Monday, November 19, 2007

The Firecracker episode

when we live in hammett ,and i was about 11 years old , It was right after a 4th of July and i had a big box of Duds ( Firecrackers that did not go off ) and i devised of a brilant way of setting them off . I took a box ofMatches and soaked the wood only in karosene , then i would put the wooden end of the match in the firecracker , it realy worked great . i was having a lot of fun , but then i got a little careless and with out thinking i put the match end in the firecracker , and the Firecracker expoded . ( Now let me tell you about the firecracker , these firecrackers were what
they called blockbusters , they were about an 1 " in diamater and an inche long , and then they
went off , it was a pretty loud exposion ) now when the firecracker expoded in my hand , the force of it made me turn a backward somersault , and when i hit the ground on my feet ,I took off running as fast as i could to the back of our house , mother came running out to the front where i had been , but then she heard me come in the back door , my chest and face was covered with blood , and it realy scared us .
Lession - Dont let the kids play with fircrackers . Take it from your Grandpa as a word of advise.

2 comments:

Bon said...

Grandpa- I just love these stories! They are so funny, and I am so glad to have them to share with my kids as they get older! You must have been a handful for your poor mom, is that where my boy gets it?

Becca said...

It must be genetic, because my boys keep me busy all day long with their antics, too