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8. You're lucky you don't live in Detroit

Reply to hamsterjill (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 04:20 PM

2 hrs ago

Starting as soon as it gets dark, the explosions start. And it's an even mixture of guns and fireworks. I keep telling myself, those are just fireworks. Sure. A few years ago I found a bullet on my driveway outside our kitchen window. Another six feet and it would have come into our house.

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The night I hate probably the most - except for the 4th of July. [View all] hamsterjill 6 hrs ago OP

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My YellowLabrador would have agreed with you surfered 6 hrs ago #2

Too cold in most of the northeast Progressive dog 5 hrs ago #3

I'm in Texas unfortunately. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #5

The rednecks near me actually shoot their guns into the air at midnight New Years Eve! Ziggysmom 5 hrs ago #4

We have that, too. hamsterjill 5 hrs ago #6

Thank you for the reminder to secure the indoor & outdoor cats - the noise starts early around here. AnotherMother4Peace 4 hrs ago #7

You're lucky you don't live in Detroit bif 2 hrs ago #8

Honey, I'm in South Texas hamsterjill 32 min ago #9