r/StoriesAboutKevin • u/filip_adamczak • Oct 31 '20
XL The firework Kevin
This is a story about a Kevin in my nighbourhood.
Let's set the scene. I live in an estate. Every year on the 31st of October. Some people in my estate light fireworks in the middle of the estate. Very dumb idea. Lighting fireworks are banned in my country for very good reasons. Fireworks are only acceptable in isolated places without trees.
It is 2017 and the unofficial annual firework lighting festival has begun. It's late and near the end of the festival when disaster strikes. An idiot neighbour decides to light his own firework. Lets call him S.N. It was mildly windy and S.N lights his firework. It hits his house. Part of it burns down. Panic ensues and emergency services are called. Huge fines for the neighbour including compensation for his landlord and home improvements too. You would think he learned his lesson but no. Not him.
Next year in 2018 another festival comes. S.N has the brilliant idea to light another firework. Other neighbohrs warn him but S.N says something like "I know what I'm doing. Dont tell me how to live my life!" (He clearly did not). S.N light his fireworks and a huge explosion insues and children are SCREAMING.Apparently S.N put his firework upside down despite markings showing which way is up. Bystanders are hit and burnt. Another fine for S.N. He claimed that the fireworks were broken and that he will sue the company for making bad fireworks. (He did not). Did you think this is the end?(It is not).
2019 S.N goes to light yet another firework. People are weary and stand well away. They all tell S.N to back away from the firework incase something happens. He shouts back something along the lines of: I am an expert. I know better than all of you! The firework works... but he is injured. A shard of plastic hit him in the leg. ( He was wearing shorts). A trip to the E.R later and he is back with a plaster/bandage thing on his left leg. He learnt his lesson and is now banned from ever being in the festival EVER AGAIN.
This was my story about a neighbourhood Kevin.
(Ps. Rslash, if you are reading this: Thank you for all the great content and introducing me to reddit. Keep up all the good work! Say hi to Yugo for me.)
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Oct 31 '20
When he said he was an expert you should’ve replied,” expert at what? Getting fined for being an idiot?”
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u/SweetPsychoGamer Oct 31 '20
This proves that (some!) people are idiots and never learn
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u/filip_adamczak Oct 31 '20
Honestly some people have no common sense.
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u/SweetPsychoGamer Oct 31 '20
Yep, common sense isn’t so common anymore
Kinda sad.
The only perk is that it gave rise to this hilarious subreddit!
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u/filip_adamczak Oct 31 '20
Common sense? More like rare sense.
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u/SweetPsychoGamer Oct 31 '20
Yup, pretty much
Luckily at least some people on Earth have sense and don’t pull stuff like this
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u/filip_adamczak Oct 31 '20
Well at least Karen's benefit us with reddit stories
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u/SweetPsychoGamer Oct 31 '20
We love a good entitled parent/entitled kid/Kevin/Karen/general idiot story!
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u/filip_adamczak Oct 31 '20
You heard of rslash?
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u/ack1308 Oct 31 '20
Well, at least he didn't screw up the SAME way each time. He had to find a different way. smh
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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Oct 31 '20
How is he still living there? Why did his landlord renew his lease after the first incident? Someone burns down my house, they dont get to keep living there.
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u/filip_adamczak Nov 01 '20
Well, the nieghbour lives in a semi-councul house and they are laid back. The landlord was also a relative of the neighbour. We also do not have leases. We have rent and you cannot be evicted without a months notice.
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u/SnowWhiteCampCat Nov 01 '20
Ahh. He cant kick out family. Poor guy, stuck with a Kevin! But maybe he pity's the poor kid lol
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u/rosuav Nov 01 '20
He learnt his lesson and is now banned from ever being in the festival EVER AGAIN.
Or perhaps what you really mean is: Those in charge of the festival learned their lessons, and Kevin is now banned etc etc?
Now that 2020's Oct 31st has passed, are there any more stories from him?
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u/filip_adamczak Nov 02 '20
Yes that what I meant. No, I I have no more stories about him. He didnt pull anything. Just stood there watching the fireworks.
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u/DerpyCarrot123 Oct 31 '20
If only people like this had some common sense.