On this July 4th I truly hope those of my compatriots that work for the company I do and are working today have a slow day and the ability to stay in the shade or air conditioning as much as possible. Please also make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids.
I am fortunate to be off today but I will be back out tomorrow.
To those who are not working, enjoy the holiday and take precautions should you be making use of any fireworks no matter how low level they may be.
This post is a bit late but I was thinking last night about my trip home from work Halloween night.
So many areas handle it so very differently. As I was driving through the city, in some of the poorer neighborhoods, the kids were out in force and seemed to be having a great time but there did not seem to be nearly as much adult supervision as there should have been. People darting in and out from between parked cars, after dark and many in dark costumes, is a recipe for disaster.
I drive a work vehicle and as soon as I saw what was going on I probably irritated the drivers behind me because I dropped my speed way down and put on my four way flashers and the caution beacon on top of the truck.
I was able to relax a bit once out of the city and driving through the country although some caution was needed every time I came across a cluster of houses.
The best handled trick or treat was a small country town that I pass through on the way home. They had electronic flares along the center line of the road the length of town. There were emergency vehicles at every major intersection and fire fighters in reflective gear at the other cross streets to protect the kids.
It is amazing how trick or treat can be handled in such an incredibly different way by municipalities no more than 10 – 15 miles apart.
Guest post written by Tommy Prince
I'm a veteran, so the 4th of July is even more special to me. I can even trace back some of my ancestors to soldiers who fought in the
Revolutionary War and helped our country win freedom. So every year I try to make my annual 4th of July picnic even more special. This year my grandkids are going to help me throw the picnic and doing the majority of the planning. But I'm still planning part of it just in case.I was looking online for a picnic shelter for us to rent for the picnic and while I was doing that I saw the site http://www.hearingaids.Miracle-Ear.com. After I read through it some I decided to sign up for some hearing tests to see if I needed hearing aids. I would like to have some but we'll see what will happen after that.
I already got some flag tablecloths for our patriotic picnic to cover up the picnic tables with. I think that they're going to be really great for it. But of course the best part will be the food!
