[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Well—I agree that the kid should be punished-—but this is a bit over the top!

I did much the same thing when I was a lad....but with a homemade slingshot. Bike tire tube and a nice piece of "Y" shaped hickory. I aimed at and hit a moving vehicle. The occupant was a large young man. He chased me down and when he caught me he lifted me by the collar so we were face to face. He said, "Let me drive you home kid."

My father was not pleased, made me apologize and then proceeded to tan my hide with the slingshot. This seemed to placate the young man and all parties involved seemed satisfied with the outcome. Except my arse that is.

[knarf]

My brother and I invented a mortar from a pipe shoved in the ground, a lit firecracker dropped down followed by a marble.

We tried to hit big trucks, but never hit anything ... trajectory and all that math was SO far from us.

We gave up when we ran out of marbles.

These days it's star war battles with roman candles and other fellow 60 plus year olds ...

/8^)

[cherry]

how many freepers as young boys( or girls) set ant hills on fire, accidentally starting a fire of say, a telephone pole?

my brother did....horrors to think he would probably be charged with a felony at that time....