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Title: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Brett B on January 08, 2014, 05:19:29 PM

Strange happenings in St Andrews
It wasnt me playing with matches
A friend of mine son is in a bad way after that huge explosion last night
Were not sure what really happened but it shook the crap out of our house
they are 5 doors down the road
What was he thinking  ???

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/man-seriously-injured-after-homemade-bomb-in-his-hands-in-st-andrews/story-fnii5sms-1226796946191 (http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/man-seriously-injured-after-homemade-bomb-in-his-hands-in-st-andrews/story-fnii5sms-1226796946191)

Title: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: scarps on January 08, 2014, 05:31:52 PM

Hooch pot overheated?

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: austastar on January 08, 2014, 08:17:13 PM

Hi,
  chemicals were mentioned in the TV news, and what looked like a blown apart pipe was shown. It looked like a 3" exhaust pipe some what.  May be an attempt at some home made pyrotechnics gone pear shaped.


cheers

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Brett B on January 08, 2014, 08:21:54 PM

Feel sorry for the kids to see there Dad in that state

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: kylarama on January 08, 2014, 08:34:36 PM

Hope the bloke recovers okay Brett.

The inlaws property is directly opposite the old footy oval where the air ambo landed last night.  Spooked Paul the bull who escaped from their paddock.

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Brett B on January 08, 2014, 08:52:04 PM

Quote from: kylarama on January 08, 2014, 08:34:36 PM

Hope the bloke recovers okay Brett.

The inlaws property is directly opposite the old footy oval where the air ambo landed last night.  Spooked Paul the bull who escaped from their paddock.

Did they get him back in the paddock

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: kylarama on January 08, 2014, 09:11:52 PM

Quote from: Brett B on January 08, 2014, 08:52:04 PM

Did they get him back in the paddock

Yeah, he wandered into next doors for a while and then back up near the house to the studio where the inlaws wwoofa's (FYI http://www.wwoof.com.au/ (http://www.wwoof.com.au/)) are staying and startled them.  Easy to coax him back into the paddock, as their only little Dexters.

Any news on the bloke?  going to be okay?

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Brett B on January 08, 2014, 09:28:33 PM

Find out tomorrow I will visit his old man

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: speewa158 on January 09, 2014, 05:45:46 AM

Don't take any thing that could cause a flame of any sort when you go see him  8)

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Malcolm Tugless on January 09, 2014, 06:52:59 AM

Parenting 101.

Recipe for disaster.

Ingredients .......

A car load of guns ... check

Home made explosives ... check

Two young children ... check

One idiot ... check

Father of the year award ... NO BLOODY WAY.

 

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: Black Diamond on January 09, 2014, 07:01:19 AM

Questions got to be asked, why was he making a bomb WTF? What was he planning on doing fishing crocodile Dundee style or blow the dunny to bits?

BD

Title: Re: Huge explosion bit close to home
Post by: fabulous on January 09, 2014, 08:37:40 AM

Not good, my SES unit (Eltham) was called out to assist.

As said before - what was he thinking....