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To: ffusco; TheSpottedOwl
Toward the end of my tonka truck phase, i was heavily into model rockets, and had a morotcycle (so gas was always around). One afternoon, I decided to combine my hobbies and strapped a d size rocket engine to the tonka concrete mixer which was filled with gas. went about 100' into a power pole. what a fire ball!!

BTW, i had a tonka loader the i wore out the scoop on when i was 5. My dad saved it for a long time.

I haven't grown up much, still work in construction, and as we speak, I haver a caterpillar d4 dozer in my side yard.

Glad I was born with the external plumbing option, becuase a flaming barbie doesnt seem like it would go very far with a d sized rocket engine on it, and wouldn't hold much gas.
124 posted on 07/31/2003 10:10:32 AM PDT by ctlpdad
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To: ctlpdad
went about 100' into a power pole....

AH! Good times!

I still remember my friend burning off his eyebrows playing with a rocket motor! Or the time we put a bull frog into a low orbit!
132 posted on 07/31/2003 10:20:44 AM PDT by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: ctlpdad
One afternoon, I decided to combine my hobbies and strapped a d size rocket engine to the tonka concrete mixer which was filled with gas. went about 100' into a power pole. what a fire ball!!

Oh dude that is so cool! No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bust those toilets.

Glad I was born with the external plumbing option, becuase a flaming barbie doesnt seem like it would go very far with a d sized rocket engine on it, and wouldn't hold much gas.

Being a boy was much more fun than being a girl. I tried my best at impersonating boys, though :)

133 posted on 07/31/2003 10:25:16 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (You bring tar, I'll bring feathers....recall Davis in 03!!!)
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