What are you doing this 4th of July?

[Deanardo_Blacklaws]

4th of july sucks in South Africa because the state does not allow Fireworks..
Some shops sell them but if the cops find you shooting fireworks you get a $500 Fine
so I will be on Broke Straight Boys the 4th and enjoy the fireworks on here

 

[slimvintage]

We were invited to do a tour of this amazing old house, going back to the 1200s, by a group of expatriate American university grads. Am a bit leery of doing anything with a group of attractive American university graduates after all the conspiracy theories that have hit the forum in the last 48 hours, but am gonna risk it one more time lol...and will report on how it went later on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4mOkq5zOY

 

[slimvintage]

We were invited to do a tour of this amazing old house, going back to the 1200s, by a group of expatriate American university grads. Am a bit leery of doing anything with a group of attractive American university graduates after all the conspiracy theories that have hit the forum in the last 48 hours, but am gonna risk it one more time lol...and will report on how it went later on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4mOkq5zOY

We were meeting the other people at noon, and were a little late since the person I took with me is 101 years old. The sun was really beating down when we reached the parking lot of the complex (composed of several houses and an amazing Moorish garden), and the very old lady on my arm had already had it up to her back teeth by the time we got to the entrance. The whole party of grads had held up the tour till we staggered in (with almost a case of heat exhaustion in the case of my companion). Robert Byrd came to mind. We said we were sorry we'd made them all wait but we were just gonna head on back. I organized the opening of the huge, 800 year old wrought iron gates, almost rusted shut from lack of use, so I could bring the car around to the main house entrance to pick up my favorite wrinkly and headed off again to get the car.

When I got back she'd recovered, partly to do with the shade of the entrance portico and partly because everyone was making a fuss over her, but she liked the idea of a grand departure with everyone waving as much as that of seeing a cultural icon, so we came on back to town. I've had worse Independence Days.

 

[jwglass]

We were meeting the other people at noon, and were a little late since the person I took with me is 101 years old. The sun was really beating down when we reached the parking lot of the complex (composed of several houses and an amazing Moorish garden), and the very old lady on my arm had already had it up to her back teeth by the time we got to the entrance. The whole party of grads had held up the tour till we staggered in (with almost a case of heat exhaustion in the case of my companion). Robert Byrd came to mind. We said we were sorry we'd made them all wait but we were just gonna head on back. I organized the opening of the huge, 800 year old wrought iron gates, almost rusted shut from lack of use, so I could bring the car around to the main house entrance to pick up my favorite wrinkly and headed off again to get the car.

When I got back she'd recovered, partly to do with the shade of the entrance portico and partly because everyone was making a fuss over her, but she liked the idea of a grand departure with everyone waving as much as that of seeing a cultural icon, so we came on back to town. I've had worse Independence Days.

that place looks beautiful, i remember when i toured the palace at Versailles, the sun was beating down on us from all angles, and we did our best to walk the entire property and the whole palace! we even got to see the mini village out back where the late queen had her own little villagers to rule over. places like that you can just feel the history and energy. one of the most amazing places i was when i traveled through europe

 

[MissDeidra]

My fourth of July is already off to a good start. I had to fire an employee of mine who has worked as my assistant manager for 3 years! Now I think I am going to go have some cocktails and just try to forget about all the nonsensical stuff in my life. Watch some telly and eat loads of food that is really bad for me!!! Tonight should be fun too! Bessie, my dog, goes all crazy during fireworks. They make her psycho! So I think I might break out the camera and video tape her!!! Should be fun!

 

[slimvintage]

that place looks beautiful, i remember when i toured the palace at Versailles, the sun was beating down on us from all angles, and we did our best to walk the entire property and the whole palace! we even got to see the mini village out back where the late queen had her own little villagers to rule over. places like that you can just feel the history and energy. one of the most amazing places i was when i traveled through europe

Joe, I get teased mercilessly by my best forumette for inviting people, but I hope you'll come see Raixa in person the next time you hit these shores. I know the way: up the Soller road till you get past Palmanyola on your left, then into the right slip lane at the roundabout, across the main road watching both ways, and into the rutted gravel lane that leads you through 2000 year old olive groves to the huge house.

 

[lovelumps]

Joe, I get teased mercilessly by my best forumette for inviting people, but I hope you'll come see Raixa in person the next time you hit these shores. I know the way: up the Soller road till you get past Palmanyola on your left, then into the right slip lane at the roundabout, across the main road watching both ways, and into the rutted gravel lane that leads you through 2000 year old olive groves to the huge house.

Damn, slim, that was lovely!

 

[gwr19569424]

Slim, that was an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
I am a huge history buff and enjoy seeing places in this country that helped formed it.
My dad, in the magazines that he subscribes to, always saves me historical articles that I have collected and have put into a binder.

Gary

 

[jwglass]

so i just got off work, watched fireworks as a drove home. when all of a sudden i notice a deer in the middle of the road. when i slammed on my brakes my iced tea flipped out of my cup holder, right onto my laptop, luckily not much tea spilled so i still have my tea, the deer is alive, my car is unscathed and most importantly my travel laptop is still in functioning order! haha the only fireworks i got to see nearly cost me my life and my laptop! not to mention the poor deer i probably scared the shit out of. i think im over this holiday.

 

[jwglass]

oh and i thought i was having an awesome day already, so i was burning my favorite scent soy candle in a jar. to help the scent spread even quicker i place it on a candle warmer. i was waiting for a call and heard my phone ring so i quickly reached over, knocked the warmer and all off my desk, reflexed quick enough to catch the molten wax, and sprayed it all over my white carpeted floor. did i mention the candle is a red pomegranate raspberry candle...oh goodness i think i should just go to bed!

 

[gwr19569424]

Man Joe, you sure have had quite the evening, of course not the way you had planned it.
Glad you made it home safe, now to take care of the candle stain in your carpet. Hmmm.

Fireworks are just getting ramped up out here. Most of the public shows won't start here until about 10:00, which is in about 6 minutes. We're staying in tonight as we usually do every year.

Happy Independence Day everyone.

Gary

 

[jwglass]

haha i got most of it out, luckily we have this super powerful carpet scrubber. plus it helped i got down on my hands and knees (down boys) and scrubbed the hell out of the spots with a toothbrush and some bleach!

 

[Troika]

I hung out with my kids, lit some sparklers since we can't do fireworks here then watched Harry Potter. Nice and quiet, just as I like it.

 

[BiGurl0527]

fireworks where canceled here that are public so the only ones that were going up were stupid ones cause you cant shoot them off here. Good for me I watched them on the first after yankee doodle pops and well wished my father a 50th birthday * such a daddy girl*

 

[ian]

Hey, I don't live in the USA, but this weekend the Christopher Street Day took place in Cologne for the first time. So I celebrated like you
Yesterday was the time for the big parade. It was an absolutly great weekend.