Not for love or money

[presta]

It intrigues me to wonder how much longer they intend to kick the Richard Montgomery can down the road. If the sunken wreck with 1400 tonnes of munitions in the hold goes up, the tsunami will reportedly demolish the Sheerness seafront and the LPG terminal on the Isle of Grain. Apparently they're not going to remove the explosives because the wreck's stable - so are they going to wait and do it when it's unstable????

 

[Dave7]

My job for years was classified as 'working at height' and basically involved installing systems so other people could safely access all areas of the roof. So......i/we would get out on eg a 15 story building and fit safety system around the perimeter which was just a sheer drop.
Strangely, that never bothered me. However you would not get me on a 'big wheel' or 'big dipper' or anything I didnt have control of. The last time I went on a 'big wheel' was July 1968..... It frightened me so much I've never been on one since.
NB
I did a solo parachute jump from 2000 ft and loved it.

 

[VinSumRox]

Prime Minister

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The last time I went on a 'big wheel' was July 1968

Penny Farthings were popular that year

 

[Sharky]

Penny Farthings were popular that year

Still are .....
The Beachy Head World Championship Penny Farthing Hill Climb Time Trial - Visit Eastbourne https://share.google/t06UAF3h4ReLFvtcB

 

[DRM]

There are so many UXB's here that it is still a full time job dealing with them in major cities.

2008 when we were in Potsdam, the local authorities were resurfacing a road when they stumbled across a WW2 unexploded bomb, cue traffic jams, evacuated people, others in Hi Vis carrying clipboards, it was reported in the local paper the following day, it must have been an American one, being a dud!

 

[classic33]

2008 when we were in Potsdam, the local authorities were resurfacing a road when they stumbled across a WW2 unexploded bomb, cue traffic jams, evacuated people, others in Hi Vis carrying clipboards, it was reported in the local paper the following day, it must have been an American one, being a dud!

A Tallboy exploded whilst they were trying to defuse it in 2020.

 

[Dave7]

A Tallboy exploded whilst they were trying to defuse it in 2020.

That must have stung a bit

 

[DRM]

That must have stung a bit

I bet their ears were ringing!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Working with people, simple as.

 

[Profpointy]

It intrigues me to wonder how much longer they intend to kick the Richard Montgomery can down the road. If the sunken wreck with 1400 tonnes of munitions in the hold goes up, the tsunami will reportedly demolish the Sheerness seafront and the LPG terminal on the Isle of Grain. Apparently they're not going to remove the explosives because the wreck's stable - so are they going to wait and do it when it's unstable????

Is it likely to blow up all by itself though? Any munitions presumably won't have the detonators fitted, so are pretty safe. You can even set fire to most explosives without much risk of an explosion.

In France and Belgium farmers still plough up unexploded shells and pile them up at the roadside. Admittedly the odd one does go off, but these have the dets in place. The bomb squad only bothers to collect when there's a decent sized heap. More of a hazard are the gas shells as these are still full of nasty poisons which leak out of the rusty casings

 

[presta]

Unexploded bombs, the latest tactic in the war on motorists:

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/woman-drives-through-police-bomb-37121255

What will it take before motorists are allowed to drive where the hell they like, a poor woman getting blown to bits? After all, they pay road tax to have this sort of thing cleared up.

 

[Sharky]

Interestingly, tried to click on the link and it told me it wasn't secure!

Must be waiting for the bomb to be cleared.

 

[presta]

Interestingly, tried to click on the link and it told me it wasn't secure!

Must be waiting for the bomb to be cleared.

This is the gist of it:

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I forgot... Stand Up Comedian.

I'm about as funny as... (insert your answer here)