# Whatcha doing for the Fourth? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 3, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335 "2007-07-03T12:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/61 "2007-07-04T15:14:37Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Any Dopers going to the air show at the Frederick, MD fairgrounds, look for me! I’ll be in the ambulance. [/QUOTE] Well, that’s not very optimistic, is it? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/62 "2007-07-04T17:48:51Z")
We’re in Brattleboro, Vermont, with my in-laws. Slept late but got to the Independence Day parade in good time. An interesting mix of Old and New Vermont: high school marching band, baton twirlers, Scots pipe band and VFW color guard, but also an anti-nuclear power group, a guy dressed as Uncle Sam urging the impeachment of President Bush, and a transvestite in a stunning red dress. Later, we’ll have a cookout and watch fireworks. Best wishes to my fellow American Dopers. God bless America on its 231st birthday, and many happy returns! ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/63 "2007-07-04T17:52:23Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Nothing. I have no friends. [/QUOTE] Addendum: it’s also raining buckets right now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/64 "2007-07-04T18:52:34Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Addendum: it’s also raining buckets right now. ☹ [/QUOTE] It rained here too. No bbq or fireworks for me today. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/65 "2007-07-04T21:49:43Z")
Sorry 'bout the rain y’all. ☹ Just got back a bit ago from eatin’ a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig meal. Ribs, bbq, brunswick stew, coleslaw, tater salad, corn on the cob, corn salad, corn bread (that’s a lot o’ corn!), rolls, deep dish peach pie (yum!), homemade vanilla ice cream, water melon and lots of beerverages. Some friends are showing up at the cave shortly for an impromptu pool party. Nobody needs anything else to eat (they were all at the biiiiiiiiiiiiiig feast too) so it’ll be hangin’ at the pool and consumin’ more beerverages. Been a good day! ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/66 "2007-07-05T01:33:39Z")
Spent this afternoon zooming through Tilden Park on my mountain bike, watching people hiking along with their kids and dogs. Beautiful day. Came back intending to shower and head over to the community 4th celebration, instead did like my cat and curled up on the floor for a nap. Just woke up a little while ago. Rest of the day…I guess I’ll continue reading my book, whip up some kind of random dinner and watch fireworks out of my window. Not feeling energetic enough to head over to one of the outdoors viewing spots. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335/67 "2007-07-05T01:47:38Z")
[QUOTE=Ms. Pumpkin] I got the day off, just by chance, but right now my only big plan is to sleep late. They have a fireworks display over the river that I can see just by standing in front of my house, but I guess I might take a walk down there. It’ll save me from hearing my cat freak out over the noise. Yeah, _yawn_. [/QUOTE] I ended up visiting a friend of mine at work, and we went up to the roof and watched the fireworks in the rain. Very cool. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-doing-for-the-fourth/410335.md?page=3)