cutiger83 Posted October 12, 2010 Share #1876 Posted October 12, 2010 turns out that two of the Gendarmes are WWII collectors as well, so after ten minutes of trying to decide who gets first dibs on it as I found it, but they are the face of the government and a greater power we called it quits gave it to the army and retired to the coffee shop for a chat. :thumbsup: ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 12 2010[/font] Ken, This statement made me laugh out loud. I can see y'all standing around talking about all sorts of stuff that men talk about then say "the heck with it...let's have a drink"...This time it was coffee though because it was before lunch .....Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 12, 2010 Share #1877 Posted October 12, 2010 Ken, This statement made me laugh out loud. I can see y'all standing around talking about all sorts of stuff that men talk about then say "the heck with it...let's have a drink"...This time it was coffee though because it was before lunch .....Kat Hi Kat, ' Before lunch ' had nothing to do with it, I couldn't be seen to be bribing an officer of the law with alcohol now could I. :think: ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 12 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted October 12, 2010 Share #1878 Posted October 12, 2010 Why not call the "lost and found"! Hey, come pick-up your bomb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1879 Posted October 13, 2010 Ken..do the French operate a Listed Building policy like we do here in the UK? (For our American readers, listed building status is bestowed upon architecturally or historically significant buildings by the UK government. This is designed to preserve them...they cannot be demolished or altered in any way without approval from above) If so, the bunker would be considered an historic building. A bit of a dilemma for the French authorities given its proximity to an unexpoded bomb! Ian :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1880 Posted October 13, 2010 Cont .................. turns out that two of the Gendarmes are WWII collectors as well Did they have your book??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake_E Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1881 Posted October 13, 2010 That's so crazy that stuff is still being found! Amazing to think what's still buried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1882 Posted October 13, 2010 That's so crazy that stuff is still being found! Amazing to think what's still buried Whole of Europe is liitered with things that go bang... In the Flanders' Fields region, about 200 Tons of UXO is being unearthed every year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1883 Posted October 13, 2010 True, you see a lot of those "bad boys" laying on the side of a field, ready to be picked up by the Ordnance unit (or a crazy tourist ... whoever gets there first). Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1884 Posted October 13, 2010 Ken..can you ensure the bomb has been detonated BEFORE I arrive please? I'd hate to find that the beach was declared "out-of-bounds"! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1885 Posted October 13, 2010 Ken..can you ensure the bomb has been detonated BEFORE I arrive please? I'd hate to find that the beach was declared "out-of-bounds"! Ian Ian, Would you suggest that he use a stethoscope, or a hammer? :think: :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1886 Posted October 13, 2010 Ian,Would you suggest that he use a stethoscope, or a hammer? :think: :w00t: A feather duster, I thought? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1887 Posted October 13, 2010 Hi Tomas, quite an explosive find, pleased to share it with forum members, look forward to going back in the next few days see if there's a large crater there. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 12 2010 Hey Ken, Thanks for the reply Your very sharp for spotting that 500lb just lying there just like that in the sand after all those years and no one found it Truely amazing discovery you found just like that :thumbsup: . Regards: Tomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1888 Posted October 13, 2010 Did they have your book??? Hi Johan, I am just pleased that they didn't ' book ' me for speeding through the radar on the way there. :thumbsup: ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 14 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1889 Posted October 13, 2010 That's so crazy that stuff is still being found! Amazing to think what's still buried Hi Blake, five days ago there was a report on the BBC news that they have built the new olympic stadium in London over a wartime German bomb, they never found it at the depths that they have gone to so they have ' let sleeping dogs lay '. Then a friend an hour away from where I live said that said that they found a 500 lb bomb during road works near where he lives, as Johan has said Europes awash with the stuff. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1890 Posted October 13, 2010 True, you see a lot of those "bad boys" laying on the side of a field, ready to be picked up by the Ordnance unit (or a crazy tourist ... whoever gets there first). Erwin As Johan & Erwin state, Belgium has weekly piles of this stuff at the edges of the plowed fields, the farmers stack it up as it appears and the demo squad come along and take it away for disposal. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1891 Posted October 13, 2010 Ian,Would you suggest that he use a stethoscope, or a hammer? :think: :w00t: I thought every smart bunny knew that a hammer was the only way to test these things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1892 Posted October 13, 2010 Ken..can you ensure the bomb has been detonated BEFORE I arrive please? I'd hate to find that the beach was declared "out-of-bounds"! Ian Hi Ian, I have to be near a pnone in the morning as the demo squad are going to call me to show them the way there, so if they do blow it I will get to hear it and maybe see it, but for all those hoping that I will be close when it goes, i am pleased to say I intend to be some distance away. :bye1: ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1893 Posted October 13, 2010 Hey Ken, Thanks for the reply Your very sharp for spotting that 500lb just lying there just like that in the sand after all those years and no one found it Truely amazing discovery you found just like that :thumbsup: . Regards: Tomas Hi Tomas, thanks, but I can't lay claim to being the one to find this I wouldn't have gone to the beach yesterday if my neighbour Tony out walking his dog hadn't informed me it was worth going down there. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1894 Posted October 13, 2010 I thought every smart bunny knew that a hammer was the only way to test these things! Hi Beast, gee thanks doc ! ! is that wishful thinking on your part ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1895 Posted October 13, 2010 Hi Tomas, thanks, but I can't lay claim to being the one to find this I wouldn't have gone to the beach yesterday if my neighbour Tony out walking his dog hadn't informed me it was worth going down there. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Hey Ken. That was well worth going down for a walk along the beach front with the dog's and comming across an amazing find like that its not every day you find one of those there or is it maybe i'm not sure i don't know ? . Best Regards: Tomás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 13, 2010 Share #1896 Posted October 13, 2010 Hey Ken. That was well worth going down for a walk along the beach front with the dog's and comming across an amazing find like that its not every day you find one of those there or is it maybe i'm not sure i don't know ? . Best Regards: Tomás Hi Tomas, well lets wait and see what tomorrow brings when it is being dealt with. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 13 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted October 14, 2010 Share #1897 Posted October 14, 2010 Ken, At least you found IT before it found YOU. It would have made a rather unpleasant end to your walk had you "stumbled" across such an artifact as this! :w00t: Nothing like "minding your own business, enjoying the nice breeze on a pleasant fall morning............then, well, you know the rest!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.T. Posted October 14, 2010 Share #1898 Posted October 14, 2010 Definately not trying to hijack your thread, but maybe you heard about the 500 kilo bomb going off over here in Germany last June? Respect to all Bomb Disposal people! http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/0...war-kills-three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted October 14, 2010 Share #1899 Posted October 14, 2010 Hey Lewis. This is how my son says to dispose of it and He's EOD Robert Pictures small but I don't know how to make it bigger. Will try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 14, 2010 Share #1900 Posted October 14, 2010 Ken,At least you found IT before it found YOU. It would have made a rather unpleasant end to your walk had you "stumbled" across such an artifact as this! :w00t: Nothing like "minding your own business, enjoying the nice breeze on a pleasant fall morning............then, well, you know the rest!" Hi Brian, if you don't tinker with this stuff then there is not a lot to worry about I think, I have seen the results of some people messing with stuff arms and legs missing etc, and I have heard of the fatalities. I can't recall if I mentioned it or not but a couple of months ago some ex French army guy was in the sand dunes and found himself stood over a mine, he used his cell phone to call the gendarmes and it took two hours before they said the area was safe to move out of. ken Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, October 14 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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