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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
When I was a kid, you could see the town fireworks from our roof. We'd just climb up there to watch. Way, WAY better than this nonsense.
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Same here... when I was a kid, the fireworks were held at the football stadium of the college in town... we lived blocks away and on a hill, so we could see it no sweat from our deck.
When I was in NC, we lived on campus in the residence halls all year long (ah, the life of a hall director) and could walk to the fireworks at the football stadium. Quite convenient!
This year, we went to Fair St. Louis and saw the fireworks display at the Arch. It was a great show, but getting home was a PAIN... after getting turned around and around, we made it out of downtown STL and back to my in-laws.
I really laugh at all of the mothers which prompt their children to pay attention with dramatic ooohs and aaahs... the kids would rather whip each other with their glow sticks.