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Setting off fireworks on the 4th of July is a traditional and patriotic way to celebrate in the United States.

Imagine setting off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day when a member of the HOA board stops by and tells you to stop. Would you comply, ignore her or get revenge?

In this story, multiple homeowners are in this situation, and those are the options they’ve come up with. They have yet to decide what to do.

Keep reading for the whole story and to decide what you think they should do.

HOA in my neighborhood tried to ban fireworks today!

It is almost 9 o clack eastern on the 4th of July.

My family owns a lake house in Maryland, and we are up here to celebrate the 4th.

We just set off a bunch of fireworks only for a Karen (who is the head of the HOA here) and a security guard to walk in our driveway.

How unpatriotic!

The Karen demanded that we stop setting off the fireworks, or face legal troubles with the HOA.

We objected, of course, but then she tried to say that the security that she hired would shut us down in the future.

Mind you, this is the only neighborhood in the area where this is happening, so the lady HIRED this company to stop people from setting off fireworks on the 4th of July.

The neighbors have brainstormed some options.

Me and some of the other people who own houses here (this place has a high rental rate for vacation) are currently debating on what to do.

Our options are to ignore the lady and set off them anyways, set them off in front of her house, go to a different neighborhood, do them on the boats, or stop setting them off and go to the big show instead.

Is this happening anywhere else?

Their options range from ignoring the Karen, to complying to being petty. Let’s see what Reddit suggests.

This person has questions.

Another person thinks there could be a very good reason to ban fireworks.

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Someone from Maryland weighs in.

Apparently, OP lives in Maryland.

If fireworks are banned where OP lives, obviously it would be wrong to set them off. With that context, the HOA lady isn’t a Karen at all. She’s trying to protect the neighborhood.

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Jayne Elliott | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

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