48/365 Independence Day

I'm someone who just likes to handle sparklers on the 4th of July.  The bigger things scare me a little (or a lot), and they best be set off by someone at a distance.

In the 1980's, when I was a catering waitress, I did a job on a Brooklyn pier during the Statue of Liberty Bicentennial.  From early moring till after the fireworks show, I worked hard to feed and clean up after people, dishing out hot food from a row or twenty or so firing sternos.
But come the end of the night, I was able to sit on the edge of the pier, and watch the firework display.  The Spanish ships docked beside me on one side o the pier, and the SS Colorado on the other side.  The ships had come in the the celebration.
It was quite a long, but rewarding day.  I remember the pay was good.

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends.

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