Posted on 11/26/2024 11:19:27 AM PST by Red Badger
No matter what students bring to future "show and tells" at Orchard Junior School in the Southampton area of England, they will never be able to top this year's spectacle that shut down and evacuated the school.
One bonkers little tyke brought in a bit of vintage "unexploded ordinance" to show his mates.
The school quickly evacuated all the students, called the police, and texted the parents:
Schools are being closed & evacuated - please collect your child from Noadswood field ASAP.
Imagine getting that little note in the middle of the school day.
Laura Holloway, a mother of one of the students was at work at the time. She said,
It was so worrying. Another parent had called saying there were police everywhere. I knew my youngest would have been so scared.
But, she added:
Both schools seemed to deal with it all very well and had the kids lined up and checked off - it must have been very upsetting for everyone involved.
Once the students were out, the police showed up and sent in the bomb squad.
The police's full statement said: ‘We were called at about 1.30pm to a report that a child had brought what may have been a potentially unexploded ordnance to Orchard Junior School.
‘The school was calmly evacuated and a disposal team attended to take the item away to be destroyed as a precaution.'
Not an easy task by any means.
The real question everyone wants to know is "What kind of ‘historic incendiary device' are we talking about here?"
This is England after all. They've been blowing stuff up and getting blown up for centuries.
It could've been anything from a 16th-century mortar to a WWII hand grenade to that morning's beans on toast.
It seems the ride almost makes the job worthwhile.
Oh wow, we’re in our 5th Over…
Great that you have some good weather for riding!
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Good morning. Happy Friday!
Our guessed high for today is a little lower than yesterday. The cooling begins Sunday if the official prognosticators are correct.
People on this street really need to learn that some of us use the sidewalk. There’s a house at the top of the hill that hasn’t blown the grass left by their lawnmower for 2 days. That stuff collects in a dog’s paw pretty quickly.
So far this Over hasn’t been anything to write home about. Not that I write home any more anyway. 2 more runs today gives me 11 for the Over.
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Good Friday Morning!
I see that have backed away from their guesses for rain until Tuesday now... who knows, maybe they will guess again soon...
Hoping that everyone has something nice lined up for the weekend...
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I believe that hit gives me 2 runs today, and 11 for the Over... What do Wordle Cricket rules say about an Over that ends in a tie?
If I’m understanding correctly, and that’s anything BUT certain, an Over is like 1/2 an Inning, so there’s no issue with an Over ending in a tie.
Ahh, okay... So we are in the middle of a “Match” I suppose... will we finish the Match this year? 😂
In the next frame, he pushes the cup off the table.
Why does that not surprise me?
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Friday. Thunderstorms. People trying to double book me with onsite visits and pop-up meetings...
Is it 5 o’clock yet?
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Wow! If they didn’t order it, for sure I would; that’s a GORGEOUS cat.
Yes, it sure is.
Unfortunately, I need to login later to shut a bunch of servers down for a client, so much remain sober until then.
After that... all bets are off.
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Is Kittah drinking coffee to help Kittah hide?
imho ….. coffee is a coping hiding method, best utilized all day.
Prayers that all is well for You and Yours.
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