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.
Same. I want all the cats, but I want a break from pet care more!
” I want a break from pet care more!”
I hear ya!
We’ve had cats for over 30 years, and as many as 8 for a couple years. Now we’re down to the last two, ages 16 & 17, and there’ll be no more. We’re too old to be schlepping them to the vet. And we don’t want to leave any behind when we’re gone.
“Pre-existing conditions....” :-)
I can see cats when I visit my adult children.
Good Midweek Morning!
Well we got a bit over an 1.5” of rain yesterday... it brought to mind that old saying: “when it rains, it pours...” 🤣
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Another one of their gems of a word...
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Is that cat dressed as a taco for Halloween?
w00t!
I’m glad the boy wasn’t actually hurt.
Good morning. Happy Wednesday!
I iz NOT a TACO!!!!!
It’s still hot and dry here. But at least the power is staying on.
Of course the power is staying on. I have a back-up generator now. (doh)
I’m calling a technical on the Slimes for today’s Wordle. I may have to upgrade that to a flagrant.
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Happy Wednesday.
Started really working on that $100 auction jetski I bought earlier this year. Or was it last fall? Anyway... Turns out it’s a lot more complete than I’d thought. Missing the starter/deadman’s switch and a bracket for the exhaust. Already scoped the cylinders and the pistons look good. Have a new switch on the way and the parts for the exhaust. Should be here by the weekend. Will swing in to Batteries+ when I do my grocery run here later today and pick up a battery for it.
Should be interesting.
Also did the rear brake pads on Abby. Going to need a new rotor next tire change. Still debating on getting a Rabaconda tire changer. Kind of a spendy item, but it has to be better than a set of tire spoons and is cheaper over time than taking my tires in and having a shop do it.
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I was literally typing random garbage at that point. WTH NYT?
Sounds like you’re doing a good job of keeping yourself busy.
I’m upgrading my technical on Wordle to a flagrant based on your experience. This is really not OK.
I looked up the definition of the word and the definition actually said: “If you’re a Wordle player, it might also mean you just had a brutal streak ruined by today’s obscure solution!”
Trying... We had some really garbage weather during the Spring which put off a bunch of projects. Now, the Summer heat is fully here and I can already tell that the days are getting shorter.
Ugh... just can’t win.
Maybe we’ll finally get a win if our Senate can spend a few minutes out from in front of the cameras and pass this daylight savings bill the House passed.
Oh, the myriad ignominies imposed upon the felines.
And still... they purr.
He might have gotten a new scrape, since he wasn’t looking where he went. That would have been a form!
Very clever!
I saw that. Almost the entire country would be thrilled.
Fairly toasty, today. Cooling system on car #3 got a bit hissy, though the gauge never showed it all that warm.
Concerning notes from the orchestra...
Some guys have all the luck. Or so I’ve heard.
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