Anybody got plans for the 4th?

[WilliamM2]

Spending the day at my Aunts house on Walloon Lake. Should be about 60 - 80 people, just family.

 

[BoomerD]

The groom is a giant bloviating Elon musk simp. Personally I find him very annoying 😂

Then fuck his bride-to-be before they tie the knot...

 

[MrSquished]

Then fuck his bride-to-be before they tie the knot...

Ha. The bride is who I'm related to. Come on you know I may be a lot of things but I'm no redneck hick from the deep South so that's not now I roll.

 

[BoomerD]

Ha. The bride is who I'm related to. Come on you know I may be a lot of things but I'm no redneck hick from the deep South so that's not now I roll.

How closely related?

 

[nOOky]

Heading to a Minnesota Twins game. We have 4 good seats and access to free drinks and food in the Champions club. After that just hoping the dogs don't go apeshit from fireworks. I'm recovering from running a 100 mile trail race last weekend so hoping to rest and recover.

 

[stargazr]

We're having family over for a little party. Lots of food including brisket and sausages. It's supposed to hit 101 today so we'll be hanging out in the pool.

 

[SKORPI0]

Spending the day at my Aunts house on Walloon Lake. Should be about 60 - 80 people, just family.

That's a large family.

 

[Muse]

I will hike 2+ hours, like I have for 2+ weeks, every day.

 

[WelshBloke]

Voting!

Then hopefully cracking open a bottle of champagne to watch the Tories getting wrecked!

 

[WilliamM2]

That's a large family.

Be much larger if they all showed up. My mom had 7 brothers and sisters. They all had kids, their kids had kids. And some of those are old enough to have kids now.

Grandma has over 40 grandkids, great grandkids, and great great grandkids. I lost count around 35...

Those coming are just the ones that still live in the area, and a few like us, that are less than 100 miles away.

 

[WelshBloke]

I will hike 2+ hours, like I have for 2+ weeks, every day.

Good going!
I hope this isn't a rude question but iirc you are one of our older members? You seem super fit and active.

 

[IronWing]

Voting!

Then hopefully cracking open a bottle of champagne to watch the Tories getting wrecked!

Wrecking Tories is what Independence Day is all about!







In American parlance, the British loyalists in the colonies were referred to as Tories.

 

[WelshBloke]

Wrecking Tories is what Independence Day is all about!







In American parlance, the British loyalists in the colonies were referred to as Tories.

This makes me very happy!

 

[MrSquished]

All I can think about right now is cocktail hour and those delicious appetizers.

 

[sdifox]

I am going to chuckle at Americans playing 1812 Overture on Forth of July.

 

[Muse]

Good going!
I hope this isn't a rude question but iirc you are one of our older members? You seem super fit and active.

Yes, and trying to get even more fit and active!

 

[bbhaag]

I am going to chuckle at Americans playing 1812 Overture on Forth of July.

Thank you for the reminder! I forgot to plug in my Bose Bluetooth speaker but because of you it's now charging before company comes over.

 

[sdifox]

Thank you for the reminder! I forgot to plug in my Bose Bluetooth speaker but because of you it's now charging before company comes over.

Bose

 

[bbhaag]

Bose

Heck yeah man. The Bose soundlink flex bluetooth speaker is one of the best on the market.

Bose doesn't get a lot of things right, but this time they did.

 

[sdifox]

Heck yeah man. The Bose soundlink flex bluetooth speaker is one of the best on the market.

Bose doesn't get a lot of things right, but this time they did.

Yeah I have real issues with products that claim to break physics.

 

[Muse]

Voting!

Then hopefully cracking open a bottle of champagne to watch the Tories getting wrecked!

You be poppin' !!!

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[bbhaag]

Let's go baby! Happy 4th everyone!

The girls are playing some badminton in the backyard.


My brother-in-law was cool enough to bring over some fireworks. Shaping up to be a wonderful evening.

 

[BoomerD]

Nice. Looks like a great day.
Since my wife’s stroke, we don’t really do too much that we can’t drive to and she can’t do sitting down…even that gets taxing for her. So, we stayed home today, might watch one of the national broadcasts of fireworks somewhere…and I’ll be on my computer doing one of the most American things there is…killing Nazis. (Wolfenstein series)

Yes, Nik, this is really my flag.

 

[nakedfrog]

We got to watch bats catching dinner while we waited for the fireworks to start. I ended up recording an anti-fascist song that I wrote on the 3rd too.

Good going!
I hope this isn't a rude question but iirc you are one of our older members? You seem super fit and active.

Yeah, people tend to think I hike a lot and he's putting me to shame. IIRC he's over 70.
Of course, that's what I'd like to be doing once I'm retired...

 

[WelshBloke]

We got to watch bats catching dinner while we waited for the fireworks to start. I ended up recording an anti-fascist song that I wrote on the 3rd too.

Bat watching is the best! I'm lucky in that a fair few roost in the trees at the bottom of my garden so they'll fly around your head catching moths!

Yeah, people tend to think I hike a lot and he's putting me to shame. IIRC he's over 70.
Of course, that's what I'd like to be doing once I'm retired...

He does seem to have his priorities sorted! Has a good taste in music as well!