Fourth of July weekend....ho hum...

Today is Saturday July 3rd and I just got back from our annual 4th of July parade..and a pathetic parade it was too....no water was allowed anywhere on the parade route, hell, people couldnt even SELL water along the route much less squirt it... the parade was a fraction of the length it usually is...it l;asted about 30 or 40 minutes or so, last year it was alot longer...I heard some parade entrants pulled out because of the "no water" edict our chamber of commerce put in place this year, or should I say "safety forces" as the chamber calls it, we all know there is no "safety forces" the chamber board makes these decisions, I know, I was a board member a few years ago...people decided since they couldnt throw water they would throw candy, and several people got nailed by flying candy near where I was standing. someone decided to rent bleachers and sell spots for 2 bucks, needles to say they didnt sell a single spot from what I heard... also, the chamber of commerce, in its infinite..er...wisdom? decided to charge 10 dollars for parking at the park and school this year, its usually 5 bucks, still too much I think, needless to say it was pretty dead at the park yesterday, and will probably pretty dead at the park and school today and tomorrow...there are several petitions going around the parade route to get the chamber to reinstate the water in the parade or get boycotted next year..from what I heard and saw...The reason water is banned from the parade...if anyone is interested...is because the people with the classic convertible cars were whining about getting wet...those poor babies :( they knew there was water in our parade, hell, even the fire department used to soak people wuith their water trucks in past yearsm, yet they signed up anyway?? if you dont want to get wet, dont enter the parade, and subsequently ruin it for everyone... I am not going to the fireworks this year as a personla protest against the chamber, that and the fact I refuase to pay five bucks to park my car much less 10 bucks...also, they raised the price for VIP parking area again as well, they stil managed to sell out tho..amazingly enough...its a small dirt parking area overlooking the spot where the fireworks are shot...and as for the park...I wouldnt pay money to park just so I can get ripped off by over priced vendors and food booths...its terrible the economy is as it is..[people are harder up for money than ever before, everyone if making less money than before and the h/o chamber of commerce decides to gouge people trying to get away from the troubles in the world for one weekend?? pathetic..I'm glad I resigned from the chamber... I am going to spend the rest of my weekend, working, and doing laundry and playing with the dogs adn tending my garden etc...at least that wont cost anything ;) ...until next time...