Huge explosion bit close to home

[Brett B]

Strange happenings in St Andrews
It wasnt me playing with matches
A friend of mine son is in a bad way after that huge explosion last night
Were not sure what really happened but it shook the crap out of our house
they are 5 doors down the road
What was he thinking 

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/man-seriously-injured-after-homemade-bomb-in-his-hands-in-st-andrews/story-fnii5sms-1226796946191

[scarps]

Hooch pot overheated?

[austastar]

Hi,
  chemicals were mentioned in the TV news, and what looked like a blown apart pipe was shown. It looked like a 3" exhaust pipe some what.  May be an attempt at some home made pyrotechnics gone pear shaped.


cheers

[Brett B]

Feel sorry for the kids to see there Dad in that state

[kylarama]

Hope the bloke recovers okay Brett.

The inlaws property is directly opposite the old footy oval where the air ambo landed last night.  Spooked Paul the bull who escaped from their paddock.

[Brett B]

Hope the bloke recovers okay Brett.

The inlaws property is directly opposite the old footy oval where the air ambo landed last night.  Spooked Paul the bull who escaped from their paddock.

Did they get him back in the paddock

[kylarama]

Did they get him back in the paddock

Yeah, he wandered into next doors for a while and then back up near the house to the studio where the inlaws wwoofa's (FYI http://www.wwoof.com.au/) are staying and startled them.  Easy to coax him back into the paddock, as their only little Dexters.

Any news on the bloke?  going to be okay?

[Brett B]

Find out tomorrow I will visit his old man

[speewa158]

Don't take any thing that could cause a flame of any sort when you go see him 

[Malcolm Tugless]

Parenting 101.

Recipe for disaster.

Ingredients .......

A car load of guns ... check

Home made explosives ... check

Two young children ... check

One idiot ... check

Father of the year award ... NO BLOODY WAY.

[Black Diamond]

Questions got to be asked, why was he making a bomb WTF? What was he planning on doing fishing crocodile Dundee style or blow the dunny to bits?

BD

[fabulous]

Not good, my SES unit (Eltham) was called out to assist.

As said before - what was he thinking....