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Close call!

mysterea

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Since this war started I'd been preparing for the worst.
I've stockpiled water, food and the basics for many days, and knew this day would come.

My wife thought I was crazy, but I told her what she needed to know anyway. She did just the right thing, if a 'strange package' shows up at the door don't TOUCH it, immediately bunker down and call for reinforcements.
I arrived to find a cardboard bundle approximately 2' x 8 " x 10 " resting peacefully on the stoop.
Looking totally innocent, but I knew better.
Immediately I suited up:
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Cautiously the bundle was moved to a safer workspace and examined.
Within short time I found a fairly clever detonation device, which consisted of two pressure switches, a power source and (of course) an explosive charge.
In this image you can see (circled) the pressure switches in a depressed position:
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Once the switches were handled (Duct Tape was the tool of choice) and the power supply was isolated from the detonator...
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...the task got alot easier.
I isolated the charge from it's reamining packaging
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... and collected some disarming tools that I knew would be handy.
Coincidentally I grabbed my favorite cigar cutter
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and located, and isolated the detonating charge from the rest of the explosive material.
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Once I could see the detonation charge, I knew I needed the perfect tool for the task.
I grabbed the best of the best. As you can see this tool is so righteous and powerful it has to let everyone else know how awesome it is. I direct your eyes to the label 'Hack Saw', and the duct tape on the handle.
I spare no expense for good tools as you can see.
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It didn't take long with this type of firepower to get to the tootsie roll center of this tootsie pop.
I direct your eyes to the contents within.
As you can see from the label, they're obviously fakes.
There's not even any writing on them!
How the hell am I supposed to tell what kind of smokes they are or where they come from?
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At any rate this bomb is diffused. It was a little hairy at first.
I'll be sure to redouble my efforts to ensure my wife still has arms in the future.
I wonder why she looks at me so strangely, I mean, this is for her own good!
Aha! maybe she's too turned on by my diffusal protective gear and is struggling to hold herself back?

Thanks BOTL! I truly appreciate the challenge, and the smokes.
Watch your back sucka!

Cheers
Rob
 
Good story mate
Love the safety gear :D

What would you expect from a member of , what I like to call, "The Helmet Generation". These young whippersnappers ain't never done nothing, even remotely dangerous, with out protective gear of some sort. It's a pity, really.

Doc.
 
Good story mate
Love the safety gear :D

What would you expect from a member of , what I like to call, "The Helmet Generation". These young whippersnappers ain't never done nothing, even remotely dangerous, with out protective gear of some sort. It's a pity, really.

Doc.

It's funny Doc, I agree with your assessment. I'm an avid rock climber (climbing cliffs, not hiking) and snowboarder (backwoods mostly) and in recent years I've seen helmets invade both sports.
I'd just like to mention this is the first time I've used that helmet since my mother got it for me 5 years ago. Probably the last too! =)
I'd like to exclude myself from this little 'club' you mention, with your permission of course.

Rob
 
How long did it take you Rob? I got mine in about 45 seconds :laugh: .....................See:" How to disarm a FOG bomb."
 
How long did it take you Rob? I got mine in about 45 seconds :laugh: .....................See:" How to disarm a FOG bomb."

I'm going to say 15 - 20 minutes, and a good amount of time was taking about 30 photos (of which I selected a handful for this) and cleaning up the tiny PVC bits from sawing.

All things considered it wasn't too hard to open the PVC, I was going to try to forcibly unscrew the pipe but as soon as I saw that epoxy I grabbed 'hacky (the quali-tay hacksaw) and got to work.

Well worth the effort, I hope the hombre who gets the bomb I sent out today feels the same way. I suspect it'll take twice as long. What can I say? I got motivated and creative.

Enjoy ya FOG mf-er! :whistling:
 
Good story mate
Love the safety gear :D

What would you expect from a member of , what I like to call, "The Helmet Generation". These young whippersnappers ain't never done nothing, even remotely dangerous, with out protective gear of some sort. It's a pity, really.

Doc.

It's funny Doc, I agree with your assessment. I'm an avid rock climber (climbing cliffs, not hiking) and snowboarder (backwoods mostly) and in recent years I've seen helmets invade both sports.
I'd just like to mention this is the first time I've used that helmet since my mother got it for me 5 years ago. Probably the last too! =)
I'd like to exclude myself from this little 'club' you mention, with your permission of course.

Rob


Rob:

You may want to rethink that, after all, look at what happens to you late in life if you don't wear one!
 
Good story mate
Love the safety gear :D

What would you expect from a member of , what I like to call, "The Helmet Generation". These young whippersnappers ain't never done nothing, even remotely dangerous, with out protective gear of some sort. It's a pity, really.

Doc.

It's funny Doc, I agree with your assessment. I'm an avid rock climber (climbing cliffs, not hiking) and snowboarder (backwoods mostly) and in recent years I've seen helmets invade both sports.
I'd just like to mention this is the first time I've used that helmet since my mother got it for me 5 years ago. Probably the last too! =)
I'd like to exclude myself from this little 'club' you mention, with your permission of course.

Rob


Rob:

You may want to rethink that, after all, look at what happens to you late in life if you don't wear one!

This might be true, I've heard if you don't wear a helmet you wind up with a gaggle of kids, which will seriously affect my smoking time! (which, of course, is unacceptible)
 
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