So I went to the fireworks at the Winnisquam High School field last night, and I must say, for a Tilton-Northfield event, they were quite good. Actually, in comparison to most of the firework displays I have been to in recent years, this one kicked the crap out of all of them.

Couple of things I noticed while at the fireworks, though. The way they were firing them off, hot particles were raining down on many spectators. VERY UNSAFE! A whole cluster of the fireworks ended up going into some pine trees and then shattering off into a million pieces. I was afraid of a possible fire...however, it was worth it to see all the people over near the trees freaking out and running away in fear.

Also, I noticed there were many cops there. An unnecessary amount if you ask me. Some over-seeing parking, some randomly wandering and some on their cool pedal bikes just cruising around. But while there, I was thinking, "are this many cops necessary?" It was open season for petty crimes and traffic violations during this time.

Ok, onto something completely different. This weekend, I was at the good old Tilt'n Diner working my buffet and kind of amused to see how aware people are of how unhealthy their diets are. I was over hearing some rather large folks talk (though it was hard to hear over the sound of them shoveling greasy sausage and bacon onto their plates)
and they said something to the effect of "oh man, this is an instant heart attack. Mmmmmmmm." Oh, and my other favorite one is, "I can almost feel my arteries clogging already!"

In a nation where obesity and heart disease is a problem, you think people would be more conscious about what they eat. But plain and simple, people don't care. They want the instant satisfaction of eating 10 pieces of bacon, and then following it up with a biscuit SLATHERED in sausage gravy. It's kind of sad to watch. Saturday morning, it was a few minutes before the buffet opened, one of the waitresses sold them it and told them it would be just a few minutes before we opened. Well, we had all of the food out, but I hadn't brought the utensils out yet...these people (obese...who'da thunk?) Went up and started to dig in with their hands. The waitress told them that they couldn't do that. Their response...."Oh, we don't mind."

Fat idiots...

Oh yeah, and I bet you are wondering what the jacket part of the title of this column is...well, I wear a jacket all the time so people won't know I am fat. Just some words I heard the other night that I thought you all could ponder for a while.

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