Ferries Stoped by WW2 bomb

BigBoy · 16 May 2006 at 13:09

Breaking news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4984944.stm

About 250 ferry passengers and crew are stranded on ships after a 500lb (227kg) bomb was found in the River Mersey. The explosive, from World War II, was discovered by the Royal Navy at Twelve Quays dock, Birkenhead.

Perhaps the terrorists have some new hardware

kitten_caboodle · 16 May 2006 at 13:20

yep, there were quite a few people stranded there this morning. Funniest thing was the radio report on the way to work worded it really badly and said something along the lines..

'It's thought the bomb has been in the water for around 60 years....military personnel have been waiting for the tide to go out before they remove the device'.

Cue me thinking : If you've been waiting 60 years and the tide still hasn't gone out, it ain't gonna!!

VeNT · 16 May 2006 at 13:22

tbh the germans bombed our chippy

kitten_caboodle · 16 May 2006 at 13:23

VeNT said:
tbh the germans bombed our chippy

funnily enough, they bombed ours too

Visage · 16 May 2006 at 13:26

Who cares? Its only a bunch of scousers.....

Bill101 · 16 May 2006 at 13:34

Visage said:
Who cares? Its only a bunch of scousers.....

we know were you live!

penski · 16 May 2006 at 13:36

In other news, police have arrested five locals and have initiated deportation procedures; they are to be sent to Germany for theft of military property.

*n

Arcade Fire · 16 May 2006 at 13:38

kitten_caboodle said:
Cue me thinking : If you've been waiting 60 years and the tide still hasn't gone out, it ain't gonna!!

Visage · 16 May 2006 at 13:41

Bill101 said:
we know were you live!

You'll all be too busy writing a tribute song to the poor bomb......

squiffy · 16 May 2006 at 13:42

The Police have now reported the bomb has been stolen, approximetly 10 seconds after being unearthed

BigBoy · 16 May 2006 at 14:00

Local Police Chief said:
Bomb, What bomb???

Bennah · 16 May 2006 at 14:05

penski said:
In other news, police have arrested five locals and have initiated deportation procedures; they are to be sent to Germany for theft of military property.

*n

Would'nt suprise me with all those scousers about...

Watch out for it to be on eBay pretty soon...

kitten_caboodle · 16 May 2006 at 14:22

Bennah said:
Would'nt suprise me with all those scousers about...

Watch out for it to be on eBay pretty soon...

Lol, see where manchester came on the 'most likely to be burgled cities' survey (Clue: TOP!)

Funny enough, Liverpool wasn't in it.....

Muffin` · 16 May 2006 at 14:25

Visage said:
Who cares? Its only a bunch of scousers.....

Visage · 16 May 2006 at 14:25

kitten_caboodle said:
Lol, see where manchester came on the 'most likely to be burgled cities' survey (Clue: TOP!)

Funny enough, Liverpool wasn't in it.....

Not even scousers are daft enough to crap on their own doorstep....but a swift drive up the East Lancs Road........

kitten_caboodle · 16 May 2006 at 14:26

Visage said:
Not even scousers are daft enough to crap on their own doorstep....but a swift drive up the East Lancs Road........

aaah i see, so the mancs are daft enough then...that makes sense.....

..and don't **** off the East Lancs Road - best thing to come out of Manchester since...well, ever!

DRZ · 16 May 2006 at 14:27

A man I used to know (who had unfortunately passed away now) was part of the detail that tracked where the Germans were bombing so they could go and hunt for the unexploded ones. He had a chart showing where these really huge bobs they dropped (to disrupt shipping) landed and didnt explode. They are supposedly sunk deep into the mud, one isnt *that* far from my house actually! :eek:

If these small ones are surfacing unexploded, there is a chance one of these HUGE ones will

Shame I am not home to go and see

Bennah · 16 May 2006 at 14:27

kitten_caboodle said:
Lol, see where manchester came on the 'most likely to be burgled cities' survey (Clue: TOP!)

Funny enough, Liverpool wasn't in it.....

Only because they took the survey in Liverpool

Every city has their 'bad' part

However I cant see where Liverpool's 'good' part is

kitten_caboodle · 16 May 2006 at 14:30

Bennah said:
Only because they took the survey in Liverpool

Every city has they 'bad' part

However I cant see where Liverpool's 'good' part is

No they didn't.

Yes you're right, they do - Manchester is made up of them but mostly centred around an area known as 'Old Trafford'.

It's the bit furthest away from Manchester

Bennah · 16 May 2006 at 14:34

Good point...

We have... City of Manchester Stadium, EastLands, Biggest Council House in Manchester or what ever instead

Its such a shame...