#6 reminds me of a time back in the 60's when some of my fellow high school friends pulled a stunt involving the sewage drain that went down the middle of Main St. For days we had been smelling methane and one of us had the bright idea to ignite it. It was a little town, so everybody was at home and/or in bed around 9:30pm, so we met at the top of the hill on Main St., pulled up a manhole cover, and dropped in a bundle of burning newspapers....and the methane went off like a small wave, throwing up manhole covers all the way down the hill from the school to the business area. We scrambled home and never openly talked about it for years, just KNOWING that the long arm of the law would catch us and that IT WOULD GO ON OUR PERMANENT RECORDS, which was the phrase used back in the day to keep kids in line. But to this day I can remember the soft "FOOM.....FOOM...FOOM" and "CLANK....CLANK....CLANK". GOOD TIMES.
Tennessee back-forty bike training, circa 1970: Here's the gas, back brake (because it's common knowledge that YOU NEVER TOUCH THE FRONT BRAKE, IT IS INSTANT DEATH), it shifts this way, off you go--to a kid who's never ridden anything more than a single-speed bicycle. Hell, we survived, & got some cool scars with which to impress our friends. --Tennessee Budd
REPLY TO AMAHL_SHUKUP, back in the 70's a new mall opened in charlotte NC. Eastridge Mall, 3 stories, lower was an ice skating rink next floor was ground level and had santa clause at one end and a huge fountain at the other end and the center was the ice rink you could be on 2nd or 3rd floor and see santa clause and the fountain, the fountain actually spewed water up past the 3rd floor. Friend dares me to pour Mr Bubble into the fountain. So I walk in an eckards buy a box. open it up and lean against the 3rd floor rail, oops, the powder fell in. I ditched the box and we took off. That night on television it showed the police and fire departments at the mall trying to get the bubbles out, they had to close it and evacuate. Man talk about being paranoid, my friend never told anyone but I kept waiting for the cops to knock on my door.
#7 That's what greed does to you. Saw their type at the lake here many times poaching black bass. F&G caught them one day. "No speak English." F&G guy said okay, I'm arresting all of you and confiscating your fishing equipment. They spoke English real fast! LMAO! He still busted them!
I was on a IR crew fighting a fire out of Missoula Mt, finished the fire, as they are flying us back to Coeurdalene ID in a old beater DC3 smoke jumper plane, about half way I looked out at the right engine which had a huge amount of oil running out on the cowling, I walked up to the pilots, let them know, ...their response while laughing about it? Only worry if the oil stops running.
Always a bit disconcerting to watch the cowling rip off the engine...
ReplyDeletejust as it's taking off no less!
DeleteSome good ones there. Really like the load of fish.
ReplyDelete#6 reminds me of a time back in the 60's when some of my fellow high school friends pulled a stunt involving the sewage drain that went down the middle of Main St. For days we had been smelling methane and one of us had the bright idea to ignite it. It was a little town, so everybody was at home and/or in bed around 9:30pm, so we met at the top of the hill on Main St., pulled up a manhole cover, and dropped in a bundle of burning newspapers....and the methane went off like a small wave, throwing up manhole covers all the way down the hill from the school to the business area. We scrambled home and never openly talked about it for years, just KNOWING that the long arm of the law would catch us and that IT WOULD GO ON OUR PERMANENT RECORDS, which was the phrase used back in the day to keep kids in line. But to this day I can remember the soft "FOOM.....FOOM...FOOM" and "CLANK....CLANK....CLANK". GOOD TIMES.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading about something just like that, my friends and I *dreamed* of being able to do that. Alas, no methane like that on our sewers.
DeleteMe and some friends dropped a M80 down a manhole outside a mall and watched the covers rattle all around the thing. Yep, good times.
Delete#10, it baffles me that even a young kid would try to ride a motorbike without having the faintest clue about how to control it.
ReplyDeleteI could explain that to you, but it would take too long. Let's just say, my first experience with a Honda Mini Trail did not go well.
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That's actually about 75% of the riders I see on the way to work everyday
DeleteI've taught several people how to ride.
DeleteWhen they're starting off for the very first time, POINT THEM IN A SAFE DIRECTION!
Tennessee back-forty bike training, circa 1970:
DeleteHere's the gas, back brake (because it's common knowledge that YOU NEVER TOUCH THE FRONT BRAKE, IT IS INSTANT DEATH), it shifts this way, off you go--to a kid who's never ridden anything more than a single-speed bicycle.
Hell, we survived, & got some cool scars with which to impress our friends.
--Tennessee Budd
I couldn't watch #8 more than once... that hurt!
ReplyDeleteREPLY TO AMAHL_SHUKUP, back in the 70's a new mall opened in charlotte NC. Eastridge Mall, 3 stories, lower was an ice skating rink next floor was ground level and had santa clause at one end and a huge fountain at the other end and the center was the ice rink you could be on 2nd or 3rd floor and see santa clause and the fountain, the fountain actually spewed water up past the 3rd floor. Friend dares me to pour Mr Bubble into the fountain. So I walk in an eckards buy a box. open it up and lean against the 3rd floor rail, oops, the powder fell in. I ditched the box and we took off. That night on television it showed the police and fire departments at the mall trying to get the bubbles out, they had to close it and evacuate. Man talk about being paranoid, my friend never told anyone but I kept waiting for the cops to knock on my door.
ReplyDelete#7 That's what greed does to you. Saw their type at the lake here many times poaching black bass. F&G caught them one day. "No speak English." F&G guy said okay, I'm arresting all of you and confiscating your fishing equipment. They spoke English real fast! LMAO! He still busted them!
ReplyDeleteI was on a IR crew fighting a fire out of Missoula Mt, finished the fire, as they are flying us back to Coeurdalene ID in a old beater DC3 smoke jumper plane, about half way I looked out at the right engine which had a huge amount of oil running out on the cowling, I walked up to the pilots, let them know, ...their response while laughing about it? Only worry if the oil stops running.
ReplyDelete#9 amazed at how many idiots lose their phones
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