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A momentarily displaced snowflake student at the nearby university told the bbc: Having to move around had been " inconvenient ". Patently never once stopping to reflect on how 'inconvenient' the

just think what one of those tallboys would be like then.

There's a few groups on YouTube  metal detecting battle feilds in Europe,  some of the stuff they find is incredible  and some quite gruesome. Warning  you can go down one  hell of a rabbit hole

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Explosions were and are common in East Essex, Foulness Island which is near Shoeburyness is a top secret munitions testing island it’s very unique for testing missiles I believe with clearance they can test up to 60,000 feet there is a walk you can do called the Broomway which is littered with munitions meant to be the most dangerous walk in the UK.

I lived in Shoeburyness for 24 years and it was common for your house and windows to shake with the mortar testing.

Hunting wise the Island has a lot to go at as its unspoilt I know a couple of people who shoot over there but in very strict conditions.

Here is a link to the Broomway walk.

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The Broomway is known as the most perilous path in Britain – and is a favourite walk of writer Robert Macfarlane, who describes it in this adaptation from his...

 

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17 hours ago, kanny said:

There's a few groups on YouTube  metal detecting battle feilds in Europe,  some of the stuff they find is incredible  and some quite gruesome.

Warning  you can go down one  hell of a rabbit hole once you start watching lol 

 

Not watched the clip but that Mauser looks fantastic with the patina. What a trophy/show piece that would make.

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On 01/03/2021 at 17:33, kanny said:

There's a few groups on YouTube  metal detecting battle feilds in Europe,  some of the stuff they find is incredible  and some quite gruesome.

Warning  you can go down one  hell of a rabbit hole once you start watching lol 

 

Just had a look at there videos mate.i didn't know about there channel before looks very interesting ? 

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Just now, king said:

Just had a look at there videos mate.i didn't know about there channel before looks very interesting ? 

Yeah its like that how does it work program, it sucks you in lol ,there's a few other groups doing the same sort of thing on YouTube 

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10 minutes ago, kanny said:

Yeah its like that how does it work program, it sucks you in lol ,there's a few other groups doing the same sort of thing on YouTube 

And that how do they do it programme is good.it must be an age thing lol.

The thumbnail for 1 of there vids shows a hand with a gold ring on it.

I can see how them lads are mad keen I think anyone who lives near that place would be the same mate..I know I would aswell.allterrain is keen on digging old bottles and things.he would love a go in them woods I bet ? I'm waiting for the grandson to go to sleep I will watch a few then..

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On 01/03/2021 at 14:08, Greb147 said:

We dug up an old shell whilst working at Port Talbot steel works around 10 year ago, I think they did a controlled explosion. 

An explosion would improve port talbot ?

I’m sure they found a mortar round in Dorset same time as the Exeter blast ?

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Just heard the blast in Devon wasn’t a bomb, but someone trying to get south hams out from the cupboard under the stairs,  the blast only damaged the outer door and he’s still has enough alphabet spaghetti to see him upto Christmas ??

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13 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said:

An explosion would improve port talbot ?

I’m sure they found a mortar round in Dorset same time as the Exeter blast ?

Lovely place, we stayed in the Grand Hotel, the bird in reception had a cracking pair as well. ?

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1 minute ago, forest of dean redneck said:

My girlfriend was living in baglan, port talbot ,when I first started dating her  ??

Not sure on that place, the Grand Hotel is just beside the police station not far from the steel works. 

Not much about down there tbh. ?

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