I would just like to say

Shimsteriom said:

Evening all.
Had a nice quiet day and have just finished watching the MotoGP race, 'twas a goodun'

Someone has managed to dig up an old bomb on me Island so I've been roped in to help cordon the area off during the night while we wait for the bomb disposal squad to pop over on the morning ferry.
Thankfully I've not got a long stint but it's from 11pm through 1am so I thinking about having a little snooze beforehand.

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Take a hammer and a few small tools and take the fuse out and save the bomb squad having to come over. There’s plenty of videos how to defuse bombs on u-choob

Def90man said:

Take a hammer and a few small tools and take the fuse out and save the bomb squad having to come over. There’s plenty of videos how to defuse bombs on u-choob

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Or list it on eBay
What could possibly go wrong?

kermit_rr said:

Or list it on eBay
What could possibly go wrong?

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Is it one of them Johnny Foreigner bombs? They might be worth a few $$$

Def90man said:

Take a hammer and a few small tools and take the fuse out and save the bomb squad having to come over. There’s plenty of videos how to defuse bombs on u-choob

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Thanks, your advice has been noted.

I'm back after me two hours in bed but I'm not sure that I actually slept though but at least there was equal strain on all parts.

Shimsteriom said:

I'm back after me two hours in bed but I'm not sure that I actually slept though but at least there was equal strain on all parts.

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Don’t forget, if you hear a loud ticking noise, kick the bomb as hard as you can and that should stop it. I saw that handy tip on a u-choob video

Shimsteriom said:

I'm back after me two hours in bed but I'm not sure that I actually slept though but at least there was equal strain on all parts.

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Ok while you have been relaxing I have done a quick online bomb disposal course, it’s the blue red wire I think he said ok maybe leave that to the boys in the morning, enjoy your guard duty don’t forget to take your flask and rifle private Pike. Oh and a big coat it’s cold out don’t want you catching any of them walrus things going round.

J

I don't know why they can't just re-bury it.
It's been fine for decades where it was.....

Shimsteriom said:

I don't know why they can't just re-bury it.
It's been fine for decades where it was.....

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Yeah but there’s no fun in that, we what to see them blow it up

J

marjon said:

Yeah but there’s no fun in that, we what to see them blow it up

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It'll probably be an old grenade that'll go ffffzzzzzzzzz...... pop ..... like a duff firework.

Shimsteriom said:

It'll probably be an old grenade that'll go ffffzzzzzzzzz...... pop ..... like a duff firework.

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We want pictures of big boom too!

This was a Jerry mine a few months ago here

16 x 1000lb bombs, Cape wrath bomb range.

Shimsteriom said:

It's been fine for decades where it was.....

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Many years ago I had a wagon load of stone delivered to a site on the Isle of Dogs, there was an unexploded shell poking out of the pile. A quick assessment was it had survived being shot out of a naval gun, being sucked up a dredger, loaded into a wagon and tipped up. As there was no-one else around I chucked it in the Thames. It was only a small thing probably 2 inch bore or thereabouts but it was fckn heavy so it didn't go far.

Shimsteriom said:

I don't know why they can't just re-bury it.
It's been fine for decades where it was.....

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Shimsteriom said:

It'll probably be an old grenade that'll go ffffzzzzzzzzz...... pop ..... like a duff firework.

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See that bugger that went up in Poland when they tried to defuse it last month?
No hooms harmed. robots family informed..

Dippypud said:

Getting there slowly...

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I think we'll soon C u firing on all 12 cylinders.
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Be well Dips

I have returned safe and well.
Apparently it's a mortar but there is doubt as to whether it's a dummy or live munition hence the required attendance of the bomb squad.

Not sleepy now....

Shimsteriom said:

I don't know why they can't just re-bury it.
It's been fine for decades where it was.....

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They won't know how unstable it is. Standard practice seems to be to deal with each one found as yer find them. Some are still dangerous while others dead.