Fireworks? In Rome, NY? On July 25?
We were sitting in our hotel room in Rome, NY when there was some distant thudding like explosions or shelling. "That's not good," I said.
"Yeah, not good," replied Karabean.
"Ka-BOOM!" exploded the parking lot of our hotel.
"Go find out what that was," ordered Karabean, looking worried.
I reluctantly got up and went to investigate. I now consider that fortuitous, as I was treated to a half-hour fireworks display that looked for all the world like something a town would sponsor...
Except that it was coming from the backyard of a house literally across the street from our hotel.
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I've been close to some really nice home fireworks before, but this was insane. I mean, like literally standing on top of the Poets' Seat ridge while the Greenfield fireworks display was going on. I could've sworn some of the windows were going to break or that we were all going to catch fire.
Now the question is what the heck were they celebrating?
I doubt it was the 1759 Battle of Ticonderoga (Wikipedia's featured article today)... Puerto Rico's Constitution Day? Furinalia? The Battle of Lundy's Lane in 1814?
What's weird is it sounded like there were multiple fireworks displays going on in town. The police were driving all over the place with sirens wailing and stuff.
"Yeah, not good," replied Karabean.
"Ka-BOOM!" exploded the parking lot of our hotel.
"Go find out what that was," ordered Karabean, looking worried.
I reluctantly got up and went to investigate. I now consider that fortuitous, as I was treated to a half-hour fireworks display that looked for all the world like something a town would sponsor...
Except that it was coming from the backyard of a house literally across the street from our hotel.
View Larger Map
I've been close to some really nice home fireworks before, but this was insane. I mean, like literally standing on top of the Poets' Seat ridge while the Greenfield fireworks display was going on. I could've sworn some of the windows were going to break or that we were all going to catch fire.
Now the question is what the heck were they celebrating?
I doubt it was the 1759 Battle of Ticonderoga (Wikipedia's featured article today)... Puerto Rico's Constitution Day? Furinalia? The Battle of Lundy's Lane in 1814?
What's weird is it sounded like there were multiple fireworks displays going on in town. The police were driving all over the place with sirens wailing and stuff.