As the sun rose, today’s adventure would be unlike any other.
They loaded themselves and fishing gear into the truck, driving contentedly around the East Coast.
A spot chosen, the bait connected, “Lad, go hide behind the dunes”. Reluctantly, following orders, he peeked over to see his Dad running towards him, yelling, ‘Get down!’ Kaboom! The line headed out to sea. The coastal village was suddenly awash with lights.
Why an ex-farmer kept granulated gunpowder for years without anyone the wiser, deciding one day to make a pipe bomb to get his fishing line further out to sea, is anyone’s guess.
Father-Son Fishing #99wordstory
Life at No. 22 
Kaboom indeed – quite an explosive tale 😉!
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It’s a shortened version. I’ve heard it created quite a stir among family members 😉
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I bet!
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The mischief those ex-farmers get up to, Suzanne!
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It’s particularly true when ex-farmers possess an inventive and creative mindset.
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Yikes! That’s quite a fish story.
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It was, and the lad was sworn to secrecy, especially regarding his Mum. However, of course, eventually, all Mums discover is what’s been happening.
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Ha ha! Get that man a boat.🚤
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Funny, that you should mention a boat. The two sons and their Dad eventually built one. As you can imagine, boats and fishing consumed quite a bit of their time.
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An explosive fishing trip
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An arresting tale, but presumably he wasn’t.
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Yikes!!!
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They survived, and years afterwards, they were still laughing about it.
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I’d sayit’s quite a discipline to keep to 99 words. Great story!
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Cheers, Ruth. Sometimes, I nail it 😊
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