Who’s in the mood for the 4th of July this year?

Same.

Ditto

I'll get my knitting basket.

Not "me."

What's to celebrate this year? People will say, "But it's a celebration of our past." Sorry, but celebrating the country's glory days only reminds me how bleak the present is.

Drinking our sorrows away. What a shit country full of fucking idiots.

STICK YOUR SPARKLERS AND YANKEE DOODLE DANDY UP YOUR ASSES!

It’s a day off and the weather is supposed to be perfect. I will take it.

Aux armes, citoyens!

R4, not I. Because “I” am not feeling it.

Going to a friend’s roof deck , but I’m leaving before the fireworks

I look fabulous. My 401(k) is doing very well. And aren’t these the only things that are important?

My Fat Daughter is thrilled because she doesn’t have to “work” tomorrow.

If someone can tell me what “work” my fat daughter does, besides tweeting nonsense and shoveling transfats down her gullet, I would be appreciative.

This is the first time that I have noticed that George Washington has the same hairline as My Fat Daughter.

Every year I watch 1776, and feel at least a little spark of hope and gratitude and pleasure for what is good about this country, even with all its problems, yes even the ones all the way back then. It's one of the few little rituals I still give myself.

Tomorrow, meh, I'll watch it, but I seriously wonder if I'll feel much of anything other than, why did they fucking bother? Oh, well, I'll see I guess.

I love you, Ambassadress!

Agree. Trump has kinda ruined everything.

Kinda, R16? Everything he touches turns to shit, even July 4.

I'm worried about my pup. He did very well with fireworks up until last year. (he turned 6 on May 27). No issues. He turned into a trembling mess last year. So, I'll be home being vigilant again.

OP seems to lack an understanding of the French Revolution.

Let's try to avoid [italic]that[/italic] and look more toward electing rational non-fascists to office.

Good luck, R18.

My dog lost it one day from the noise and never recovered. Had to have Animal Control come to take her away after three days. It was horrible.

Very grim July 4th.

[quote] Had to have Animal Control come to take her away after three days. It was horrible.

What the fuck, R20?

Ugh, we have high winds and red flag warnings until tomorrow night. Morons shooting off fireworks in a dry climate-what could possibly go wrong?

R20, I've never heard of dog trauma from fireworks that permanently fucks up any dog.

r18 Thundershirt might help, no? Or frequent hugs and canine-human mind melds.

One block east of my apartment is a high rise with balconies and on the opposite end of my block is a youth hostel. One of those is already shooting off fireworks but it's hard to tell which direction they're coming from. That'll start around 1 am tonight and it'll be worse tomorrow night.

Sadly the movie to watch this year isn’t 1776, it’s 2001.

My son is an Anglophile and a gadfly - when he was 10, he insisted on wearing a Union Jack tee in our neighborhood parade.

R18

Buy 3rd of July supplements and start them ASAP.

R20

You gave your dog three whole days, the traumatized her further? No vet visit, no calming supplements?

You’re gross.

R20 just gave his dog away. Yeah, gross is the word. Cunt is another word.

How is that rebellion working for you now.

I finally managed to get up off the couch and went to bed. Now I can’t quite get up off the bed. No Bauer BBQ this year.

It's a day of mourning for me.

R18 here. Thank you for the suggestions. I have some CBD calming "treats" that I used a few months ago when I had old gutters and drain spouts torn out and replaced. He did well. I didn't realize there's fireworks specific stuff. I'll head over Petco tomorrow . They have some in stock.

Unfortunately I can't deal with a thunder shirt. I have a crocked elbow (going in for surgery on Tuesday), so it's going to be lots of left-sided hugs.

[quote] I've never heard of dog trauma from fireworks that permanently fucks up any dog.

Agree. Almost sounds like a Kristi Noem solution.

[quote]R20 just gave his dog away. Yeah, gross is the word.

Well, yes, but only after having been inconvenienced by the dog for three whole days.

I assumed r20 was joking...

Happy 4th to all of us, from r18.

My babester got calming hemp and we're ready!