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something odd happened to day. had some friends over and sat out on the porch, just chatting and having some ice tea. the day was mild, not hot or cold, just comfortable. im very rural, unpaved roads, high up in mnts,most folks are retired, homesteaders. i know everyone around us and all are friendly decent people.
they brought over a bottle of alcohol--like everclear but a different brad, they know i like to make tinctures and they donated a bottle.
so we are sitting on the porch, the large glass bottle of everlcear was sitting on the table next to me, but a bit behind me as my chair was moved forward more to be able to chat with them. so we are having a great time talking and laughing and all of a sudden the top part of the everclear bottle--the narrow neck part seemed to explode and fly off towards me. liquid spilled out as there was some sort of large hole punched thru the bottle. about `1/3 was lost.
i did not hear any shot locally as is often normal around here and i have good hearing.
there is no legit reason for the neck fo the bottle to break and fly off and a hole appear in the top part of the glass bottle just below the shoulder of the bottle where the necxk starts.
ive run bars-restaurants-hotles-conference centers and dealt with thousands of cases and bottles of booze and thousands of parties in all weather.
not once did the neck fo a bottle break off and fly thru the air.
i suspect, and dont know but my best guess was someone the next hollow over was doing some target practice, maybe 22 and it missed their target and kept flying towards us. and hit the bottle. just guessing. the only other thing moving around on the porch were hummingbirds, i dont think it was them.
anyone got any ideas?
they brought over a bottle of alcohol--like everclear but a different brad, they know i like to make tinctures and they donated a bottle.
so we are sitting on the porch, the large glass bottle of everlcear was sitting on the table next to me, but a bit behind me as my chair was moved forward more to be able to chat with them. so we are having a great time talking and laughing and all of a sudden the top part of the everclear bottle--the narrow neck part seemed to explode and fly off towards me. liquid spilled out as there was some sort of large hole punched thru the bottle. about `1/3 was lost.
i did not hear any shot locally as is often normal around here and i have good hearing.
there is no legit reason for the neck fo the bottle to break and fly off and a hole appear in the top part of the glass bottle just below the shoulder of the bottle where the necxk starts.
ive run bars-restaurants-hotles-conference centers and dealt with thousands of cases and bottles of booze and thousands of parties in all weather.
not once did the neck fo a bottle break off and fly thru the air.
i suspect, and dont know but my best guess was someone the next hollow over was doing some target practice, maybe 22 and it missed their target and kept flying towards us. and hit the bottle. just guessing. the only other thing moving around on the porch were hummingbirds, i dont think it was them.
anyone got any ideas?