Enough is Enough

Ok, it's July 5th and the Independence Day holiday is over. Will you please stop shooting fireworks? Over the last few nights, it's sounded (and occasionally felt) like a new world war had begun in our neighborhood and across the city as folks continuously shot off box after box of fireworks. I understand the need to celebrate, and I myself indulged in some pyrotechnics on Tuesday evening at my wife's sister husband's parents (did you get that) house. Each night, since about last Friday, the boom, boom, boom sound has sent our two dogs into a near violent fit each night. That's understandable, they are small dogs, at 7 and 12 lbs. They get scared when thunderstorms develop. Trying to get them to go the bathroom outside has been a near impossible feat. Even late into the night, the fireworks continued. On July 3rd, fireworks lasted until almost 1 am. Last night, they were going well past midnight. Well, tonight, they are still going. I tried to take the dogs outside around 930 pm, thinking we'd be safe, but sure enough, about 2 minutes later, boom, pop, bang, there they go again. Now I'm not a prude by any stretch of the means, but enough is enough. We've all wasted more than enough money on the fireworks, let's let the holiday go, and wait until next year.