I hate the Fourth of July. We live outside the city limit and 95% of the people in our neighborhood compete against each other to see who can spend the most money on firecrackers. I'm not kidding, I dare say there is at least $10,000.00 worth of firecrackers right here. It's like a war zone. It's starts at dark and will go on until about 2:00 AM. My oldest dog, Ruby Darlin', freaks out at the noise. She is so stressed that it rubs off on Sam, who is not bothered by the noise, but by Ruby's reaction.
I know you think I'm exaggerating about the amount of firecrackers. I am not. Our subdivision would put some of the little town's public fireworks display to shame. Did I already mention that I hate the night time celebration for the 4th of July?