That's just on our morning walk around the block, and it's only a small sample. There are a lot more. A LOT. But I was afraid of someone going all Second Amendment on my ass for taking pictures.
The ironic thing is they announced last week they were canceling the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Extravaganza, held at the college stadium. It seems that, contrary to all the bumper stickers I see around town, Freedom is in fact Free-last year almost no one actually paid to attend, choosing instead to view the aerial display from a safe, cheap distance. And none of the Uber Patriots of Bakersfield have stepped up to defray the costs. So it's been cancelled... maybe.
I think it's a ploy, an attempt to extort someone to bail it out. After all, a Fourth of July in Bako without fireworks would be like a day without roaches... never gonna happen. My guess is someone with business before the city will figure out a quid pro quo - pay for the show in exchange for permission to drill, dump or spray something. That's the way things work here... the American Way.
