Hello Joe nice to see you again!
Yes, I had this notion bouncing around the last few weeks, and decided to drop by and share it in a post. Normally when I write it takes forever, but this piece just poured out of me. Years ago the city used to take a cannon up on the hill above town and fire it off during New Years. That stopped that due to budget cuts. We'll see if it appears again this year.
Sounds like you get anough gunfire around you the way it is. Oh, I am sure they found better things like needle exchange programs to spend the money on rather than carrying on tradition that maintains morale and pride in the area.