Unexploded bomb stops play...

[Lizcanrun]

So this morning was supposed to be a long run. I hadn't decided how long, but at least 10K.

Left the house at 9ish after the usual internal debate about what to wear. It's cold, but sunny... Just as I was leaving we took possession of my father-in-law, who's been evacuated because of the unexploded bomb. Anyway, I got to the end of my road to find a policeman stopping people from going towards the uni. I made a joke along the lines of 'but were OK up here' and he said, rather ominously, "yes, for the moment". It transpired that we'd know by ten. So I decided to come home and pack a bag. Came home, quick chat with hubby, didn't pack a bag and went out again, but changed my plan to staying local.

Well I ran for 2 minutes, and saw someone I knew and had a 2 minute chat (bomb talk), then I ran approx 1km and bumped into a lovely couple I know, who flagged me down for a chat. (Bomb) Half an hour later (!!) I extracated myself from the conversation, have up on running and went home. (Might have to pack a bag and go) So my long run turned out to be 1km and 2 chats.

Might go out later...

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Haha luv it 🤣

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Well, it beats “the dog ate my homework” 😁

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Ah - but chats are so important in these lockdown days!

[dijep Graduate10]

Wow that certainly is a dramatic reason to stop your run 🏃‍♀️It'll certainly give everyone a new non covid topic of conversation.

Hope you don't have to evacuate not the easiest thing to do during a pandemic.

[Rennur Graduate10]

Oooh that hill up to the Uni is painful! But at least you are safe!. Better luck tomorrow.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Rennur]

Yes, there's no flat room home up here!

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Well, that's certainly a novel reason or cutting short your run!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I hope the Army disable your local bomb quickly Lizcanrun so that you can get on with near normal life again. A good excuse for your Dads visit though. Enjoy it while you can.

[Magellan Graduate10]

My kid lives at Birks, he was really cheesed off he wasn’t allowed to have a look at the bomb.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Magellan]

Have you seen the video of the explosion? Apparently there are 100s of broken windows! Our house shook!!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun]

Hope things have quietened down a bit now Lizcanrun, after yesterday’s excitement!

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thanks!

[Magellan Graduate10]

Yes, he doesn’t know if his room was affected. I hope it doesn’t rain before they manage to get boards up. There must be private houses on Glenthorne Road and nearby with broken windows too, maybe even further. I hope your house wasn’t harmed by the shaking, it was a whopper of a bomb. Fancy it’s been there for up to eighty years!

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Magellan]

I think they're hoping people can go back tonight...

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Ooh. Some days are just weird aren't they? PS I think that's probably the best excuse I've heard for not running 😂😂

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Good grief - that was unexpected! A bomb? Where was it and why? You can't leave us hanging like this.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

BBC News - Exeter WW2 bomb: People 'unlikely' to go home on Sundaybbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-d...

There's also a good video of the explosion!

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun]

Wow that was dramatic!

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

I think the 'controlled' explosion was less controlled than they hoped. Lots of damage. No one's allowed back again tonight.

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Lizcanrun]

Lucky nobody got hurt.

[Tulipcat]

We also had one this week on Formby Beach. Looked innocuous. It was also detonated after 11 hours of emergency services assessment. There’s quite a crater now. And WW1 ordnance is still killing people on the battlefields sites. The casualty figures rise every year...