Better never, than late

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Too many Krashkart, far too many.
Even over here in the middle of nowhere in Suffolk we still get bomb scares. The odd scattered Luftwaffe present, but also RAF and USAF presents, phosphorous flares, heck I even found an old battery box from the US army on the bank of our local river. But that's what you get for being next door to the army practice zones for D-day.
But considering how much was dropped on Germany during the latter half of the war, I dread to think how much is still down there.

Originally Posted by Dan D

In WW II, a British fire bomb hit the house of my mother’s family. The bomb penetrated the roof and the ceilings and floors of all 3 storeys. The story goes that my great-aunt, who had received fire-fighter training, rushed into the cellar, took the fire bomb and threw it out on the street. That must have been a dud.

Even today, if you lift the carpet, you can still see where the holes once were.

Originally Posted by Skybird

On the event yesterday, they showed some video on TV news. The explosion caused shrapnels showering houses 300 meters away. There were pictures of a 7 kg piece of bomb metal that ripped a hole of 50 cm in diameter through a wall in second or third floor, under the roof, right those 300 meters away they said. The house owner was at home, he obviously was very lucky that day.

I will never complain again when they clear some bomb ordnance in the city and evacuate the urban area even half a kilometer away.

Damn. So, if I ever visit Europe you'll be kind enough to show me the safe camping spots, right?