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...even if we know it's not a bomb, just because we can?
Thing had a handle and a single fin, even I could see that is was some kind of towable wossname.
Health & Safety Correctness (is that a thing?) Gone Mad.
All the experts and almost all of the plebs could see that it walked like a duck and quacked like a duck so we blew it up because one knob thought it might be an ostrich.
It's fuelled by both ignorance and the collective pretence that we are constantly under some sort of threat. There are 5 levels of 'terrorist threat' in Britain, but it is impossible for it to drop to the lowest level, and it has never been to the level above the lowest. The whole point of its existence is to tell us we are under some unknown threat.
We are Premier League, say we are Premier League!
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Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 13:56 - Nov 27 with 2816 views
Altho some of the paravane minesweeping gear did contain explosives, to cut mine cables so that they would float to the surface and could be destroyed by gunfire.
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 14:06 - Nov 27 by Guthrum
Altho some of the paravane minesweeping gear did contain explosives, to cut mine cables so that they would float to the surface and could be destroyed by gunfire.
You and your knowledgeable input, coming along ruining my fun!
The old trawlermen of Lowestoft used to drag unexploded ordnance up in their nets all the time. Most of the time, they didn't want the hassle of declaring it so they used to throw them back, but they knew where they were, so when they needed a new net they'd go and catch a mine and the army chaps would come and blow it up and the trawlermen received compensation to buy a new net. True story.
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Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 21:06 - Nov 27 with 2505 views
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 14:47 - Nov 27 by Illinoisblue
Also. If my job involved having the chance to blow stuff up I’d be very heavily leaning towards blowing stuff up at the slightest opportunity.
Absolutely. I’d strap loads of fireworks to it beforehand too. I bet they can get away with anything. ‘Oops, sorry. Yes these WWII relics are incredibly unstable and we couldn’t have foreseen the 20 minute pyrotechnics show’.
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 20:54 - Nov 27 by Meadowlark
The old trawlermen of Lowestoft used to drag unexploded ordnance up in their nets all the time. Most of the time, they didn't want the hassle of declaring it so they used to throw them back, but they knew where they were, so when they needed a new net they'd go and catch a mine and the army chaps would come and blow it up and the trawlermen received compensation to buy a new net. True story.
How is The Association of One-Armed Lowestoft Fisherman doing?
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 13:53 - Nov 27 by matteoblue
It's fuelled by both ignorance and the collective pretence that we are constantly under some sort of threat. There are 5 levels of 'terrorist threat' in Britain, but it is impossible for it to drop to the lowest level, and it has never been to the level above the lowest. The whole point of its existence is to tell us we are under some unknown threat.
Glorious irony coming from a Yaxley-Lennon fan who's obsessed with finding things to scared of here.
I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 14:35 - Nov 27 by The_Flashing_Smile
Actually, the experts were the ones who did the controlled explosion. I'd be inclined to go with what they think best.
There are around 500,000 items (100,000 tonnes) of UXO in the water surrounding Great Britain, the vast a majority a result of WWI and WWII activity, including exercise drills, deployment of mines/bombs during combat and offloading munitions to conserve fuel.
You can almost guarantee some where on the coast from East Anglia to Kent that each time we have high tides backed by strong onshore winds that an unexploded bomb will appear on a beach.
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 17:51 - Nov 28 by Pinewoodblue
There are around 500,000 items (100,000 tonnes) of UXO in the water surrounding Great Britain, the vast a majority a result of WWI and WWII activity, including exercise drills, deployment of mines/bombs during combat and offloading munitions to conserve fuel.
You can almost guarantee some where on the coast from East Anglia to Kent that each time we have high tides backed by strong onshore winds that an unexploded bomb will appear on a beach.
Great, why are you telling me?
Trust the process. Trust Phil.
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Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 18:51 - Nov 28 with 2240 views
Should we blow up everything that looks a little bit like a bomb... on 13:53 - Nov 27 by matteoblue
It's fuelled by both ignorance and the collective pretence that we are constantly under some sort of threat. There are 5 levels of 'terrorist threat' in Britain, but it is impossible for it to drop to the lowest level, and it has never been to the level above the lowest. The whole point of its existence is to tell us we are under some unknown threat.
"it is impossible for it to drop to the lowest level, and it has never been to the level above the lowest"
So it is not substantial now (severe in Northern Ireland)? Nor was it critical in September and May 2017?
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