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Long Island man loses arm while lighting fireworks
WABC-TV ^
| July 3, 2010
Posted on 07/03/2010 5:52:37 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
ISLIP TERRACE, New York (WABC) -- Police say a Suffolk County man is in the hospital after losing his arm while trying to light fireworks.
The incident happened in Islip Terrace on Long Island. Police say 36-year-old Eric Smith was leaning over to light a firework, but was unable to get out of the way in time when the mortar blew off his left arm.
Family members, who were there for a July 4th celebration, quickly grabbed the arm and put it in a cooler.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; fireworks; ouch
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To: ConservativeStatement
Ah yes, the annual “fireworks are bad” new stories.
I got $00+ worth going off in the back yard tomorrow night.
Fun stuff.
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:56:16 PM PDT
by
CapnJack
To: ConservativeStatement
He should have listened to his mother.
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:56:24 PM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(Isn't enough always enough?)
To: CapnJack
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:56:47 PM PDT
by
CapnJack
To: CapnJack
Out here in Indiana
Mortars away and a lot of ooooh and ahhhhh. Trouble is dogs no like
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:59:01 PM PDT
by
slapshot
(w)
To: ThomasThomas
“He should have listened to his mother.”
I hope he had clean underwear...
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:59:38 PM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(Professional Politicians are a Threat to the Republic! Remove them on 11-3-10!)
To: CapnJack
>I got $00+ worth going off in the back yard tomorrow night.
Me too, though it’s usually called “burning weeds.” ;)
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posted on
07/03/2010 5:59:42 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: ConservativeStatement
I REALLY need you to hold muh beer and watch this.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:00:21 PM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(At the end of the day, with 0bama, we're on a slippery slope sending a message to an underachiever.)
To: ConservativeStatement
Islip Terrace is part of Long Island’s Redneck Riviera (also one of the bigger guido populations).
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:01:41 PM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get down that hill?")
To: CapnJack
I meant $400+ worth.I spent over Thirty Dollars!....last year.
Still have some left over.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:01:59 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: ThomasThomas
But his mother only said he could put his eye out, not blow off his arm!
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:03:00 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: ConservativeStatement
Things have been surprisingly quiet in the neighborhood this year. Kinda disappointed. Makes good cover for testing .22 rounds.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:03:49 PM PDT
by
gundog
(Outrage is anger taken by surprise. Nothing these people do surprises me anymore.)
To: ConservativeStatement
The question is now:
Who is this moron going to sue for his stupidity?
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:04:38 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
("Subtlety is not going to win this fight": NJ Governor Chris Christie)
To: ConservativeStatement
Must've been one helluva mortar to take his arm off. Down here in Alabama,there's a fireworks shop every fifty feet. Me? I just save my money and light off everyone else's boom sticks. LOL
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:07:58 PM PDT
by
Brandonmark
(News Coverage)
To: gundog
We can’t get away with it anymore. First year it’s legal here one of our cats decides she’s terrified of loud noises. Not just nervous or hide under the bed...but flat out wet herself from sheer terror scared of them.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:09:23 PM PDT
by
Fire_on_High
(Trijicon, the scope of CRUSADERS!!)
To: wtc911
LOL! Gray matter shortage?
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:09:32 PM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(Professional Politicians are a Threat to the Republic! Remove them on 11-3-10!)
To: alice_in_bubbaland
I’ll bet the Bud Lite was still firmly in the grip of the flying hand when they found it and putting it on ice was more to keep the brew cold than to save tha arm.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:11:48 PM PDT
by
wtc911
("How you gonna get down that hill?")
To: ConservativeStatement
quickly grabbed the arm and put it in a cooler. "Hey look - he's holdin' muh next beer!"
To: Brandonmark
“Seems like this may be an alcohol related mishap”
So far NY is two “alcohol related mishaps” in two days. I hope the trend does not continue.
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posted on
07/03/2010 6:13:21 PM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(Professional Politicians are a Threat to the Republic! Remove them on 11-3-10!)
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