kenny weir Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 When I woz a boy scout, bottle drives were a main source of fundraising. After one such, big boys (dads) and little boys (sons) adjourned to the local tip/landfill. Thusly was spent a super hour so disposing of unredeemable glass products. Bottles of all shapes and sizes were hurled on to the rocks and rubble below. The many different kinds of light bulbs made especially satisfying explosions! So cool! On another occasion, we were demolishing an old wooden house on the lot that was to be our new home in Dunedin, NZ. Halfway through, we tied a long rope around the tall brick chimney. Tug, tug, grunt, tug - and the whole thing came smashing crashing down, more or less cleaning up what remained of the old place. Marvellous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 By contrast, I grew up in (near) Berkeley. I got caught abusing a dog by petting against the "grain" of its fur. Still a lesser offense than the psychological harm it would have caused if I'd called him a "bad dog". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 How quaint. Today's young'uns have far better opportunities to kick-start their enjoyment of violence... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5854686068870249151# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 How quaint. Today's young'uns have far better opportunities to kick-start their enjoyment of violence... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5854686068870249151# Ha ha - colour me quaint anytime. Man, that's ... surreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 They blowed that up REAL good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 When I woz a boy scout, bottle drives were a main source of fundraising. After one such, big boys (dads) and little boys (sons) adjourned to the local tip/landfill. Thusly was spent a super hour so disposing of unredeemable glass products. Bottles of all shapes and sizes were hurled on to the rocks and rubble below. The many different kinds of light bulbs made especially satisfying explosions! You can still do this in recycling bins in supermarket car parks. THough I've never noticed any boy scout trips to the local Tescos. Anyway, I believe scouts nowadays are more tied up earning badges for applying hair gel or changing SIM cards (that's my old codger comment for the month). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 How quaint. Today's young'uns have far better opportunities to kick-start their enjoyment of violence... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5854686068870249151# I enjoyed the comment at the end congratulating the girl and her dad for some good shooting. Yep, that was some real fine marksmanship there, all right. Dandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny weir Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) I enjoyed the comment at the end congratulating the girl and her dad for some good shooting. I was gonna make a similar comment, but that would've meant admitting that I really did watch the whole thing all the way through. Edited September 4, 2010 by kenny weir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) When I woz a boy scout, bottle drives were a main source of fundraising. After one such, big boys (dads) and little boys (sons) adjourned to the local tip/landfill. Thusly was spent a super hour so disposing of unredeemable glass products. Bottles of all shapes and sizes were hurled on to the rocks and rubble below. The many different kinds of light bulbs made especially satisfying explosions! You can still do this in recycling bins in supermarket car parks. THough I've never noticed any boy scout trips to the local Tescos. Anyway, I believe scouts nowadays are more tied up earning badges for applying hair gel or changing SIM cards (that's my old codger comment for the month). I hear that male youths use hair straighteners now. Back to the orginal point. My son (aged 7) does love to come to the tip with me, primarily to chuck stuff (or watch me chuck stuff, as I chuck further) off the ledge into the pit below. Boys do love to break things. Edited September 5, 2010 by rdavenport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 How quaint. Today's young'uns have far better opportunities to kick-start their enjoyment of violence... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5854686068870249151# I used to blow up old model cars with glue and firecrackers. I guess this is the "grown up" version of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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