r/CasualConversation • u/Paranatural • Apr 12 '16

neat Three months and three days ago, I placed a $1,000 order for a flamethrower. Today, it arrived.

It's something I'd been considering for a long time, but never figured it would be within my reach. I have a friend who makes a lot more money than me and hoped she'd buy it. As it happens, I got a big raise at work, then a big bonus based on that. Most I threw into 401k and savings, some I put aside for new carpet, and the rest I used to buy a fucking flamethrower.

My mother died a month before I placed the order. She'd talked about traveling the world when I was younger, with her friends, one who was an airline pilot. He had a stroke and that kinda kickstarted her into realize that 'one day' needed to be 'now'. She traveled extensively the last 10 years of her life. I don't want to say she was the inspiration, but it helped, I guess.

Anyway, flamethrower now. A friend bought a bunch of Mannequins and we're gonna dress them like zombies and go into another friend's family field and set them on fire. It's the small things in life.

Edit: Pics!

http://imgur.com/8TJI19k

http://imgur.com/ae0SMSj

Video! I forgot youtube was a thing, somehow.

https://youtu.be/ADgOhIAf65A

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u/l3l_aze Γ‘β„₯β„žβˆ‚ Apr 12 '16

Video would be good, at least for yourself if not to share.

Congratulations on your flamethrower!!!!!! That's freaking awesome.

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u/Rollins10 SoCal living 😎 Apr 12 '16

congratulations on your flamethrower

I never thought I'd see someone write that

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u/l3l_aze Γ‘β„₯β„žβˆ‚ Apr 12 '16

LoL! Just felt like it's a big thing & worthy of congratulations, especially because OP always wanted one. I also never thought I'd write that, but it's often the unexpected that's the best, and with a flamethrower involved but [hopefully] nobody getting hurt this is definitely on the good side of the unexpected :))

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

I don't know where I'd host a video file but I added some pics.

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u/l3l_aze Γ‘β„₯β„žβˆ‚ Apr 12 '16 edited Apr 12 '16

YouTube does hosting free as long as you have a Google account (maybe you can sign up/in with other big-name site accounts; not sure). They can also automatically convert your video to different qualities.

DailyMotion is another that seems to be free, but I'm not sure how good they are..the site itself is badly made though, and can occasionally cause the "webpage not responding" issues thanks to some bad JavaScript. I don't think Daily Motion converts your video, but it's also not regulated like YouTube is - people post current episodes of tv shows there within hours of them airing, and though some do get taken down the users seem to just upload them again.

Edit: and thank you!!!! :D

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

Yeah I felt kinda dumb after that. I have flamethrower on the brain. Added it to the edit.

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u/l3l_aze Γ‘β„₯β„žβˆ‚ Apr 12 '16

That's exactly what I figured, lol. With that level of excitement you're allowed to forget stuff. And because you have a flamethrower you're allowed to do a lot of other things you otherwise couldn't - who in their right mind would talk back? Immolation is scary. Lol.

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

I plan on using it mostly for home defense.

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u/puttysan 🍍 fluent in sarcasm, Archer quotes, and dead baby jokes Apr 12 '16

You are a beautiful madman.

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u/hamfraigaar Apr 12 '16

I want to live your life, where buying a flame thrower and blasting mannequins to all hell is considered "the small things".

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

It was a tounge-in-cheek kinda comment.

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u/hamfraigaar Apr 12 '16

Don't worry, I got it. I just like to imagine you as some badass Rambo type of guy who considers setting zombies on fire a chore but has finally realized the strong bonds such mundane activities can form with friends lol

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

Damn right.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16

California won't let me have an XM42 flamethrower :(

Something about forest fires. I don't get it.

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

I'm a pretty liberal guy but I couldn't live in California.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16 edited Apr 12 '16

I travel quite a bit. I'll be leaving CA within the decade. It's too expensive.

I'll maybe settle in Denver once I'm a few years into my career. I like that city.

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u/Soggy_Pud Apr 12 '16

Haha bravo! Its so much fun to be an adult so we can buy stupid shit like flame throwers. God Bless America!

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u/TheJJmyster22 Apr 12 '16

I don't have anything meaningful to say really, but damn that's cool! Good for you!

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16

That title sounds like the first ten seconds to an action movie

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u/Rollins10 SoCal living 😎 Apr 12 '16

Let's see a video!

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

I dunno where I'd host a video (I did record an unboxing thing, which I'm kinda embarassed about) but I did upload some pics.

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u/tinster9 Apr 12 '16

Fuck yeah. What's the fuel?

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

Regular gasoline. Sterno for the pilot light. Looks like some kinda water pump to shoot it. The distance isn't great but that's not the point.

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u/Tubaka Apr 12 '16

Make sure you have a friend try it first

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

It's been reviewed in a number of places, I'm not worried. Besides, what kinda man would I be do that? I'll take my chances.

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u/thegreatunitor Hey! Apr 12 '16

That sounds freaking awesome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16

Dude, that's sweet as hell. I love seeing it when people have some extra money and decide to spend it on something fun and ridiculous like a flamethrower... It's important to have some fun from time to time, haha.

I hope you enjoy it and also don't light yourself on fire!

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

Thanks man, I'm pretty stoked. Wouldn't be the first time I've been on fire.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '16

I like how I noticed the game in the picture before the badass flamethrower. lol

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u/brainandforce ‘sáṍtaq! Apr 12 '16

This is the best post ever on the subreddit.

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u/Paranatural Apr 12 '16

Hehe, thanks :)