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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:02 AM
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How do you get rid of them? Hopefully have the real way and your funny ways
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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:06 AM
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4th of July's coming up.
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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:10 AM
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we shot off a few on a camping trip.....they were about 3 yrs old.....only went about 40' in the air....came down and started a small brush fire when it hit ground and kept burning!!
But the Power Squadron and coat guyard have a day during the year where you can go down to the lake and blow them all off....while supervised ofcourse.....or i hear just saoking them in water will kill them nicely to just throw away....
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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:15 AM
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.....or i hear just saoking them in water will kill them nicely to just throw away....
I had thought about just shoting them into the river never though about drowning them LOL Good Idea
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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:26 AM
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I am pretty sure you can drop them off at the Coast Guard station in your area and they will use them in field training exercises.
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Old 05-04-2006 | 11:30 AM
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Light it and throw it in the water, it's pretty cool.

Make sure you have a few beers first though.
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Old 05-04-2006 | 01:16 PM
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I use them for setting my pasture on fire, just ask my wife...
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Old 05-04-2006 | 01:21 PM
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Local fire department will accept them.
Just don't walk into the fire station with them in your hands.
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Old 05-04-2006 | 01:24 PM
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Take them to your local Fire Station, or Coast Guard Station.

Don't practice with them please.
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Old 05-04-2006 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bglz42
I use them for setting my pasture on fire, just ask my wife...
Your old boat wasn't sitting in it, was it?

Hows the Stryker running?
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