Town Center Fireworks

I was starting to get worried that this thread would die at only 15 pages, so I am posting this now.  4951

Fallon: Owed, I tell ya...OWED!!!!!
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buffaloglenn: ******! I wanted to be the one that posted the beating of a dead horse! 4951

Been on vacation for last week, so just now seeing this thread....LOL... A few points:We actually go to KCC every year to watch fireworks. We sat near the 18th hole so they were right above our heads. We could literally smell them. It was pretty awesome. We are definitely not "richies" although we are going to see Lionel at Toyota Center next month. This will be our 3rd time. He puts on a GREAT show. Seriously. My band plays a lot of events at country clubs around Houston and KCC is by FAR the least pretentious one I've ever been around in any capacity. I would definitely be **** had I been with my family in TC. Just because no one died doesn't mean you have no right to voice your displeasure about something. Yes, these fireworks ultimately aren't that big of a deal, but as long as someone brought up life lessons to be learned from it all.......I think teaching kids to just "get over it" is doing them a huge disservice. I don't want my kids to just "get over it" for the rest of their lives. I want them to be assertive and not just take whatever life throws at them without ever speaking up or fighting back. The band at KCC was really good. They usually just have some loser singing karaoke to sequenced instrument tracks, or even worse, a DJ with an iPod......but this year they must have finally decided to pay for a real band and it was totally worth it.  4951

ExBlue:  You sort of did, since you quoted the emoji.  Mission accomplished!!! 4951

imadrummer2k :I agree with you that there's a middle ground between just rolling over and whining over some sort of misplaced entitlement.That middle ground starts with accountability and transparency.  As a few other pieces of information have come out today, it's becoming very clear to me that the assumptions I made in a prior post in this thread are, indeed, accurate.Let's just come right out and say that:  "The Kingwood fireworks show is an expensive production and our partners at KCC were kind enough to contribute a substantial sum to putting the show on this year.  The fireworks were moved from xx location to yy location as an accommodation to the KCC for their generosity."That appears to be the truth.  I'm not casting stones, nor am I making judgments.  I am just identifying reality for what it is.If we, collectively, don't like that reality, we have the power to change it.  Bake $5/house into the HOA fees to fireworks, do fireworks collections on the corners or in stores, etc.But when we get the 'soft story' from Mr. Austin (who, I respect was dealing with a less-than-ideal choice between this or possibly no fireworks at all), we're not able to make those decisions as a community. 4951

Tony Austin, you need to step down because of this mess. Clear and simple. If something like this happened at a real business you would not have to, it would have been done for you already. Your letter, while informative, was nothing but an excuse for either poor planning or just plain favoritism. Whatever the reason you are ill equipped to do that job.  4951

@BeSome1You want his job, don't you? 4951

One more note on KCC....we did the $29.99 package and although the food and entertainment was included, the drinks were definitely not. And it was HOT. Probably hotter than TC, since there's not a lot of shade on the driving range. The VIP package isn't really our style. It's the 4th of July....you're supposed to be outside eating hotdogs, drinking adult beverages, listening to music and sweating your *** off! 'Merica!   4951

I have quit Facebook to dedicate my full time to this forum. Lol. Kingwood.com is so much better. Oh yea forgot. You owe me fireworks bla bla bla. Richies bla bla country club sucks bla bla. Did I miss anything? 4951

i watched them on the online feed and had no problems at all.  was sitting in the pool having an adult beverage. 4951

UHTrey: You'll fit right in.. lol.. welcome! 4951

sweetie: Agreed. Sarcasm and snark in one shot.  I like it!  4951