Glad to have you Ron. I think you will like it over here, very low key and yet informative. Yes you can actually write about Radial Arm Saws and NOT get blasted by anyone. And one other thing about this place. I know you always had this beef about Wood not having an Off-Topic area, well they got one on here!!
As for the dynamite, I forgot about that. Its not that uncommon to find around here. Just last year my Uncle sold his house and old shop. I was talking with the new owner and realized he had some rambunctios boys 10-15 years old. I nonchalantly reaced up into the upstairs stringers and pulled out a box of detonators. Close behind was a box of dynomite. It was probably best that the boys did not get ahold of that.
It was funny too because I just put the stuff in my truck and kind of forgot about it. Then one day I went into Walmart and realized if someone walked by, saw that, the police and Fire Dept would freak so I covered it with a shirt. That was only marginally better because if I ever got in an car accident...
I know, I know, the fire wouldn't set it off, but the impact might. Its stored in relative stafety now.
As for Dynamite, my Grandfather remembers buying it at the hardware store. He loved the stuff. He once had a big rock that was in the pasture, but too close to the house to blow to smetherines. It was also too big for his tractor to push. So he put a quarter stick under one side and flopped it over. He kept doing that until it was far enough away from the house to blast into a million pieces.
I better stop the dynamite stories now. Our family history with this stuff is very long, and while some of the stories are downright hilarious, I think my Grandfather is the ONE reason why you can't buy the stuff at the hardware store anymore.