Just about every single call last night was about fireworks or something related to that. There were several fires (all started by fireworks), several accidents ("This guy threw a firecracker at my car and made me swerve into a telephone pole!"), and several other people just wanting to know when the fireworks started (9:45). Fortunately, there were still a few non-fireworks related calls to keep it interesting: a suicide threat, a guy stealing steel, and a 70 year old guy who "stole" a lawnmower and required 4-5 officers to stop and cuff him (he actually owned the lawnmower and had for 5 years). And once all the fireworks were over, there was (more or less) a riot in the streets. People that are drunk/excited/teenagers should never be given things that explode. Traffic was awful, people were fighting everywhere, fireworks were still going off everywhere (including under a few cars), etc... downtown Waco was a mess.
And I still didn't get to see any real fireworks.
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Maybe next year, you can ask off and get far, far away from Wack-o. Like four hours north :)
nicccce.... i didn't really get much of a 4th either. just dog sitting at alex's house (while he worked at the empty steakhouse)and making sure their pitbull didn't jump the fence during the fireworks (also during a summer thunderstorm). i feel your pain. kinda...
Sorry you had a crazy 4th of July.
I had the privilege of of bunking down at Trish's place. There's not much more to say.
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