The Big Kaboom!
As an example of Phil’s sense of fun, here’s a story he told me. Since he used to be a state trooper, a few years ago, a neighbor had given Phil some blasting powder she found in her dad’s home to dispose of. She said her father used it for blasting stumps. Little did she know …
Never one to pass up an opportunity for fun or adventure, Phil disposed of the old blasting powder in true Phil form.
Going over to his trash pile, he lit a section of fuse to test how fast it would burn so he knew what length to cut for his getaway. Phil got things figured out, blowing up bigger and bigger piles of blasting powder. Since he was running out of fuse, he had the bright idea of making a big pile with the rest of the powder.
All was going peachy-keen until he tried lighting the last bit of fuse. As it sparked and sputtered, a gust of wind blew a spark into his pile of blasting powder, setting it off. KABOOOM!!! When Phil came to, he was no worse for the wear — sort of! He had some pretty good powder burns, along with some missing skin. While blowing myself up isn’t necessarily the kind of fun I want to have, I can understand the temptation to blast some powder! What kid doesn’t like explosions? Just because we grow older doesn’t mean we have to grow up.
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