Old Man Take - I Hate Fireworks

     As I slowly become an old man and the ripe age of 26 (almost 27), I am starting to see the world in an entire new light. Going to bed early and to specifically wake up early before everyone else? Freaking awesome. Watching the same TV shows on cable at specific times every night like family feud? Got to love it. Now that the 4th of July holiday has passed by, I now have a new take. I think fireworks aren't as cool as people think and if you light fireworks all night you're a loser.

    First off, I would like to say that I don't completely disavow fireworks. My daughter really enjoy fireworks and my family loves to go to the professional firework displays. What my take really is if you buy fireworks on your own and light them all night you're a loser. 

    The first reason is because of the price. Fireworks are so expensive. People waste way too much money on buying them when usually your local county has their own professional display. I'm not going to do any research on this, but if you're local community has a firework show I would assume it's your taxes that are paying for it. What a waste of money to also buy your own.

    The second reason is because they launch fireworks literally all night. Who wants to light fireworks at one o'clock in the morning? Loser's, that's who. I will give them more credit than others however. In my rankings of hating the 4th of July I would rate the losers that launch fireworks the entire week ahead of the people that do them all in one night. It should be a rule where you have one day to get it all out of your system. 

    After having a kid who has trouble sleeping I see loud noises at night in an entirely different light. That's really what made me an old man. Go ahead and be a loser that buys expensive fireworks and lights them at 2am for 5 days straight. I am going to save my money and go to the fireworks that my tax dollars pay for. The professional fireworks will always be better than the fireworks you wasted money on anyway.