premnayloon Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 We have all been there, turning up to a job to find a whole array of stuff used to "temporarily" fill holes and gaps with , but are still there years after. Among my finds, 45gallon barrels, old trailed harrows section, the old favourite pallets, corrugated iron, box profile, old bicycle, baler twine, tree branches, old bath among my finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontrowfencing Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Not used to fill a hole, but an old bomb was found when clearing a fence line we were doing. We had all been handling it and looking at it. The. Client decided to send aid turn to the local raf base, they sent it on to bomb squad who that day sent a police car to come and sit with the bomb, till the bomb disposal came to blow it up. Best thing was when the police man came, we were the only ones left on site, he said could we take him to it so he could watch over it. When the lad went to show him where it was, it had been moved and couldn't find it for a minute. Finally found it and then they cordoned it off and sat with it for three hours till bom disposal came. Was quite funny really. One police man got bored as we were the only ones there and said it should be fine, so he went off to do something else. About 20 mins later,,another policeman was back, saying his mate had been given a proper dressing down for leaving it unattended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED STAG Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Seen some real works of art with baler string any deep sea fishermen would have been envois of his skills hear is my bomb didn’t find it working but caused a bit of a stir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliehub Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 We quite often dig through a layer of burnt bricks and ash when in coventry but glad to say not found any of the 500lb ones that the Germans dropped on it yet, ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWYERFENCING Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Last year we were fencing a garden and digging in the posts,and I found a royal marines style commando knife about 3ft down. Later on in the day I showed it to an elderly chap in the neighbouring garden,who promptly told me that it was quite a lucky find because his friend who is an expert on knives is coming round for dinner that evening.he the walked fairly rapidly towards his house. Not sure if his knife expert story was correct or wheather he had done done somebody over with it many years before. Anyway it had us laughing for the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premnayloon Posted June 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 What's the chances of his "expert" knife friend visiting him that night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbell Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 we found a well in a garden once, could'nt get a hole for the post so had one of the lads hold a bar as i brayed the **** out of it, the expression on our faces as the bar went through the slate cover and there was silenc for a second or two before clatter and splash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A MacDougall Fencing Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Did u get it back rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbell Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 not a chance lol, it was a fantastic piece of construction, about 30' deep, walled perfectly round with a onion bulb shape to the bottom of it, they oppened it up, put lights in it and made a feature out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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