So, here we are - living in the south for the next 2 weeks. It’s already been an experience!
For the 4th of July - we went to a fireworks show! It wasn’t the hour-long BIG BANG! that we are used to in Milwaukee down at the shore of Lake Michigan. No - this was done Lake Wedowee style. That’s right - - we all hopped in our trucks and drove up the road to the Citgo station! Yep - you heard it - - the fireworks show was held at the gas station down the street! We parked on the side of the road — got our lawn chairs out of the back of the truck and sat in the middle of the road to watch the show. It was all of three minutes long - - I think it lasted the entire length of Lynnard Skynnard’s “Sweet Home Alabama”.
Ain’t that the shit?
We get a lot of electrical storms around...
2:57 pm on July 5th, 2005
We got 15 minutes worth here, and we didn’t have to hear any damn song about Alabama.
Hope you are enjoying your vacation.
3:04 pm on July 5th, 2005
It does sound like it made for some really good family stories:smile: I hope you are having a great time!
10:20 am on July 6th, 2005
Ha! A fireworks display at a gas station. Too bad the grand finale wasn’t the Citgo going up in one giant explosion sending a fireball 200 feet into the air. Now THAT would’ve been ~the shit~, baby. (cue the intro to Sweet Home…)
YEE HAW!
Don’t worry-people here seriously fly the rebel flag and one of the grand poohbahs of the KKK lives about 15 minutes from my house. I can so totally relate.
7:12 am on July 8th, 2005
Hope y’all had a cold 6 pack of Dixie along for the show.