  

Nevertheless,  my time now is just after sunset on the 4th, I've knocked off work and opened a beer and I'm drinking to the bloody good health of all my American mates at CH.com.

Have a good one!

Cheers and beers,

Brian.
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by LeLimey on Jul 4th, 2005, 8:31am
Brian good on you!
I'm celebrating here too! I've got a couple of CH'ers coming to stay for the night from Wales who I have never met before and I can't wait to meet them - its going to be great!
Have a wonderful day everyone, I' m hoping you are all as PF as can be
love
Helen
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by LadyElaine on Jul 4th, 2005, 9:47am
Resting getting over the 2nd and 3ed !
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by ClusterChuck on Jul 4th, 2005, 9:56am
Working ..  I have to work when I can ...

Chuck
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Melissa on Jul 4th, 2005, 10:40am
Yesterday was my husbands 30th birthday.  I did the best I could with decorating, having the house cleaned, food out and people over to help him celebrate.  I wish I would have been able to do a surprise party, but it would have been too much.  Anyway, he worked 12 hour shifts both Sat. & Sun. and now is on 1st shift this week, including today (know what you mean Bob about X3).  Anyway, it'll be the 1st time in 5 years that he'll be able to take his family (us) to see the fireworks tonight.  That means more to me than anything else this holiday :'(.

Have a safe and Happy 4th everyone!  I feel very fortunate to live in America.  I wouldn't have wanted to be born anywhere else.  I lucked out twice ya know... was born in Wisconsin! ;;D ;;D

:-*mel
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by vietvet2tours on Jul 4th, 2005, 1:11pm
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Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 4th, 2005, 2:05pm
I'm joining the party with Frank, Unsolved, and Ghost.......blowing stuff up!!   ;;D

We shot off some fireworks from the street last night...that was fun!!


4th of July and Christmas are my 2 favorite holidays!!

Happy 4th :)

Lizzie2/Carrie :)
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 4th, 2005, 2:18pm
Enjoying my hometown....


http://tinyurl.com/dq3q8


http://tinyurl.com/bxuq9


And celebrating folks like this...

http://tinyurl.com/6wsxj
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Opus on Jul 4th, 2005, 2:42pm
Still fixing the car, I started on saturday, not in a good mood.


I was suppose to get to a store to buy tools for work, doesn't look like that will happen:(

Opus/Paul
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by maffumatt on Jul 4th, 2005, 2:53pm
Always have a big blow out, always

The brother of a direct ancester of mine, if anyone cares, a Matlock actualy made the Declaration of Independence.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~szmatlok/Bailey/2-3.html

http://www.rebelswithavision.com/TimothyMatlack.com/

http://www.starnewspapers.com/star/flook/flcover.htm

added....spelled both Matlack and Matlock
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Jonny on Jul 4th, 2005, 3:09pm
Carrie, is this our very own Jason?...sure looks like him!

http://tinyurl.com/6wsxj
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Melissa on Jul 4th, 2005, 3:24pm
I'm not Carrie, but I'm gonna say YESSIREEEEEE.  Cause how can any woman forget that jaw line....

*sigh*

8)mel
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by marlinsfan on Jul 4th, 2005, 3:33pm
Spent the day at the beach. Got there early and came back at 3 pm. Now in our backyard in the pool. Wife is napping, and I'm here with you all since I can't nap.... When it gets dark, we're going back to the beach to watch the fireworks.
Lots of food, no beer. Smoked a cigar and hoped for no attack. Didn't get one! Good day so far!
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 4th, 2005, 3:50pm

on 07/04/05 at 15:09:25, Jonny wrote:
Carrie, is this our very own Jason?...sure looks like him!



Sure is!!  I haven't talked to him in awhile though..   :-/ :-[

He sure is a great representative from clusterville!   ;;D
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 4th, 2005, 3:53pm

on 07/04/05 at 14:53:34, maffumatt wrote:
Always have a big blow out, always

The brother of a direct ancester of mine, if anyone cares, a Matlock actualy made the Declaration of Independence.




Matt!  That's so neat!!

One of my direct ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence!!  (Josiah Barlett, NH)  Maybe they knew each other!!   ;;D

I saw in that first link that Matlack was reinterred at Matson's Ford.  I drive on Matsonsford Rd quite often to get home from work - it's the back route. :)  There are many "Ford" names in that area that draw back to the revolution. :)

Happy 4th!

Carrie :)
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Jonny on Jul 4th, 2005, 5:59pm
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Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Donna_D. on Jul 4th, 2005, 6:05pm

on 07/02/05 at 23:19:29, unsolved1 wrote:
Filling up balloons with gas from a cutting torch, taping a piece of paper to it, lighting the paper ... AND RUN LIKE HELL

Damn things like a mini nuke !!

Unsolved



Are you related to Big Dan?


Where is Big Boom, anyways?


DD
Title: Re: How are you celebrating 4th of July?
Post by Charlie on Jul 4th, 2005, 6:51pm

Quote:
The brother of a direct ancester of mine, if anyone cares, a Matlock actualy made the Declaration of Independence.  


That's one hellova story and pretty damn cool. Fourths of July must be even bigger in your family.

Thanks for that Matt.

Charlie


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