haha! howdy sir madgoat! I thought the guy blowing himself to pieces by thawing out a frozen stick of dynamite on the woodstove was hilarious but you're the only one who mentioned it. Maybe you're the only one who read it! People say everyone skims. I read the whole post or I don't comment. But anyway, thank you sir, yes life was hard and frought with dangers back then, life spans were many years shorter.