July 04, 2001

Fireworks gone wrong


We skipped last night’s Tempe fireworks, after finding out they were only supposed to last 15 minutes. Turned out to be just as well, since we heard someone talking about them this morning; apparently a 15-minute rainstorm hit just as they were supposed to start. Everybody waited through it, only to find out the show was canceled -- apparently they’d forgot to cover the fireworks during the rain. Living in a desert can give you some odd blind spots.

At that, it was better than the show in Chandler a couple of years ago that had to be aborted after they managed to fire a few into the crowd by accident (I assume!) injuring a couple of people.

In case anyone from the city of Chandler is reading this, a brief fireworks primer: Up. The basic concept is to shoot in the UP direction. How hard is that?

We’ll probably go to the Tempe deal tonight, late enough to avoid the worst of the heat, early enough to check out the rides before the firework show.

So far, we’ve spent of our 8th anniversary morning in just a frenzy of excitement, working on the boat and oars, going to the gym, and going out for breakfast. Next up: a nap, so we can stay out late tonight. Then, maybe some experimenting with Denzel’s advice. We couldn’t figure out how to combine champagne with Tempe’s strict rules (they’re selling food and drink, so you can bring in nothing but sealed manufacturer’s bottles of water), so we’ve decided to go out for a nice dinner Saturday, and to go camping the week after that. Though, anniversary or not, we’d planned that anyway.

Posted by dichroic at July 4, 2001 10:31 AM
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