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Post by mattador78 on Mar 1, 2021 13:32:21 GMT
Did you say red or green John? I’ve cut the red one mate! John? John? Why are you running.
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Post by mattyd2 on Mar 1, 2021 13:35:06 GMT
Little known fact, footballer Danny Wellbeck's Father Stan was bomb disposal expert.
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 1, 2021 14:02:00 GMT
Did you say red or green John? I’ve cut the red one mate! John? John? Why are you running. How many other people watched that clip then jumped out of their skin & said "OOOOOOO ! F**K !"   |
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 1, 2021 14:04:43 GMT
About 15 years ago I had a friend whose son joined the Army, got posted to Iraq and applied to join the Bomb Squad. I sent him a parcel of goodies which included a T-Shirt I'd had made for him saying (front)….'Ben, Bomb Squad. If you see me running (back)….Try to keep up'.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 1, 2021 15:04:44 GMT
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Post by lordb on Mar 1, 2021 15:52:11 GMT
Little known fact, footballer Danny Wellbeck's Father Stan was bomb disposal expert. Taken me two hours to get that... |
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Post by telfordstoke on Mar 1, 2021 16:04:58 GMT
At school in 80s there was an MP who lived about 1-2 mile from the school and his house was evacuated due to suspect device which the bomb squad detonated and can still remember the explosion now. We were kept inside as was during school day. Fascinating the footage you see of them now
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Post by mattador78 on Mar 1, 2021 16:35:25 GMT
My nans cousin once told me a story of an explosive mishap during wwII in Italy. He had been LRDG in Africa then moved to SRS (SAS eventually) in Italy and had a on the job education in explosives in the theatres. Apparently they were looking for a new billet in an Italian village and the best place they could find had an unexploded Allied artillery shell in the grounds close to the house. Using typical bravado his opinion on as it was a dud and wouldn’t explode but just to be safe they buried it under several feet off soil, hay, manure any thing that could find and settled down at the far end of the building away from it. After a couple of days a group of officers decided that the chateau they were residing in would make a better billet for their HQ and turfed them out, the location and the presence of unexploded ordnance was not relayed due to a communication issue that is the captain was a right prick so sod him ( my uncle Pops description at the time). Two days later his unit was tasked with searching the surrounding area for German saboteurs following an explosion at company HQ during the night which apparently knocked down half the building caused several members of the company HQ to be buried in an avalanche of manure and debris.
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Post by yeokel on Mar 1, 2021 17:34:26 GMT
This clip still makes me nervous,
And then piss myself laughing....
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Post by dirtclod on Mar 1, 2021 18:03:24 GMT
Kind of looks like my place after eating something volatile.
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Mar 1, 2021 19:40:20 GMT
Doesn't look very controlled to me
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Post by Dutchpeter on Mar 1, 2021 20:17:53 GMT
Shoulder of Mutton pub in Sun Street, Hanley is still peppered with shrapnel marks from a German bomb.
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Post by Northy on Mar 2, 2021 7:35:30 GMT
My sons boss was on the TV about this one, my son is a geophysicist and they are still surveying land for unexploded bombs, and regularly finding them
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2021 10:10:59 GMT
About 15 years ago I had a friend whose son joined the Army, got posted to Iraq and applied to join the Bomb Squad. I sent him a parcel of goodies which included a T-Shirt I'd had made for him saying (front)….'Ben, Bomb Squad. If you see me running (back)….Try to keep up'. Strange you mention that as I remember getting on a plane in Belfast and a fella in front being made to turn one of those inside out or change it at the check in. |
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 3, 2021 9:14:52 GMT
About 15 years ago I had a friend whose son joined the Army, got posted to Iraq and applied to join the Bomb Squad. I sent him a parcel of goodies which included a T-Shirt I'd had made for him saying (front)….'Ben, Bomb Squad. If you see me running (back)….Try to keep up'. Strange you mention that as I remember getting on a plane in Belfast and a fella in front being made to turn one of those inside out or change it at the check in. I'm not surprised, Jeezy….. for years airports have (no doubt rightly) been extremely 'sensitive' about the word 'bomb', so much so that if you, as a passenger, even mention the word in jest, eg. whilst in a pre-flight queue waiting to get frisked, etc., and their staff hear you, they - apparently - always take it seriously and immediately call security and have you bundled out to await a severe grilling by the police followed by a hefty fine or even imprisonment. |
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 3, 2021 9:22:45 GMT
Shoulder of Mutton pub in Sun Street, Hanley is still peppered with shrapnel marks from a German bomb. I recall my folks often mentioning that a German bomb 'had stopped Longton Town Hall clock.' |
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 3, 2021 9:33:52 GMT
"I was kinda hoping it was your watch making that noise…….." 
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Post by Dutchpeter on Mar 3, 2021 9:57:51 GMT
Shoulder of Mutton pub in Sun Street, Hanley is still peppered with shrapnel marks from a German bomb. I recall my folks often mentioning that a German bomb 'had stopped Longton Town Hall clock.' There’s a clock tower in Plymouth called Derry’s Clock. It was just about one of the few things that survived the Plymouth blitz and the shrapnel scars on it are very visible. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2021 12:15:29 GMT
Strange you mention that as I remember getting on a plane in Belfast and a fella in front being made to turn one of those inside out or change it at the check in. I'm not surprised, Jeezy….. for years airports have (no doubt rightly) been extremely 'sensitive' about the word 'bomb', so much so that if you, as a passenger, even mention the word in jest, eg. whilst in a pre-flight queue waiting to get frisked, etc., and their staff hear you, they - apparently - always take it seriously and immediately call security and have you bundled out to await a severe grilling by the police followed by a hefty fine or even imprisonment. They stopped allowing bombs as carry on luggage some time back. Belfast for some reason was extra sensitive.. I can remember being in a pool hall inBelfast called Minnesota Fats, was about 15 when the place was rocked by a bomb from the street outside , made a right mess and ruined my shot. Lluckily I don't particularly like pool anyway. |
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Post by Northy on Mar 3, 2021 12:27:29 GMT
I used to live 2 minutes walk from where the bomb disposal guys barracks were www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-11737915got to have some mental strength for that job, one of my colleagues at work was a major in the Army bomb disposal squad, served in NI, I've see photos of him in that full bomb gear, like the Michelin man but green, working on a car bomb |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2021 12:31:00 GMT
I used to live 2 minutes walk from where the bomb disposal guys barracks were www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-11737915got to have some mental strength for that job, one of my colleagues at work was a major in the Army bomb disposal squad, served in NI, I've see photos of him in that full bomb gear, like the Michelin man but green, working on a car bomb Used to see them regularly. Quite often a shopping bag or just a box would cause a street evacuation and panic but for some reason crowds would gather to watch !!! |
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Post by PotteringThrough on Mar 5, 2021 23:06:18 GMT
My nans cousin once told me a story of an explosive mishap during wwII in Italy. He had been LRDG in Africa then moved to SRS (SAS eventually) in Italy and had a on the job education in explosives in the theatres. Apparently they were looking for a new billet in an Italian village and the best place they could find had an unexploded Allied artillery shell in the grounds close to the house. Using typical bravado his opinion on as it was a dud and wouldn’t explode but just to be safe they buried it under several feet off soil, hay, manure any thing that could find and settled down at the far end of the building away from it. After a couple of days a group of officers decided that the chateau they were residing in would make a better billet for their HQ and turfed them out, the location and the presence of unexploded ordnance was not relayed due to a communication issue that is the captain was a right prick so sod him ( my uncle Pops description at the time). Two days later his unit was tasked with searching the surrounding area for German saboteurs following an explosion at company HQ during the night which apparently knocked down half the building caused several members of the company HQ to be buried in an avalanche of manure and debris. I’m sure this is mentioned in the book “Rogue Heroes” which talks about how the SAS came about in WW2 - although I think it is along the lines of it being the Germans saboteurs. Well worth a read if you’re interested in this kind of thing, the LRDG get a lot of (well deserved) recognition- some incredible stories and I hope that they continue with the proposed tv series. |
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Post by Boothen on Mar 6, 2021 5:39:26 GMT
Always remember back in the late 80s/early 90s when some numpty dug up an old arty shell in Campbell Rd. allotments, wheeled it to the corner of Nicholls St. and Lime St in a wheelbarrow and then just fucked off. Police closed the entire neighbourhood off, came around telling us to get out of our houses and then we had to wait for the bomb squad who flew in by helo. and landed on the old training ground over the Trent.
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Post by xchpotter on Mar 6, 2021 17:48:00 GMT
Anyone remember the series Danger UXB with Anthony Andrews...the suspense was unreal.
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