“I will be going to a friend’s house; they’re putting on a show at a private lake.”

— Brian Armstrong, network analyst, Kansas City, Kan.

“Yes. At home in California there’s a town called Fillmore and the big firework display is to sit upon the hillside and watch the town blow up.”

— James Garvic, luthier, Hollywood, Calif.

“No, I plan on going to my daughter’s for her birthday.”

— Cristy White, unemployed, Lawrence

“No, I’m moving.”

— Midge Nicholson, help desk agent, Eudora