Get out the red, white and blue and be prepared for the
big July 4th weekend! Show
your patriotic spirit and enjoy it! No
matter how you celebrate, whether by attending parades or picnics, please be
careful. There will be drinking involved
and it is imperative that you don’t drink and drive. Don’t let your friends or loved ones get
behind the wheel with a buzz on. As they
say in the PSA – buzzed driving is drunk driving.
Whether you call it a 4th of July celebration
or an Independence Day celebration it means the same thing. It celebrates the day in 1776 when the 13 original
colonies declared independence from Great Britain. We broke away from them to become
independent. To read a more detailed
explanation of what it all means check out this link from History. com.
While the celebrations will most like be held on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday at various places, the same safety measures should
be in place. Besides not drinking and
driving, the same goes operating a boat on a lake, river or ocean. Impaired driving can kill no matter if it is
a car or boat. Don’t ruin your life or
the life of others.
If you are having or attending a pool party be sure to
keep an eye on the kids. My feeling has
always been that every child should know how to swim. You just never know when those lessons could
save your child’s life. I grew up in the
city, no pool, just a hose to cool off with.
Yet I took swimming lessons at the local university because my mother
insisted I know how to swim and I am glad she did.
While shooting off fireworks in your backyard might be
fun for an hour, it is also a good way to wind up at the ER. Leave the fireworks to the
professionals. Go to a fireworks display
put on by those who know what they are doing.
With as dry as it in my neck of the woods, and other places across the
country, setting off fireworks could be deadly.
Don’t risk burning down hour home or property.
Waive your American Flag!
Have a fun and safe July 4th weekend, just use your head! Party safe, travel safe!
Photos belong to AbbyG
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