Just to show there are no hard feelings, want to be the first to wish you former members of the greatest Empire on earth a Happy Independance day.
Have fun guys.
Just for old times [:D]
I must say Bish, that is very sporting of you, wishing the colonials well on their national day… King George III would be spinning in his grave ! Still, forgive and forget, what what ! Happy 4th guys.
Thanks, y’all!
Happy Fourth, everyone!
Thank you, Bish! A Happy 4th everybody!
Thanks Bish and a good day to you sir!
Happy 4th everyone and a belated Happy Canada Day to our friends up north.
BTW: Love this poem if ya’ll don’t mind me sticking a link to a video version of it here:
Thank you Bish… your Empire’s transplanted subjects have done well enough over the past 241 years… [;)] It’s wonderful that we have learned to get along again.
Happy 4th of July everybody!!!
Thanks Bish! Same to you and yours.
Happy 4th to all out there in FSM land. [t$t] [t$t] [t$t]
Jim [cptn]
P.S. Easy on the drinking & drving. [;)]
Thanks [:)]
Cheer[B]s
And a happy national blow-$hit-up day to you all! Be safe!
…oh, and have fun clearing out some of those old aborted shelf queens! LMAO!! Don’t forget to video that activity! 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yy0q2lAggHI
Happy 4th of July folks! (Sure wish that the ability to embed videos would work like it used to…)
Kudos Stikpusher !!! When Bish started this post thats EXACTLY what I thought of !!
Happy 4th to all. Fireworks are banned here in the city of Douglas because of all the forest fires currently burning here ( theres one less than 10 miles away ) so I wont be "blowing " stuff up but… Me and MR. Jim Beam are sitting on the porch discussing HGIJ FRED kduwmc sopwmbc huu ? What???
Likewise [;)]
Say hello to Mr Beam for me while you’re at it. He and I are well acquainted [y]
As the fireworks sound outside, I’ll post this as a reminder of another event that occured on July 4th. General John Pemberton surrenders Vicksburg to General Grant on July 4th, 1863. As Lincoln said, “The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.”
(Photo taken this morning July 4th, 2017 at the Vicksburg Welcome Center overlooking the Mississippi River, Battery Benton).
Gary
You crack me up, Bish. [;)]
Uuuuuuuugh! My head hurts…Why are all these empty bottles lying around the porch… WHO DRANK ALL MY BOURBAN !!! ???
I’m glad that the land of the free still has fireworks. They were banned in Australia in the 1980’s . It was my first taste of how political correctness and a complete absence of responsibility for your actions could kill off one of the most important days (for a kid !) of the year. I still miss cracker night. Mind you, I suppose a lot of Generation X has all their fingers, toes and eyes intact because of the ban.
In actuality,the resolution was pased by the Continental Congress on July 2nd. It was published in the press on July 4th, some delegates did not sign the document until August,but the sentiments are appreciated.
Well, you got to have laugh ain’t you. Beshides, i’m English, its in the contract [;)]
Really, blimey, i thought we were bad. Wearestyill allowed foreworks. Though what was once called Guy Fawkes night is now just bonfire night. And i can’t remember the last time i saw a Guy on a bonfire.
I guess someone must have deemed it bad form to burn Catholics, even if it is only one night a year.
Go figure.