I survived the 4th at work. The day started off very slow and ended in a blaze of drama. The last two hours of my shift, I processed just over a 100 calls. While most folks looks forward to holidays, there are a couple that I absolutely dread in my line of work. New Year’s eve is always a total cluster fuck. People are often just drunk and stupid. The 4th of July comes in right behind that as a minor meltdown. Not so much from the noise but from the increase in crime. We also get a lot of false calls for gunfire. We have to respond accordingly however, it takes services away from other areas. On the other side of the coin, we also get a real increase in shootings and gun play. Criminals know they have a higher chance of getting away w/stupidity on such nights.
People are always indignant from the noise which is a total surprise to me. You know the holiday comes every year. You know it is going to be noisy so why act so indignant? I can understand frustration over noise however, have you ever heard of ear plugs?
As for me, The 4th of July has never been a big holiday. Frank commented on twitter about holidays becoming less important as we age. I agree to an extent. As kids, I think every holiday is exciting. As adults, we come to pick and choose the holidays that mean a lot to us. For me, the holiday itself isn’t as important as being w/friends and loved ones.
Anyway, I was a total slug today. The one bright spot was my roomie’s guest made us a very delicious pasta for lunch. hehehe.