Went into Burlington last night and joined the throngs to watch the fireworks. B-town always has theirs on the 3rd, and just in case you're not sure what I mean by "throngs", the event was supposed to bring an additional 30K bodies to the waterfront. That may not sound like much but when the population of the city (sans students) is only around 35K to start with, it has a locust-like effect. To put it another way, it doesn't matter whether you're surrounded by a thousand cars on the freeway or a tractor and two cows on the back road, it's still a traffic jam.
We normally watch the fireworks from North Beach - a few miles north of downtown - but this year all the rain has raised the water (and pollution) level in the lake and the ferocity level of the mosquitos to a point where body armor and a snorkel are required for even a quick dip so we chose to view them from the waterfront where, hopefully, all the localized body heat would confuse the little buggers. It worked - to a point. It was such an all-you-can-eat buffet that we ended up as snacks rather than entrees.
The best thing about watching the fireworks up close and personal (maybe a half-mile away) was the way the explosions of sound reverberated between the water and the buildings. It made me think of the cannon-fire from the 1812 Overture. Very cool.
Anyway, for those of you who don't have fireworks nearby, here's a wonderful link, courtesy of LAGuy. Enjoy and Happy 4th!
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