I think Duane's point was that people have been saying this about their younger generation basically since the beginning of time. Hence the quote from Aristotle.

I don't have issue with the way people do it around here for the most part, it just occasionally rattles me a bit when I'm not expecting to hear it (like when I'm driving).

 

I'm starting to wonder the same thing. It was only the lumina and it had dented up fenders and I'd backed into the empty house next to ours with it too so it was by no means pretty. I figured though if this is how they act before we even buy a ticket I'm leaving.

 

That would be terrible. Were they shooting them off too close to you?

 

Thankfully I wasn't close enough to anyone else to hear their music or smell their pot. But even though we were about 4 car lengths away from people we could still hear the screaming. I can understand the little kids thing to a certain point. If I were the parent I'd have said something like yes dear I see it. Just to get them to sush. I wouldn't say mine wasnt enjoyable. I did the best I could to enjoy it, but its pretty sad when people go there for reasons other than to just enjoy it.

 

i had some kids spit all over my monte at the high school football game last fall. it was the wrong decision on there part to spit all over it when i go to school with them. I came out early from the football game to beat the traffic out of the parking lot, found three of them sitting on my hood and spit all over my hood and windshield, lets just say that they wont be touching my car again after all was said and done that night.

 

The last line is exactly what it is IMO. I didn't even know that many people lived in West Union. There was so many cars! The rec center is near the pool here and the fireworks never seem to get really high, my dad said some he could barely see and he was bout 5 blocks away. We saw them all since we were about 50 yards from where they were lighting them. Anyway I would go farther away to enjoy them but then you'd only see about half of them if that. Our fireworks are always pretty lame.

 

I think thats how it is most of the time. Just gotta deal with it.

 

I can see where it could be startling after military experiances. At least you werent around a bunch of high school kids hootin n hollering maker it that much worse.

 

its true theres not a whole lot you can do. Basically comes down to put up with it or go home. I'm 21 (will be 22 this year) and to me thats only 4 years out of highschool. Whn I think back 4 years ago or even a little past that about highschool I don't rember acting like that ever. Now almost every one of them does it. I don't remeber the last time I drove by a highschool show off who ddint either 1. Rev their truck at me 2. Flipped me off 3. insulted me in some form 4. acted mentally handicapped to impress their friends. I can only think of 1 highschooler in town thats nice. I see him about every 2-3 days in town. Usually driving his grand prix gt. First time I saw him I thought "yup dressed up in a basket ball jersey a sslat bill hat and overly big fake earrings here comes the finger" and he actually waved. I have no idea who he is but waves every time he sees me. So there is hope left

 

I guess when I was 18 I must have been the odd one too since I ddin't find a lot of what they're doing amussing.