In early-mid 70’s Vancouver, no hobby shops I knew carried rocketry supplies. Kits could be ordered from Estes but if you brought in motors you had to have an explosives import license. So 11yo me read up on that, requested the application and exam, filled it out, and voila, my Dad was licensed to import rocket motors. He is probably still on some RCMP database. He too turns 90 this year! I might have to put on a rocketry display in both his and Mr Estes’ honour.
My Dad worked in an industrial environment and came home with WCB posters of severed hands in gloves etc, so safety protocols were top of mind for me. So I safely experimented with burning solvents, making gunpowder, shoving flaming styrene model cars into fireplaces etc. Got shit for pounding Screechers. What a time.
Plus everything everyone said above.
Edit - PS - what ever happened to Jetex motors? Gol I wish I had one or two now.
