05-13-2013, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Originally Posted by Earl
The only thing I'd add would be that the Green Mountain site was lost, not because of the 'model' rockets, but by some amateur rocketeers who blew a hole in the farmer's fence with one of their concoctions. Somewhat minor distinction, but a distinction nonetheless.
At least, that is how I have heard the story went.
Earl
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The amateurs blowing a hole in the fence (which allowed livestock to escape) was the immediate precursor to the coup de grace, which was all the rockets being launched disturbing the turkeys. Both events happened about the same time, but Stine gives the honor of eviction to the turkey farmer in the MR article.
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