This happens all over the country. I’ve lived in various areas and it’s always the same thing. If St. Patrick’s day is an excuse for people (be they Irish or not) to drink to excess, the Fourth of July is an excuse for anyone to go shooting off fireworks, not only on the 4th, but several days before and after. At least if they would tell their neighbors beforehand and to shoot them off only on the actual holiday, at least that would be considerate.

Oh, and I won’t even bring up the possibility off setting off an accidental fire on a neighbors roof. And I’ve seen that happen too.