I used the truck for a truck last night, the VERY well off neighbors at the end of our street (on a private several hundred acker family plot) did an amazing (bigger than the city’s yearly big show) fireworks show last night and invited the neighborhood plus lots more, a few hundred people at the very least showed up… Well both my kids, there 3 kids each, as well as some friends and there 3 kids (see a pattern lol) all went, but 1/2 walked to it and since I can’t walk very long, I drove the Tacoma, I flipped the 3 (2?) fold bed cover back, so we slid the cooler under the cover and for the ride back one or 2 of the small kids got under it, and with the rear seats folded down for when the dogs ride with me (stayed home last night) we all but one got in the truck on the ride back, could have fit all of us but one adult wanted to walk the hilly 0.6 miles back between our houses…
7 adults, 9 kids for a total of 16 people, 15 of us all packed in the double cab short bed with some (adults) sitting on the tailgate… lol
They also had popcorn and what my kids called, rich people ice-cream (lol) for everyone, 2nds,3rds were offered, even as we were leaving they were saying take all you want - very generous family…
There is a great cartoon that I can’t find now with a picture of folks enjoying their day at the beach. Then below that a picture of the young kids storming the beaches at normandy. With the caption something like your day provided by their day.
I often wonder if the soft kids of today would be able to handle it, then I see things that say yeah they could if faced with it.
This year, my 14 year old became the official fireworks lighter-offer (they are legal here just to head off the fuddy-duddies). Light fuse and get away. Too much running for me when he is perfectly capable. I love the warnings. Every single firework, regardless of size or configuration- Warning shoots flaming balls. No matter how far away I park the outside cars, every year there is cardboard and other debris on them afterward. They are a magnet for it. Next year I plan to park them next to the firepit…
Isn’t it nice to pass on the torch, and just sit back, relax and enjoy the show…
Even better when they start spending their own money on them… Ya know son, daddy just can’t buy fireworks this year, money is tight and times are hard and I need some more for the hot rod
