One thing that irritates me
 

Is people who don't clean up their firework trash out of the street before I go out riding on the 5th in the dark before work. Yes, I do have a headlight. No, I don't always see all the leftover cardboard tubes, plastic and other junk left over from someone's fireworks party.

That irritates me regardless of if I need to ride, drive, walk or look out the window at it.

I thought you lived in the UK.

Nope. But I did live there for a few years once.

I always find it amusing that the same people who complain about the economy and the prices of everything magically have the finances to light off $1000 in ordnance on July 4th.

Me too (but not in Milton Keynes). I arrived there on July 4th, and I remember a few scattered fireworks around London, but nothing I would call a celebration, like Guy Fawkes Day.

And often, the poorer they are, the more they spend on fireworks.

Curiosity, fella's. What is about you, in your opinion, that irritates those poorer people that should not have fireworks? After all, what could they possibly be celebrating?

Blowing **** up makes being poor more tolerable. It's part of what makes America soo great. Littering on the other hand, well they're just *******s. Nobody litters much or lights off fireworks around here thankfully (mainly cause I could find my stash)

Using the same powers of magic, self righteous people could endlessly amuse themself fabricating stories about groups of people whom they hold in contempt.

Severance from The Crown.

...this. And if you happen to live in California, you can set the neighborhood on fire without much worry about answering for it. Someone from the various fire services will come along and fix it later. :)

I rode the "fireworks slalom" course myself this morning. Thankfully, it was daylight.

You probably could've just left it at "people who don't clean up their trash..."

I get your point and appreciate the irony,

However, it's something of a non-sequitur. Someone may have had the funds to support their hobbies (including fireworks) in the past, and now find themselves facing new constraints. Their complaints remain valid, until/unless they cut back on essentials while continuing to spend on non-essentials and demand something by way of help.

We all make choices, and as long as we're willing to accept the consequences of those choices, complaining should be free.

Years ago, a friend was surprised that I don't have cable. I said I'd rather than save the monthly $$$$ for other stuff. My, surprised friend didn't get it, and commented "but you're riding a $x,xxx bicycle!". By his logic, I could likewise criticize folks who spend serious dough on fireworks (or anything else).

And, yes, I don't let my expensive bikes keep me from being unhappy rising prices of essentials, especially for those with less slack in their budgets.

I was in the New Mexico mountains fireworks non existent. You would be in jail ASAP or the locals would get you.

Fireworks around me seemed less frequent than in previous years. And people generally use their yards rather than the road so no much problem with trash the next day.

Only "one thing that irritates me"??? pfft....amateur...lol