Bomb from the 2nd World War Found in our City

@thelme55 (76476)

Germany

June 18, 2019 10:43am CST

Again! It is not new to me that we have a bomb alarm here where I live. The bombs were the remnants of the 2nd World War thrown by the allies (American or British army). Every time a new building is built, the workers have to inspect if there are bombs under the ground which are not defused, yet. Then they make the scheduled time for defusing the bomb and let the people know especially those who are living nearby. Without my WhatsApp group chat with my friends, I would not know. One of my friends sent the warning notice letter to the public, to our group chat. One of my friends who live just near the bomb was located, was a bit panic. It was not a scheduled bomb alarm for defusing the bomb as they have just found out a few hours ago. It was an emergency. Gladfully, the bomb is defused now. Thank God it did not explode. Nobody is hurt, thanks to the experts. Do you live in a city where bombs from the WW2 are usually found? The photo has nothing to do with this discussion. This is the photo of my French macarons with chocolate ganache.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

18 Jun 19

Not so much bombs but when my neighbour cleared out her shed she found several batches of old explosives. Her in-laws had run a quarrying business. She had to get the police and army to come and take them away and get rid of them safely.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

OMG! It was scary. I am glad the police came and removed those explosives. Thanks @boiboing

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@Tampa_girl7 (48956)

• United States

18 Jun 19

It's amazing that they are still finding them. Hopefully one day they will all be found.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

Yes, they are still finding bombs every now and then around Germany @Tampa_girl7. Thanks for stopping by.

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@srhelmer (7029)

• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

18 Jun 19

Don't have a problem like that here. But, I have been in a couple sheds that had very old boxes of dynamite (once used for removing stumps). Was afraid to sneeze.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

OMG! Dynamite is also dangerous @srhelmer. Why did you have dynamites?

@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

18 Jun 19

then in other places, they find bones of people or pieces of porcelain, clay pots, etc from ancient times. it reminds you how many generations of people and cultures have passed so you finally finished the macarons. i guess your hubby and son will share it since you seem to be allergic to the almond flour you used.

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@hereandthere (45651)

• Philippines

20 Jun 19

@thelme55 that's a good idea.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I agree @hereandthere. That is fascinating to find those things people have used in the middle ages and ancient times. Yes, my hubby and son are eating them. I will bring some to our picnic tomorrow so my friends and their kids can eat them. Thanks.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

18 Jun 19

The macarons are great there.No bomb here.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

That´s good @amadeo. Thank you.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

19 Jun 19

@thelme55 Have a good day and nice hearing from you

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@DianneN (246819)

• United States

18 Jun 19

We have no WWII bombs here thank goodness. It must take such courage and training to diffuse those bombs. I’d be nervous, too.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I am already used to this kind of alarm @DianneN. Yes, those experts are very well trained and very brave.

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@DianneN (246819)

• United States

19 Jun 19

@thelme55 I’ve seen many bombed out buildings and bullet holes in buildings in my travels. Cologne was the worst and rebuilt not to my liking.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

@DianneN I think Cologne was not the worst. There are many places in Germany which suffered so much during the WW2.

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@ptrikha_2 (45472)

• India

18 Jun 19

Could such 70 years plus bombs also explode? Don't they lose their lethal ability? And when I saw the picture, I thought as to why are the bombs in shape of cookies!

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@ptrikha_2 (45472)

• India

21 Jun 19

@thelme55 the cookies look quite nice!

@tech40 (23128)

• Philippines

18 Jun 19

That is so very dangerous! Before there is but when lots of people started making houses here, they make sure that there is no bomb, but on the other places, yes I still hear some news about this

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@tech40 (23128)

• Philippines

20 Jun 19

@thelme55 yeah because this is a subdivision

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I see. That is good that people who are building houses are making sure that there is no bomb on the place they are going to build. Thanks for commenting @tech40

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

20 Jun 19

@tech40 That is good to know. Thank you.

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

19 Jun 19

Not here in Switzerland, but in Milan, where I was born, they find old WWII bombs all the time. There was even one in the backyard of the building where my mom lived. They found it when they remodeled the garage area. Your macarons look good.

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@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

20 Jun 19

@thelme55 In the beginning Milan was bombed by the German army, but later we got most bombs from British and American allies. They wanted to stop Germans and their bombs killed thousands of Milanese civilians. Exactly what happens now in Syria.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

20 Jun 19

@LadyDuck That is so sad. I hope the war will stop now in Syria. Thanks for the information.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

Yes, I have read about those bombs in Milan. Maybe they were from the German army. Thank you @LadyDuck.

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@Hannihar (129470)

• Israel

25 Jul 19

@thelme55 Does not surprise me that there are old bombs found in Germany.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

30 Jul 19

That is good to know @Hannihar

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

31 Jul 19

@Hannihar it did not go off. The Germans have experts to do that dangerous job.

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@Hannihar (129470)

• Israel

31 Jul 19

@thelme55 I just hope they do not go off.

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@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

19 Jun 19

Thank God I don't but I believe it is frightening.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I remember when I first heard about bomb alarm siren when I was new here in Germany. I was so frightened. So scary indeed. Thanks @nela13

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@nela13 (55698)

• Portugal

21 Jun 19

@thelme55 I am sorry you had that scary feeling.

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@Bensen32 (27519)

• United States

19 Jun 19

That would be a little worrisome if they are finding bombs near your home. No, they do not find bombs near my home.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

It is indeed worrisome @Bensen32. You are lucky there. Thank you.

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@didinedhia (8475)

• Algeria

18 Jun 19

Wow that must be interesting

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

20 Jun 19

Interesting but scary @didinedhia

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@didinedhia (8475)

• Algeria

21 Jun 19

@thelme55 yes and scary too

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@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

19 Jun 19

Yes, it's very alarming that 9 vintage bombs were found by the workers inside the sugarcane plantation. The bomb disposal of the army responded the call and then alarmed the people living nearby. The bombs were detonated successfully.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

Yes, indeed very alarming. Which country do you mean? Thanks @Nakitakona

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@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

19 Jun 19

@thelme55 In the Philippines. I forgot to get a copy of the bomb picture posted in the social media. If I could have it, I will feature here and write something about it.

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@youless (112113)

• Guangzhou, China

19 Jun 19

I am glad that this bomb doesn't hurt anybody. Here it seems we haven't found something like that yet. I am not quite sure.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I am glad about that, too @youless. Thank you.

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@yanzalong (18984)

• Indonesia

19 Jun 19

What a relief! No, I don't

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

Yes, it was a relief indeed. Thanks @yanzalong

@Hate2Iron (15730)

• Canada

19 Jun 19

I wonder how many are still out there waiting to be found. And no, we haven't any around here!

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

I wonder about that, too @Hate2Iron. Since I arrived here in the '80s, many are found already. I couldn´t count them anymore.

@Juliaacv (48437)

• Canada

19 Jun 19

We've not had any bombs found or feared to be here. Your macarons look delicious.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

That ´s good @Juliaacv. You are safe. Thank you, the macarons turned out well.

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@acelawrites (19273)

• Philippines

19 Jun 19

It is good it was found and nobody was hurt.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

Yes, it was good and nobody was hurt. Thanks.

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

18 Jun 19

Looks so tasty. Here in our place so far never heard of seeing a bomb here but somewhere in Mindanao.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

19 Jun 19

But we don´t have bombs there in Mindanao from the WW2 @JustBhem. Thank you.

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