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Make Your Fire Pits Burn With The Skulls Of Your Enemies…Not Really

Summer is approaching and you know what that means, late night conversations around a campfire or a propane fire bit. Those fire bits are nice but you have to admit, those fake logs or fire glass can be kind of…lame, well not anymore! The folks at Myard have the perfect replacement or addition to your fire pit or gas fireplaces, fireproof skulls. These ceramic skulls are made to withstand really hot temperatures in both a gas or wood-burning fireplaces or fire pits. Use them around Halloween or if you’re like me, use them all year around! The skulls do come in different colors but depending on how often you use them and in what way, soot can build up on them and discolor them. Some people on the web have said they’ve used fireproof paints to repaint them or paint them up to look more realistic. Myard says that the skulls are meant to be used in open fire pits

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Capt McNeely
May 22, 2018
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“How’d It Get Burned?!” ‘Wicker Man’ Roller Coaster Opening Spring 2018

Fans of the original 1973 or the flop 2006 remake of The Wicker Man can now scream as loud as they want at Alton Towers Resort’s upcoming roller coaster of the same name. On January 8th, Alton Towers announced the new ride and the opening date, as it’s now under construction. Alton Towers says the ride will be ready in time for the park’s season opening in the spring in Alton, Staffordshire, England. The roller coaster will be the first wooden roller coaster built in the UK in 21 years with the concept of fusing fire and wood, yes, fire. That aspect of the ride has raised some concerns for ride goers on social media saying that they don’t think it’s a good idea. Contrary to Alton Towers’ statement, this is not the first time a wooden roller coaster was fused with fire. The company building the ride, Great Coasters International, has made two roller coasters in the past that

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Capt McNeely
Jan 11, 2018
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The Michigan Massacre

The largest mass murder in the history of the state of Michigan is a truly horrific and unique tale. Nearly 7,000 miners went on strike in Calumet, Michigan. Their strike demands were simple: increased wages, no more child labor, and safer conditions (including support beams in the mines to prevent cave-ins). The response was a stalwart “NO” because support beams were expensive and dead miners “cost nothing.” The strike had been going on for six months by the time Christmas came around and the out-of-work families decided to have a massive, community Christmas party. 500 children and 200 adults ascended the long, steep staircase at the only entrance and packed in to the upstairs of the Calumet’s Italian Hall on Christmas Eve, 1913. As the party started to wind down late at night, the children gathered at the stage to receive what would surely be their only gift that year. Just then, a man described only as wearing Citizen’s Alliance

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Capt McNeely
Dec 18, 2016

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Make Your Fire Pits Burn With The Skulls Of Your Enemies…Not Really

Summer is approaching and you know what that means, late night conversations around a campfire or a propane fire bit. Those fire bits are nice but you have to admit, those fake logs or fire glass can be kind of…lame, well not anymore! The folks at Myard have the perfect replacement or addition to your fire pit or gas fireplaces, fireproof skulls. These ceramic skulls are made to withstand really hot temperatures in both a gas or wood-burning fireplaces or fire pits. Use them around Halloween or if you’re like me, use them all year around! The skulls do come in different colors but depending on how often you use them and in what way, soot can build up on them and discolor them. Some people on the web have said they’ve used fireproof paints to repaint them or paint them up to look more realistic. Myard says that the skulls are meant to be used in open fire pits

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
May 22, 2018
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“How’d It Get Burned?!” ‘Wicker Man’ Roller Coaster Opening Spring 2018

Fans of the original 1973 or the flop 2006 remake of The Wicker Man can now scream as loud as they want at Alton Towers Resort’s upcoming roller coaster of the same name. On January 8th, Alton Towers announced the new ride and the opening date, as it’s now under construction. Alton Towers says the ride will be ready in time for the park’s season opening in the spring in Alton, Staffordshire, England. The roller coaster will be the first wooden roller coaster built in the UK in 21 years with the concept of fusing fire and wood, yes, fire. That aspect of the ride has raised some concerns for ride goers on social media saying that they don’t think it’s a good idea. Contrary to Alton Towers’ statement, this is not the first time a wooden roller coaster was fused with fire. The company building the ride, Great Coasters International, has made two roller coasters in the past that

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jan 11, 2018
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The Michigan Massacre

The largest mass murder in the history of the state of Michigan is a truly horrific and unique tale. Nearly 7,000 miners went on strike in Calumet, Michigan. Their strike demands were simple: increased wages, no more child labor, and safer conditions (including support beams in the mines to prevent cave-ins). The response was a stalwart “NO” because support beams were expensive and dead miners “cost nothing.” The strike had been going on for six months by the time Christmas came around and the out-of-work families decided to have a massive, community Christmas party. 500 children and 200 adults ascended the long, steep staircase at the only entrance and packed in to the upstairs of the Calumet’s Italian Hall on Christmas Eve, 1913. As the party started to wind down late at night, the children gathered at the stage to receive what would surely be their only gift that year. Just then, a man described only as wearing Citizen’s Alliance

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 18, 2016