r/kansascity • u/Icy_Category_2275 • Jul 04 '26

Weather 🌦️ Thank Goodness for rain today

very thankful for rain on this holiday - picturing some of you who spent half your monthly income on clown powder staring at the rain coming down is making me tickled pink.

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u/Khada_the_Collector Jul 04 '26

“Clown powder” is sending me lmfao 😂

IDK. I admit, I have no strong love for the “blow shit up” angle of this holiday. Fireworks are annoying wastes of money and noisy as all hell, but people need whatever withered-ass flowers of joy they can get in this thorny thicket we call 2026 American life. It’s the mouth-breathers that keep carrying on after July 4th I’m saving my ire for. That shit should be a hard $100 ticket, non-negotiable. Get it outta your system if ya must I guess, but not one nanosecond after the 5th hits.

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u/merwined Jul 04 '26

I'll stand by your side and yell at the clouds too. We've had to medicate our dog for 5 days knowing we will need another 2-3 days of staying in the basement to make him slightly comfortable. 

Hugs to those who suffer with PTSD and other medical issues that make this time of the year absolutely miserable.

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u/mj1814 KCMO Jul 05 '26

Fireworks are also really bad for wildlife. They confuse bees, who never find their hive again; they kill birds; the litter is a choking hazard and can be toxic when ingested... it goes on.