Dear Gracie, what do all those hospitals have to do with The Village? I know what Red White and Boom is but the rest of it is a mystery to me!

Kathie, that sounds like fun! We won't be in TV for the 4th, but you can report back to us.

The 'closed to grandchildren' post was a joke.

Why should TV have fireworks and who would pay for them? If they were held here someone would be on here complaining about traffic jams just like after the Christmas Parade that was moved to the Polo Field. Or why did they hold them where they were it was to far or to close to my house etc. You can't have everything here that you had before. As far as I'm concerned we have all we need here. If my Granddaughter who's down wants to see them we'll go to Leesburg, that's close enough. JMO

Oh my definitely not. It's just a horrible place. How can anyone live in a place that requires you to drive a half hour once a year to see fireworks. This is the main reason that everyone is leaving the Villages. That is why it's practically become a ghost town. (Note:Voice dripping with sarcasm)

It would be so easy to shoot off fireworks over Lake Sumter! What fun that would be!

What say you now???

And where would you suggest that 100,000 people park to watch ?

I was just taking Garden Guru back to Columbus, Ohio from which we both came and that is what I typed.

I really have no good answer. Trying to think of landmarks in Columbus that hadn't changed over the years I guess.

Garden Guru sounded so negative, I was trying to make her think that no place was absolutely perfect.

Went to Leesburg last night. Great show, big crowd, home in less then 20 minutes.

Sat on the lanai last night and watched fireworks all across the horizon...with good friends, delicious beverages and grilled food.

Does life get any better ???

My husband and I are looking forward to the quietness of a 4th of July. As I am not living in Villages yet, every 4th of July, my whole neighborhood is bursting with roman candles, bombs, firecrackers, etc. I disliked the noise and my dog goes crazy. If I want to see a firework display, I'll go to Disney World for a mini vacation.

This morning, once again, we heard about a bunch of people (all adults) losing body parts while playing with fireworks. Never fails. Explosives are dangerous, Duh!!!

That would be nice. Very very nice.

Does The Villages have a fire department????

In our town, the local volunteer firemen (rural and town) are in charge of the fireworks. When our kids were small, it used to be at the small airport; now it's at our big park.....on a hill overlooking our town. It's an all day affair......culminating in the fireworks at about 9 p.m.

Otherwise, one year we were in Disney World over the week of the 4th of July and the fireworks were outstanding...........

I, myself, wouldn't drive there for just a day....but if someone wanted to spend a long weekend or a few days next 4th of July, it would be worth it.

We were crossing some bridge at Epcot when the fireworks went off.
Spectacular. Better even than small "home town" displays.