Stump grinder versus German tank shells.

[treequip]

Do stop digging Matelot.

 

Yeah, stop digging, you might find a bomb

[Gary Prentice]

Yeah, stop digging, you might find a bomb

 

But it'll be safe, some bloke on the internet said so!

[skyhuck]

15,000 pieces of ordinance were found in a 2 year period in the UK. Has anyone heard of many deaths in the UK due to unexploded ordinance?

 

 

"Most WW2 bombs stumbled across in the 21st Century are discovered by builders digging foundations.

 

A guide on dealing with unexploded devices was released by the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) in 2009.

 

An estimated 15,000 items, ranging from unexploded bombs to small mortar rounds and grenades, were removed from UK construction sites between 2006 and 2008, the association said."

 

"The bombs are unlikely to explode, Mr Brosnan said, but their threat should not be underestimated."

 

How much of a threat are unexploded bombs? - BBC News

 

Maybe its simply the fact that most people are not stupid and give these these things the requisite respect, leading to few fatalities.

[Watercourse management]

BBC new ss sir Richard Montgomery ww2 ship near sheerness.

[agg221]

BBC new ss sir Richard Montgomery ww2 ship near sheerness.

 

My grandparents (the safe ones, not the ones mentioned earlier) lived on Grain when I was growing up so funnily enough I was looking up the SS Richard Montgomery in relation to this thread earlier this evening. Stable or not stable? Well, with 1400 tons of TNT on board, the question is do you feel lucky punk? Well do you?

 

Alec

[Taupotreeman]

Do stop digging Matelot.

 

 

Why does it seem that every time I look at a thread now Matelot seems to be arguing without discussing?

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Why does it seem that every time I look at a thread now Matelot seems to be arguing without discussing?

 

 

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Arguing? I thought that was encouraging debate:001_smile: