George Smolinski Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Take time from the parades, car shows, picnics, etc. today to remember what we are celebrating today. And enjoy the freedom we have to do whatever we want. Happy 4th! 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Yes we have our problems and we certainly have our disagreements but I am thankful for the freedom we enjoy and what the stars and stripes represent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 We ENJOY are freedom today, and for me and my wife we also celebrate our little girl's birthday, she is now 43 years old, wow wear did the time go! as the song goes "born on the fourth of July" Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) And to add to the patriotic zeal and zest, here is an ad for a 1936 Packard V-12. The easily recognized Independence Hall is in the background: Edited July 4, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Happy Birthday America! 2 hours ago, NailheadBob said: We ENJOY are freedom today, and for me and my wife we also celebrate our little girl's birthday, she is now 43 years old, wow wear did the time go! as the song goes "born on the fourth of July" Bob And Happy Birthday to your daughter as well. Today was my Dads birthday also, he would have been 87 this year. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 We honor those that contributed to the great freedom we have in a great country and I also think about all the thoughtful people right here on these forums, who make our lives so much better every day ( well mostly 😇) many whom I have never met in person . Savor the time, the moment and be thankful for all that we have and are able to do. Life is so very short . Walt 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Happy Fourth to all!!!! Thank God for my fellow brothers Past and Present that gave us our Freedom's and Independence. Semper Fi 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Seemed like the Bi-Centennial celebration was just a few years ago! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, John348 said: Seemed like the Bi-Centennial celebration was just a few years ago! I was going into the seventh grade that summer. I went with my neighbors to Valley Forge for the day. President Ford arrived via helicopter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 8 hours ago, George Smolinski said: Take time from the parades, car shows, picnics, etc. today to remember what we are celebrating today. And enjoy the freedom we have to do whatever we want. Happy 4th! We are not exactly celebrating the freedom to do what we want to today, just that today was the day that the thirteen colonies declared independence from British rule, hence taxation without representation in British Parliament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Smolinski Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, John348 said: We are not exactly celebrating the freedom to do what we want to today, just that today was the day that the thirteen colonies declared independence from British rule, hence taxation without representation in British Parliament. Reading comprehension - poor.😁 I didn’t say what you’re saying. I said take time to remember what we are celebrating today. ……………And enjoy the freedom to do whatever we want.😁 Edited July 4, 2022 by George Smolinski (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 I'm with John 348 and felt the OP suggested celebrating Independence and that it resulted in Freedom. While Independence Day celebrates being freed from British rule among the original 13 colonies, as far as I know it does not represent anything else. As we all know, the 2 terms Independence and Freedom are far from synonyms. Freedom is becoming more and more in the eye of the beholder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max4Me Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Enjoying a beautiful day with the love of my life. Our 46th wedding anniversary today. Can’t believe she’s put up with me so long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 2018-07-05_09-19-58 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Bicentennial souvenir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Spent the day with family, enjoying great food, and then pulled up the Bloomberg Channel to watch the fireworks over the Charles and the long-awaited concert at Boston Common by the Boston Pops, conducted by Keith Lockhart with tributes to musical geniuses John Williams and Arthur Fiedler - and culminating with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s complete 1812 Overture - surely a high point for Musicians, music lovers, and any one who appreciates remembrance of “The Rockets’ Red Glare”. By the way, Arthur Fiedler was known on occasion, to abandon his conducting podium to chase after Fire Engines - a musician after my own heart! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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