Foo - What are your July 4th plans?

Every Fourth of July we have this huge picnic where all the people we grew up with come back. No matter where they have moved to, they all come home. Some come from as far as Japan. They fiind a way to show up for this wonderful reunion. :)

What are your plans?

I'm planning on getting my butt handed to me in a road race. Should be fun! :D

I dunno, when's the fourth of July?

Ohhh.

:p

I don't have any specific plans. I might sit around and do a movie marathon. Or laundry. So exciting!

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Concerts in the Garden, and dinner party at friends house.

(all that really means it that I'm doing what I'm told :D )

Smoking a chicken or small turkey on the grill, and get new bike ready for this weekend of trail riding.

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What are your plans? I'm coming to your picnic.

Know where I can get a deal on some fireworks? :)

I am going to find a British merchant ship, hopefully one owned by Lord Tipton, and toss it's cargo into the harbor.

Don't you mean Lipton? <snicker>

Don't you mean Lipton? <snicker>

Maybe he's talking about Lord Glenn Tipton.


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I think I'll be working on July 4th.

I'm coming to your picnic.

Know where I can get a deal on some fireworks? :)

Lemme meet ya round the corner at the truck....;)

Sparkler bombs. Lots of them.

Ride to a huge Parade, one of the oldest in the country, with a million other intersting bikes and cyclists.

Then pig out at the cookout. Then ride to the fireworks.

I'm going to get drunk and blow off two fingers and a toe with a cherry bomb. Then I'll hit a truck while driving myself to the emergency clinic.

I'll probably start drinking in the morning and figure out step 2 a few hours later.

I'm riding with friends in the morning, having a bunch of people over in the early evening and hanging out. :)

Oooooooooo riding. Hmmm Maybe I can sneak in a ride before the pica-nica.

Viewing party from my apt followed by blues dancing till the morn. This:

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is where they usually park a barge for the Macy's fireworks display.

Blow Up Copious Amounts Of Stuff!!!

For real, my crew and I usually throw every spare cent we have at explosives. And one of my friends is a licensed pyrotechnician with wholesale access to everything from industrial blasting goods to professional aerial displays.

Trying to avoid the crowds here in the Cradle of Liberty, but definitely a nice long, early morning ride, maybe to Valley Forge (gotta pay respects to the real George W, ya know :)). Fireworks at night (without sitting through the Hall and Oates show- too crowded). Then packing for Amsterdam!

Riding my brand new bike that should be here today.

Playing tennis with my tennis group for the first time in six months -- it should be quite ugly and brutal. :o

Then I'm gonna join my tennis group for our 60th annual 4th of July picnic. My German friends will join me, as they play with this group every time they're here.

I will not be riding, though, as I have no desire to run across delinquent teens with fireworks ("Hey, let's see if we can hit that moving target with these Roman candles!") or drunk drivers....

I will not be riding, though, as I have no desire to run across delinquent teens with fireworks ("Hey, let's see if we can hit that moving target with these Roman candles!") or drunk drivers....
If they are up between 6 am and 10 am, then they can take aim and fire at me.

That's called interval drills.

Smoking a chicken or small turkey on the grill, and get new bike ready for this weekend of trail riding.

http://www.victormtbc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=28

Yum. I'll be grilling as well - smoking a pork shoulder - pulled pork NC-style - good eats.

Big day, including lots of bikey goodness.

7:15 Cat 5 race
10:00 Parade
11:20 Masters 35+ race
Noon Kids' ride
Afternoon nap
Early evening BBQ
Sundown Fireworks

I'm going to take the day off and go for a ride.

Working.:(

I plan to wake up very early, go for a 50 miler and then it's work all day.

I plan to wake up very early, go for a 50 miler and then it's work all day.

Wow, your boss must be a real jerk!!!! :p

Wow, your boss must be a real jerk!!!! :p
:p
she cracks the whip allright;)

No definite plans at the moment.
Depending on what the wife and kid want to do, I may try to get in a 40 miler.

A bunch of reading to do and then the fun task of trying to coax the dog out to pee with all the stupid firecrackers going off. Not a fan of the fourth.

Metric century on the fifth, though. That's better.

On July the 4th, I will be working a 12-hour shift, splitting the 24-hour day with my co-worker so others can have the day off. I regularly work on holidays.

The downside of my schedule is I will be working on the holiday when everyone else is off. The upside is I will only be working 3 days this week due to filling in so there is some give and take.

A ride in the morning, then I have tickets to see Blues Travler at Red Rocks at night, but I might go to the Rockies game instead.

Wife and I are heading North about 250 miles to inventory the grandbabies.

We're going to ride to the fireworks display!

working for me, but working holidays is fun,

really-

Will watch the Washington D.C. fireworks from the rooftop at the Watergate with friends:
Much wine, beer, and plenty good cheer to ring in my birthday (12:53 birthtime)

Work followed by a BBQ

Working :(, for double time and a half:D .

Hitting a few good bluegrass shows in the area.I had to turn down a booking for my oun group to make the Grasstown show.

We may go on a road trip somewhere. I haven't been informed yet where.

^^^ :lol: so I take it you dont make the desicions huh?:p

Yes and no. I've learned when to keep my mouth shut. :lol:

I'm going on a bike ride then watch the Mariners try to break their loosing streak! Looks like a storm is brewing here.

Going to put a quick 20 miles on the Aegis. Get cleaned up after the ride...shower, shave and a haircut. Then get dressed up in Legion uniform and hit the fairgrounds as part of the honor guard for tonight's festivities. Then kick back and enjoy the fireworks. After that we'll go home and fire off our own fireworks in celebration of the 231st year of our nation.

Every Fourth of July we have this huge picnic where all the people we grew up with come back. No matter where they have moved to, they all come home. Some come from as far as Japan. They fiind a way to show up for this wonderful reunion. :)

What are your plans?


THat is awsome:) , i know i am going to see some fireworks with my family. Besides that i have no clue.

I'm going to bike up to the lab and do about 15 minutes of work. Then I'll tootle around on the bike a while before heading back home.

Probably spend the afternoon down by the pool in the neighborhood.

Fix some eats.

The wifester wants to watch some dancing show in the evening.

pop off to bed.

I think it's a plan!

Worked night shift last night... working night shift tonight. So my plan for the day is... SLEEP.
Happy 4th!!!

Hope your night shift tonight is uneventful, GA! :)

Change of plans for me. Skipped tennis this morning and slept in. Yay me! But I still plan to go to the picnic this afternoon. I think I'll take taboulleh. Yummy!

Hope your night shift tonight is uneventful, GA! :)

Change of plans for me. Skipped tennis this morning and slept in. Yay me! But I still plan to go to the picnic this afternoon. I think I'll take taboulleh. Yummy!

Do you know how to make taboulleh? I like it but I buy it from a organic store. :rolleyes:

I need to make my on hummus as well. I don't like it grainy but smooth like icecream. :rolleyes: