Remember Safety during the 4th next week

I read a book about the culture of postwar southern shopkeepers. What I found surprising is that since the oppression of the South by the Northern Aggressors it was customary not to celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks in the postwar south. Instead fireworks held a place of honor for Christmas and were sold in December not in July. We all know that nothing makes a new born baby happy like a fireworks display.

Sorry I digress. Anyway as most of you know the 4th in Petersburg is celebrated with a mix of gunfire (most likely in the air and not at another) and fireworks. Just wanted to remind you all to keep safety in mind this year. While a tin roof protects your house from sparks it doesn't stand up to that 9mm bullet that needs to obey the law of gravity.

Phil