I don't think it's much of a stretch to believe that the guy simply didn't care about doing what was right or legal. I'm sure he thought he could get away with it.
Do we need everyone to take a class that teaches the difference between a suggestion and a law?
I wonder what he was going to do with all that pyrotechnic material. Maybe save it for the 4th of July next year? I'm no pyrotechnologistatician, but I don't think this stuff keeps well. I know the cops didn't want to take any chances with it.
They rolled out the bomb squad and started making arrangements to dispose of it. It took a lot of resources to protect the public and safely handle the three truckloads they had to sort through. I wanted to tell them to just give me a book of matches.
It's going to take them days to clear everything out and return the area back to normal. I feel sorry for the people who work and live in the area. They had to evacuate and the cops may not be done until the weekend.
All this because one guy didn't want to follow the rules. Well, at least nobody got hurt (so far) and the people in the neighborhood will have an exciting story to tell for a few years.
The more dangerous explosives were taken to a city park about a mile away. They dug a hole in the field of a stadium at the park and detonated three batches of the explosives through the course of the evening.
I think about the potential damage that could have been done. I think about the resources that had to be allocated to handle this problem. I think about the selfishness some people have when it comes to showing any consideration for the laws of our society. I think about all of this and when the BOOM of the explosion echoed through the air and I could see the bigger than anticipated smoke plume rising in the distance, there's only one thought going through my mind.
Cool, do it again.
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