Destruction, Demolition and DeconstructionThe Lone Groover says "I've just taken down a pergola with a metre-deep Russian vine over the top. It had nine birds' nests in it, and had rotted all of the cross timbers. It covered the entire lawn and needs a skip of its own." What's the biggest/worst thing you've ever taken down? Tell us your tales of demolition and wanton destruction.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Nov 2012, 13:17)
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In the 70s, when I were a ladof about 9 - 10 years old, we lived in a village that was quite a famous airfield during World War II (Biggin Hill). There were quite a few derilict houses dotted around, which most of the kids in the village used to spend their weekends smashing up.
Several of them were eventually razed completely, in proper Graham Green destructors style.
How we survived, I have no idea. Once, my brother and I were merrily smashing through the downstairs stud walls with a hammer, as another bunch of kids were busy doing something upstairs.
We decided to take a breather, and wandered outside. Probably to have a fag. Anyway, as we left, it became apparent what the kids upstairs had been doing, as the whole chimneystack came crashing through the roof and landed in a 5 ton pile of bricks right where we had been standing about a minute before.
(, Thu 8 Nov 2012, 14:47, 2 replies)
I really........ can't believe how I have managed to stay alive, doing such similar things as a kid. Our God was looking upon his sheep. And, fricking luckyness.
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Amen(, Fri 9 Nov 2012, 8:31, closed)
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