Hi,
There's someone in the neighborhood who gets some industrial grade fireworks to celebrate 4th of July and New Year every year. Normally for New Year, they won't light anything off until midnight, which often wakes me up. This year I guess they're celebrating "New York time", or else it's been so warm the last couple of weeks they don't realize which holiday they're celebrating, as the booms started about 9 and have been steady since then. So while sleeping was planned until the "big" boom went off, the schedule's been changed. Guess I'll get to see the clock hit 12 in a short while. Happy New Year, all!
Rick C