I don’t think I’m really doing anything for the 4th this year. I’m just gonna chill and enjoy a day off. Maybe play the Wii. I doubt I’ll set off any fireworks. Last year, for the first time in the 10 years I’ve lived in St. Peters, we got hassled by the cops for shooting off fireworks. So did everyone in our subdivision. Wait, let me rephrase that. We got hassled for walking out of our house around 6pm and lighting up a sparkler for my nephew. A sparkler. The city of St. Peters pisses me off so much sometimes. Why not let people have a little fun on the 4th? Every city around us allows fireworks on and around the 4th. They used to look the other way. I guess not anymore. They’d rather put every car on patrol for fireworks instead of drunk drivers, robberies, and any other crime that is being committed. Maybe if the cops spent more time doing their job of stopping real crime they would have caught former mayor Tom Brown taking bribes sooner. They were probably too busy beating down kids throwing snaps to do real police work. St. Peters makes some dumb decisions sometimes. Oh, and to further my rant on St. Peters, this city agreement shit with Charter pisses me off. I want to get DSL but I can’t because ATT doesn’t operate withing St. Peters because they are not allowed to. Charter is the sole provide of cable and internet in St. Peters. What ever happened to monopolies being illegal? I can’t wait to move to St. Charles, O’Fallon, Wentzeville, or anywhere else really.