SARVER, Pa. - Lori Artman thought she'd uncovered a fortune when she found an old wooden box partially buried in her backyard. But there was no hidden loot in the box - just dynamite.There was almost an Earth-shattering KABOOM!
"We were hoping for money, a buried treasure," Artman said. "Instead we just had a crazy day with the bomb squad."
Personally, I'd rather spend a crazy day with the Bombed Squad.
The box was found Friday when Artman, her boyfriend and her nephew were inspecting the fence around her property in Buffalo Township, about 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
I inspect my fences every week but so far I've never found anything other than rocks.
They called police, who summoned the Allegheny County bomb squad.
DADADADADADADADA! Bomb Squad!!
The dynamite was wrapped in newspapers from 1968. Artman said she was told it likely came from an old mine or was left by a gas company that used it to blow up large rocks.
Newy York Times? For a minute there I thought she said an Old Mime.
Authorities said they destroyed the 76 sticks of deteriorating dynamite by burning it in a field.
76 sticks? What, no Earth-shattering KABOOM? Marvin will be sooo pissed.
"It was very unexciting," said township Fire Chief Gary Risch Jr. "It looked like a bale of straw on fire."
Sympathy cards are being accepted by the Township Fire Department.