what are you doing for the 4th of July? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

bubbantenn · 07-02-2009, 10:24 PM

I was just curious as to what everyone would be doing to celebrate our county's birthday. We are having a cookout and fireworks at our church. Also, I made a combination of Emmitt's "For You" cross and the name of Jesus which I painted red, white and blue to portray our flag. The small one is about six inches high, the larger about nine inches high. People just love them, and I love making them.
Have a great and safe 4th of July!!

Bubba

john voorhees · 07-02-2009, 11:38 PM

Aw heck, I have to work, keeping the peace is a full time job-- we are having "our fourth next weekend at Bull Shools Lake" Have a safe one John

tony coleman · 07-03-2009, 12:34 AM

its just another day too me here in ireland.im going to a friends 40th birthday party,so hopfuly the weather is good.for all ye fellow scroller in the u.s.a,have a good 4th of july,enjoy

unixpro · 07-03-2009, 12:34 AM

I'm going to get up and apply another coat of finish to my latest project, then go for a 40-mile bicycle ride, then come home and have a shower. After that, I think we'll go to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, then back home for a nice BBQ and some fireworks on the tube.

Or maybe I'll just spend the day sleeping on the couch. Choices are always difficult.

wood-n-things · 07-03-2009, 12:35 AM

Family Bar B Que....staying close to home.

KtownScroller · 07-03-2009, 12:35 AM

Pretty cool Bubba! Nice design.

July 3 - Iron Pigs Minor League Baseball Game - All you can eat from 6:00PM - 8:00PM
July 4 - Cook Out at Brother-in-Laws
July 5 - Cook Out at my house - Brother and family visiting

Gee... Looks like I'll need to go on a diet next week!!!

Added July 3, 2009

Tonight we are going to watch the Philadelphia Phillies minor league team, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs play at their brand new, one year old baseball park. The park is a mini-me of a major league park. It is just beautiful! ironpigsbaseball.com: PenTeleData Party Porch Rental We will be sitting up on the party porch right behind 1st base. It is going to be awesome!

AND... Fireworks after the game!!!

Gill · 07-03-2009, 01:10 AM

Doggie birthday

. She'll be sixteen years old and she'll celebrate by going for a walk in the woods with her young puppy companion, plus a plate of liver for her tea.

I can remember sitting at the side of her mother as she was born. There were three pups so we gave them the litter names of Yankee, Doodle and Dandy in honour of the day. She was Doodle, the one we kept.

I do hope the weather holds out for the weekend. The last couple of weeks have been glorious over here!

Sally · 07-03-2009, 01:32 AM

I'm baby sitting my daughter-in-law's dogs. My son and family are going 300 miles so the grandsons can play in baseball tournaments. So they will be having fun and so will I. I had cateract removal surgery last week (he put in a new lens - my second eye.) Anyway - I'm staying out of the sawdust for a while - and I don't like it!! The surgery went well and I'm amazed at how much better my sight is now. So if I don't get too impatient . . .

JohnB · 07-03-2009, 01:45 AM

G'day all my USA mates.
Have a great celebration. If you Drink don't drive (why would you want to drive anyhow, as the time could be better spent drinking LOL) and if you are driving keep an eye out for the other dopes on the roads. Stay Safe All.

BTW, because the 4th is a Saturday, do you blokes still get the Monday as a public Holiday ?????

Scrolling Days · 07-03-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnB

BTW, because the 4th is a Saturday, do you blokes still get the Monday as a public Holiday ?????

I think it all depends. It seems like most businesses around here are treating Friday (tomorrow) as a holiday and closing/having shorter hours (not me...I have to work.... grumble,grumble).

After a week of rain/thunderstorms (which I guess is what killed my old computer), the weather is looking great for the weekend here in western NY. I'm looking forward to getting outdoors.

We invited my folks over for the 4th, so I'll have to find time to get that new burner installed into my grill to replace the old rusted one. I've been told I'm cooking chicken.

07-03-2009, 12:34 AM	#3
tony coleman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ireland Posts: 653	its just another day too me here in ireland.im going to a friends 40th birthday party,so hopfuly the weather is good.for all ye fellow scroller in the u.s.a,have a good 4th of july,enjoy __________________ lets make plenty of sawdust and have fun doing it http://www.customcutz4you.webs.com/

07-03-2009, 12:35 AM	#5
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,296 Blog Entries: 1	Family Bar B Que....staying close to home. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out! Remember.......Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car..

07-03-2009, 01:10 AM	#7
Gill Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,612	Doggie birthday . She'll be sixteen years old and she'll celebrate by going for a walk in the woods with her young puppy companion, plus a plate of liver for her tea. I can remember sitting at the side of her mother as she was born. There were three pups so we gave them the litter names of Yankee, Doodle and Dandy in honour of the day. She was Doodle, the one we kept. I do hope the weather holds out for the weekend. The last couple of weeks have been glorious over here! __________________ There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is readily adopted. (Schopenhauer, Die Kunst Recht zu Behalten)

07-03-2009, 01:45 AM	#9
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,806	G'day all my USA mates. Have a great celebration. If you Drink don't drive (why would you want to drive anyhow, as the time could be better spent drinking LOL) and if you are driving keep an eye out for the other dopes on the roads. Stay Safe All. BTW, because the 4th is a Saturday, do you blokes still get the Monday as a public Holiday ????? __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" “God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.” - Russell Crowe Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

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07-02-2009, 11:38 PM	#2
john voorhees Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 29	Aw heck, I have to work, keeping the peace is a full time job-- we are having "our fourth next weekend at Bull Shools Lake" Have a safe one John

07-03-2009, 12:34 AM	#4
unixpro I need more weekend Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greater Seattle Area Posts: 613	I'm going to get up and apply another coat of finish to my latest project, then go for a 40-mile bicycle ride, then come home and have a shower. After that, I think we'll go to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, then back home for a nice BBQ and some fireworks on the tube. Or maybe I'll just spend the day sleeping on the couch. Choices are always difficult.

07-03-2009, 01:32 AM	#8
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 918	I'm baby sitting my daughter-in-law's dogs. My son and family are going 300 miles so the grandsons can play in baseball tournaments. So they will be having fun and so will I. I had cateract removal surgery last week (he put in a new lens - my second eye.) Anyway - I'm staying out of the sawdust for a while - and I don't like it!! The surgery went well and I'm amazed at how much better my sight is now. So if I don't get too impatient . . .