I'm in the car right now. The wife and I are driving home from visiting family for the day. There are fireworks going off all around us. Pretty, actually.

But also irritating. This is a giant pet peeve of mine. And I'm completely aware it might be irrational. But if you are celebrating a holiday, why are you not celebrating on the holiday? This goes for Independence Day, Halloween, etc. Is it a convenience thing? If so how much does that say about how much you actually care about the meaning behind the holiday if your convenience is more important?

So yes, I get irritated when cities move their fireworks displays for any reason other than weather. This peeve will be revisited when people move Trick-or-Treating to a Saturday for no good reason. Rant over.