Quote Originally Posted by AFS1970 View Post
Just because the news media used the phrase Blow Up/Blew Up dose not mean that is what the bomb squad actually did. While they sometimes used small amounts of explosives to get rid of these things, that is rarely done at the scene and certainly not next to the support for a bridge. What they more than likely used was a water canon which tears apart the object and disrupts any electronics or explosives.
For some reason, every time a bomb squad gets to blow something up, I envision them picking up a case of beer, a couple sticks of dynamite, and a large slingshot. Really, how often do guys have a legitimate reason to blow stuff up? Particularly, blow stuff up and get paid for it, rather than having someone call the cops?

That would be more fun, anyway .