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Re: OT July 4th just around the corner
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:55:11 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
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>> That happened when I was living in Pittsfield. I was about 10 feet from
>> the guy shooting them off, and they were going off right over my head! And
>> Pittsfield used to do 90 minutes; one of the best displays anywhere! That
>> was before GE closed Transformers, of course, and there was MONEY in
>> town!
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>> Well, the guy lit one, and he kind of peered over at it, and then he
>> started RUNNING, and I figured, if HE'S running, then *I'M* running too!
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>> It went up about 20 feet (if even that far) and WHOOM!!! all over the
>> place. The 'charge' went off at about 5 feet, 15 feet behind me. I already
>> had my ears covered, but the shock almost knocked me on my ass!
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>> WHAT A RUSH!!!!! (um, did I mention I was on an 'herbal enhancer' at the
>> time? We're talking a LOT of years ago!)
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> Was that a "wow, man" moment?[/color]
LOL! Oh, yeah, man. And after a brief interlude (of about 45 seconds while
everyone collected themselves) the show continued for about another hour.
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