Re: Corkscrew Gulch Turntable
| December 18, 2012 09:38PM |
bill ramaley Wrote:
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> I was there with my wife on a July Fourth
> several years ago. As she was bending down,looking
> at the mechanism there was a loud explosion and
> soon small rocks were falling all around us.
> Someone over on the jeep road had set off a stick
> of dynamite to celebrate the Fourth. I doubt he
> had any idea there were people on the south side
> of the gulch just a hundred yards away.
> Just one of those incidents that make life
> memorable.
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I had a similar experience with bending over, followed by a large explosion, which was then followed by a lot of "celebration". However, mine did not involve dynamite.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/2012 09:40PM by South Park.
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> I was there with my wife on a July Fourth
> several years ago. As she was bending down,looking
> at the mechanism there was a loud explosion and
> soon small rocks were falling all around us.
> Someone over on the jeep road had set off a stick
> of dynamite to celebrate the Fourth. I doubt he
> had any idea there were people on the south side
> of the gulch just a hundred yards away.
> Just one of those incidents that make life
> memorable.
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I had a similar experience with bending over, followed by a large explosion, which was then followed by a lot of "celebration". However, mine did not involve dynamite.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/2012 09:40PM by South Park.
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