pyrochris732 Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) http://www.1010wins....ccident/7617263 Thoughts? You may want to consider not reading the comments that people leave on articles like these (its all over the internet and news). They may get you pretty angry as they did me. I think its really sad and I also think it was probably some random Joe who found a hookup for big shells, and had no clue what he was getting himself into, or how incredibly stupid it was to leave a body part over a mortar. Im sure the guy was probably hammered, which also would explain his lack of judgement on that one. Every year you hear a story like this. Just sucks for anyone who safely does this stuff. Edited July 6, 2010 by pyrochris732
Cookieman Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 Thats a pretty sad story, from what the story says, he was doing it on the street near his house? wow!! I don't know if an aerial shell with just stars can take an arm off but I'm pretty sure if he had a salute in that mortar it will.
pyrochris732 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Posted July 6, 2010 Thats a pretty sad story, from what the story says, he was doing it on the street near his house? wow!! I don't know if an aerial shell with just stars can take an arm off but I'm pretty sure if he had a salute in that mortar it will. they made it sound like a big mortar, and it was steel, so im guessing it was over 4 inches. Think about how fast those things leave the mortar. I read a story where some woman lit a 4 inch shell and stuck her head over it when she thought it was a dud. According to some witnesses it took her head completely off. Wouldnt surprise me if it was just a regular color shell and the salute had nothing to do with it. Just the lift alone did im sure. Im glad hes not dead, but he is going to wish he was i bet.
Cookieman Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 they made it sound like a big mortar, and it was steel, so im guessing it was over 4 inches. Think about how fast those things leave the mortar. I read a story where some woman lit a 4 inch shell and stuck her head over it when she thought it was a dud. According to some witnesses it took her head completely off. Wouldnt surprise me if it was just a regular color shell and the salute had nothing to do with it. Just the lift alone did im sure. Im glad hes not dead, but he is going to wish he was i bet. I saw an episode of 1000 ways to die where a drunk guy lite's a shell in the mortar, and when it doesn't go off he decide's to have a look inside, as he does the shell goes off and blows his head off like a shotgun.
dagabu Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 http://www.1010wins....ccident/7617263 Thoughts? You may want to consider not reading the comments that people leave on articles like these (its all over the internet and news). They may get you pretty angry as they did me. I think its really sad and I also think it was probably some random Joe who found a hookup for big shells, and had no clue what he was getting himself into, or how incredibly stupid it was to leave a body part over a mortar. Im sure the guy was probably hammered, which also would explain his lack of judgement on that one. Every year you hear a story like this. Just sucks for anyone who safely does this stuff. Eric is my sisters husbands (Greg Smith) second cousin, they went to the hospital late today to see if they could be of any help but he was on morphine and couldn't talk. His sister said it was hang fire and he reached ALL THE WAY DOWN into the mortar to pull the leader out when it went off. It shattered all the bones in his lower and upper arm and the reason he survived is because of the meat that stopped up the explosion (yuck!). They live about an hour away on the island. They had had a few beers but they were not "hammered". 2-4 million dollar houses. No excuse though, he paid for being stupid. My sister said they they dont know anything about the fireworks since they were on the Brooklyn bridge when it happened.
dagabu Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 QUIP: SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007 (This couldn't be more true!) Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability. Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman. 2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock. 2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario: Pedro fails high school English. 1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college. 2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English. Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed. 1957 - Ants die. 2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY ???????????
TheSidewinder Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 Ooooookay. More posts unapproved. Deep breaths here. There. Now continue. Thank you.
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