Sofa - Spud said the following on 16/02/07 09:28:
On 15 Feb, 22:10, Richard Brooks richardbro...@vickers-
supermarine.com wrote:
Then again, he used to throw railway fog warning mines at brick walls
and pick up the ones that were dented and threw them back at the wall.
We didn't know such things existed until a police officer came to our
school and described them with drawing on a blackboard to us as some
other kids had knicked a consignment earlier.

We used to have a police man come round and show those little metal
things that went on the track and exploded as the train went over
them . The school was by a railway , why they couldn't just look after
the bloody things properly got to me even in the infants!!

The very same things! Had two lead straps to hold them onto the rail.
Of course we wouldn't have known that until the kind police officer came
to our school to draw them for us on the blackboard.

Damn! We should have tried a game of cricket with them.


Richard.

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