Not going to work today for an odd reason...

[Matthew Arnold]

Whilst digging a hole for a gate post i hit a metal object. I dug around it with my hands and found it was domed with a "nipple" on the end. We made the hole wider to investigate further and found it was a WW2 bomb. Was scared us was when bomb disposal arrived and detonated it, they informed us that is was ready to go off and was a 2,500lb high explosive parachute bomb. Needless to say my colleague and i needed new underwear after being told that.

[alex_m]

holy sh

[button1803]

yeah cant say i would of been to happy about that

[treequip]

Whilst digging a hole for a gate post i hit a metal object. I dug around it with my hands and found it was domed with a "nipple" on the end. We made the hole wider to investigate further and found it was a WW2 bomb. Was scared us was when bomb disposal arrived and detonated it, they informed us that is was ready to go off and was a 2,500lb high explosive parachute bomb. Needless to say my colleague and i needed new underwear after being told that.

 

Job done

[djbobbins]

Job done

 

I think more like "crater" and "WWII film set" would be more like it. 2500lb is a lot of explosives!

 

We found a WWII anti-vehicle land mine in a dried-up lake bed about 20 years ago. Bomb squad came out and dealt with that one; it was a "dud" so no loud bang.

 

The area where I work now (Dusseldorf) is often affected by UXB clearance work on a pretty regular basis though. I don't know if the civils contractors get danger money though!

[LoadhandlerUK]

Whilst digging a hole for a gate post i hit a metal object. I dug around it with my hands and found it was domed with a "nipple" on the end. We made the hole wider to investigate further and found it was a WW2 bomb. Was scared us was when bomb disposal arrived and detonated it, they informed us that is was ready to go off and was a 2,500lb high explosive parachute bomb. Needless to say my colleague and i needed new underwear after being told that.

 

Matt,

In future, take money up front and give it to your relatives before starting a job.

 

With your luck don't buy a lottery ticket

[Tyz05]

Mate if mine found a carrier bag full of cash,several hundred quid in hedge near his house. He left it where it was so as not to upset the wrong sort of people. Two days later he went back,cash was gone and replaced with a pistol and package of white powder,so calls the police. The police set up camp in field of maize opposite for servailance, two plain clothed officers 24/7 for two weeks.never found out if they caught anyone.

[Stephen Blair]

found a parcel as a kid in a bush along from my house, whole area was shut down, police, fire brigade, ambulances on stand bye, bomb disposal driving very fast for a long time to get there, guy walked up, opened the box.

 

It had some shackles in it for a boat:lol:

[john p]

found a sawn off shotgun once,well,remains of,wood had all rotted off

[RobRainford]

i found a fiver once