So you find something that appears to be an explosive device. Dam!

[yeahbaby]

The article does not say who pulled the pin. I'm assuming it was the father, because he was killed. The son/daughter were injured by shrapnel. Can you imagine this conversation with someone who had not heard what happened. Hey, how is your father doing? Son/daughter, oh he passed away a while ago. I'm so sorry, what happened. He was killed by a hand grenade.

 

[indyblue]

Anyone else remember the commercials back in the 60's warning of finding blasting caps?

Yes. Always wanted to fire one off.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yes. Always wanted to fire one off.

I always wondered where they were doing all this blasting that there would be enough laying around for it to be a problem. Guessing it was for the interstate(s) or other new roads or something.

 

[indyblue]

I always wondered where they were doing all this blasting that there would be enough laying around for it to be a problem. Guessing it was for the interstate(s) or other new roads or something.

I assume in Indiana, there would be lots of blasting in the limestone quarries or gravel pits as well.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I assume in Indiana, there would be lots of blasting in the limestone quarries or gravel pits as well.

Yeah, I thought about that, but those would be fairly localized. I figured if it was widespread enough to dedicate commercials to it, it must have been more than that.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Even Willie Mays warned about blasting caps.

 

[Brad69]

March 2003 I grabbed my gear which had 4 Hand Grenades on it.

One of the pins caught on the radio mount and was pulled out.

Anyone guess why I am not dead?

On a side note as DS we would sometimes get old pineapple grenades from the 50’s for the PVT’s to throw. Most of the M67‘s were from the late 60’s to mid 70’s.

 

[Trigger Time]

How you handle that situation. Don't pull pin. Then ....

 

[xoregonian]

March 2003 I grabbed my gear which had 4 Hand Grenades on it.

One of the pins caught on the radio mount and was pulled out.

Anyone guess why I am not dead?

On a side note as DS we would sometimes get old pineapple grenades from the 50’s for the PVT’s to throw. Most of the M67‘s were from the late 60’s to mid 70’s.

Safety Clip?

 

[indyartisan]

March 2003 I grabbed my gear which had 4 Hand Grenades on it.

One of the pins caught on the radio mount and was pulled out.

Anyone guess why I am not dead?

On a side note as DS we would sometimes get old pineapple grenades from the 50’s for the PVT’s to throw. Most of the M67‘s were from the late 60’s to mid 70’s.

You had the spoon taped.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

At the base I was stationed at in Germany they advised that if you walked or jogged thru the woods stay on the trails, because there was likely unfound ordnance from WWII laying around in the bushes.

Ft Harrison in Lawrence was an active military post from 1903-1991 (so the internet says). A few years ago we got called out because they were cutting new trails in the woods and uncovered some live rifle grenades. We had to dispose of them in place because they were in such poor shape they couldn't be moved to a safer location.

 

[Peacekeeper3073]

This is not really shocking to me, as Americans become more urbanized and glued to high tech devices. Many have become detached from reality. What used to be common sense is not found among the younger generations.

They probably got the idea to pull the pin off the web with one of those high tech devices.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Ft Harrison in Lawrence was an active military post from 1903-1991 (so the internet says). A few years ago we got called out because they were cutting new trails in the woods and uncovered some live rifle grenades. We had to dispose of them in place because they were in such poor shape they couldn't be moved to a safer location.

Who the hell uses trails in those woods, lol

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Who the hell uses trails in those woods, lol

I've used the mountain bike trails, but haven't used the trails they cut.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

I've used the mountain bike trails, but haven't used the trails they cut.

I've wandered well off the beaten path in there over the years, no issues what-so-ever. By the same token, never heard any of the deer setting off live ordnance either...

 

[jwamplerusa]

I assume in Indiana, there would be lots of blasting in the limestone quarries or gravel pits as well.

In the late 1940s and 50s you could go to the local hardware store and buy dynamite and blasting caps. My parents first home, my father built. He dug the well with a combination of a shovel and dynamite. He would go to the hardware store buy a case of dynamite and a package of blasting caps. By the time he hit water he had been through a couple of cases of dynamite.

He also told the story of clearing an old dry well at his parents. He was lowered into the well and discovered a large Boulder had pushed into the side of the well. They decided to blast it and drilled several pockets in it. These were hand drills and a 2 lb sledge by the way.

He then loaded multiple sticks of dynamite and detonated it clearing the Boulder and restoring the well.

This would have been circa 1947 to 1951 near Bicknell indiana.

In the late '70s we went to see the house my parents first lived in. The well Dad dug was still in use.

 

[KellyinAvon]

There is so much you try to teach your kids when they are growing up. I don't think, "If you find a grenade, don't pull the pin" ever came up. Don't hide in the freezer, don't stick your finger in a light socket, look both ways before crossing the street, 4 rules of firearms safety, but nothing about unexploded ordnance.

 

[snapping turtle]

Maybe he just wanted to go out with a bang.

 

[cobber]

March 2003 I grabbed my gear which had 4 Hand Grenades on it.

One of the pins caught on the radio mount and was pulled out.

Anyone guess why I am not dead?

On a side note as DS we would sometimes get old pineapple grenades from the 50’s for the PVT’s to throw. Most of the M67‘s were from the late 60’s to mid 70’s.

Lowest bidder?

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I've wandered well off the beaten path in there over the years, no issues what-so-ever. By the same token, never heard any of the deer setting off live ordnance either...

The issue was created by the bulldozers that were clearing the path....They were buried under the dirt, but apparently not deep enough.