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LizcanrunGraduate10
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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...

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Instructor57Graduate10

Haha luv it 🤣

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HeavyFootGraduate10

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

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

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

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dijepGraduate10

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.

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RennurGraduate10

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

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toRennur

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

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Birdlady64Graduate10

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

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Dexy5Graduate10

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.

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MagellanGraduate10

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

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toMagellan

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

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10 in reply toLizcanrun

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

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toOldgirlruns

Thanks!

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MagellanGraduate10

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!

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toMagellan

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

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LiflufGraduate10

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

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FionamagsGraduate10

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

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toFionamags

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!

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FionamagsGraduate10 in reply toLizcanrun

Wow that was dramatic!

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LizcanrunGraduate10 in reply toFionamags

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

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FionamagsGraduate10 in reply toLizcanrun

Lucky nobody got hurt.

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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...

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