His name is Robert Vincent Erb. His business, according to Facebook, is Bad Ass Distribution (link), and he does brake jobs, changes flat tires, etc. He’s an Obama hater, Ron Paul-ite, gun lover and, general pissed off citizen.
Some additional snippets from his Facebook page:
He’s also a fan of Star Molecules, on Facebook.
He lived in Wabash at one time, and operated a business called the Pine Farm Greenhouse. It appears he may have co-owned it with his father.
Court records. Not much, really.
Lost house to foreclosure in 2006.
Divorced in 2006
Not sure what this was all about. Had another in 1990, same basic thing.
WABASH COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
85D01-0507-CM-518
ST VS ERBFile date: 07/14/2005 Disposition Date: 08/10/2005
Minute Date:7/15/2005
Order Location:Book: 86 Page: 61Court examines probable cause affidavits and determines there is probable
cause. Court orders defendant to appear for initial hearing on
8-10-05 at 9:00 a.m. Service by mail. llMinute Date:8/10/2005
Order Location:Book: 86 Page: 307State orally moves to dismiss. Granted.
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Hard to draw a firm conclusion from the INC report, but it sounds like the guy was into model rocketry and just wanted to take his craft beyond the over the counter D&E class rockets. I had thought about trying that after watching a program about it on the Discovery Channel. Turns out Rocket engines beyond E class are rather salty and require a federal license to purchase.
If all he was doing was dabbling in model rocketry then he certainly went about it in a stupid way, I'm sure he realizes it now that he lost his left hand over it. That said, maybe it's a good idea to let the police finish their investigation before trying to make an issue out of seat belt violations, speeding tickets, a divorce and a court hearing pertaining to unknown circumstances that was dismissed. Perhaps there's more to this story, but as it stands right now it looks like you could be posting this guy's personal life on the interweb over poor judgement on his part.
If acts of stupidity where punishable with jail time we'd all have criminal records… just sayin'.
Dan, I usually like AWB, but the speculation here is outrageous. I like how one of the first digs you make was at "Ron Paul-ite[s]". I think Rip's summary here is more level headed than your attempt at entertainment, or shock value, or whatever you were trying to say with this story.
If I had to guess, this Erb is goin' to get smoked.
Dan:
Kudos to your investigative work…admirable!
I've known some model-rocketeers, and they NEVER had anything that was that "impact-sensitive" regarding fuel sources.
If such WAS the case, a lot of folks would either be injured or not even bother with that hobby at all.
Thanks for the low-down on "Lefty".
John Henry – LOL!
aluminum powder- grind up beer cans; offer to haul away foundry waste for free- lots of grindings there.. (FWF) ammonium nitrate? any garden shop will do. fuel oil? corner diesel shop. detonator? remote car starter- any corner auto shop. or cell phone.. gasoline. gunpowder.. 500 boxes of jello/pectin- homemade napalm.. a couple dozen boxes of nails, nuts, bolts, hardare, rocks pebbles, etc- a truly miscreat person could make a reallybig mess-ied with homemade husehold products.. I was in the military- served wit h ordnance/eod specialists- an aircraft carrier full of the usual stuff is a floating bomb. one day i realized that, and it was never quite as mcu fun on the "Gray cruise lines resort liner.. " lol!! famous lasdt words? oops/ he shuld have listened to his mother- put that stuff away, and quit f- ing around- you'll blow yourself up, or shoot your eye out. guess he didnt listen to his mama. see what happend? kinda hard to internet without fingers. ever try to click a mouse with your .. welll. you know.. always do what your mother says. she knows best..
Munitions handler for the Navy……it figures. Stinkin Navy….
Bob, you're right. Most model rocketeers buy their engines pre- manufactured from Estes or Centuri in packs of 2 or 3 for…christ it's been too many years, about $10 a pack? Once you surpass E class engines they get expensive and aren't readily available over the counter at Phil's Hobby shop, much beyond E class and you need a federal license and even more disposable income to purchase them, ask the rocketeers. I'm not sure what compounds are used to construct those engines but I do know that sometimes they do detonate even when manufactured under strict control.
BTW, you meant "Righty" right…er, correct?
Ever tried grinding aluminum? It melts at 1220° F. You'll load up your grinding wheel and accomplish a lot of frustration. You could try using a bastard mill file, but I don't think the empty beer can is going to cooperate with you until after you've been stitched up a few times at Redi-Med, refer to the last sentence of the first comment.
I used to work at a local plastics factory and got to take home all kinds of scrap material. While using the stuff in a few construction projects around the house, I discovered that it was extremely impervious. Not only was it very difficult to penetrate the surface, but partially embedded nails would slowly eject themselves. After taking a piece to the target range and having a friend shoot it with his AK-47, I realized I had discovered an application that my company had never intended for their product. I had been looking at getting bolts of Kevlar to line my exterior walls with, due to the problems in the neighborhood at the time. Instead, I just used the free scrap plastic.
I wish I knew somebody that knew how to use explosives (without blowing themselves up as Mr. Erb did) so I could really put this stuff to the test.
which type of plastic is this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-molecular…
What I used for target practice was about 3/16" thick. My friend assumed his gun would tear large holes in it, but was surprised that that the holes were only about 1/8" diameter. He said he was pretty certain that two of these sheets would have totally stopped his bullets. The thickest I ever saw them run at the plant was 3", and I really doubt if any hand-held weapons could penetrate that. Three inch thick was pretty heavy, but the thin sheets were easily portable. I wouldn't call them bullet-proof, just bullet -resistant. I actually considered using snall panels of the stuff at one time to try and make my own vest, but the neighborhood calmed down before I got to it.
I should also add that this is really durable stuff – used for knee and hip implants.
And skis for Polaris and Artic Cat snowmobiles!
clint eastwood- a fistful of dollars- steel boilerplate, and a rope- "aim for the heart,ramone."-
ghetto window armor plate? 3/4 inch plywood, with sheet steel plates screwed, or bolted to it. hey beavis- watch me blow this up- heh heh heh heh heh. cool butthead..
- to the gray lady cruise-lines hater( navy)- i didnt say i was an ordnance handler- i said there ere explosives experts/ eod's on the ship. that wasnt my MOS; but My grandfather was a civil engineer, and worked with construction/demolitions. He collected an assortment of wooden du-pont "hercules" explosives crates- which he made into various small tool chests, storage boxes, cabinets.. sort of like the trehcna art exhibit at ARTLINK..
Thanks for the information