tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920090886436364031.post42804193580135318..comments2023-04-30T04:18:48.113-04:00Comments on Caaamper's Thoughts: A Muncie Boyhood-Curiosity, the Candle and the CurtainsMike DeCamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08130504795182814264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920090886436364031.post-72533811301541742282013-05-02T00:45:24.382-04:002013-05-02T00:45:24.382-04:00So glad to hear you didn't turn into a fire st...So glad to hear you didn't turn into a fire starter! You are like Janna. It only took her once to never do destructive things again. In fact, she was a great observer and would learn from the mistakes of others and not even try it the first time. She was just not curious enough to get in trouble. Our Grandma Chi had a burn barrel and we also had one where I worked. Both were just like yours. To this day our dad burns brush piles on the ground, huge ones where the flames leap above his head. He doesn't burn trash except newspapers. He and our mom live outside city limits so the rules are different. He is very curious and loves to take things apart to see how they work. Sometimes something will break on his older lawn equipment and we say he holds it together with chewing gum and baling wire!! I also did the candle thing only I used my hand. Talk about hot!! You can't imagine that tiny flame could burn me, but it would have if I hadn't snatched it away. Fun times, wouldn't you say? I agree. It's a miracle we survived our childhoods!! Ps-- I especially love this title. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com