If a nuclear bomb landed on Reading...

[ozzygull]

At least I would not know much about it. Always used to get a bit freaked out at those aftermath films in the 80's people sitting around staring blankly a broken TVs. All looked very grim.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

My Mrs does that when I drop my guts. Based on her language I'd say that it's pretty ineffective against farts therefore I'd not want to risk it against nuclear fallout (unproven as to which one is worse for your health.)

If you really have a problem, check this out. Couldn't believe it when I saw this advert in a Motorway Services last weekend.

But if you have a problem that merits this, it must be awful, to be fair!

 

[Buzzer]

If you really have a problem, check this out. Couldn't believe it when I saw this advert in a Motorway Services last weekend.

On the subject of motorway service stations and firing missiles, one of my favourite bits of trivia is that the HMS Belfast big guns at London Bridge are aimed at the London Gateway Service Station on the M1.

https://londonist.com/2015/02/why-do-the-guns-of-hms-belfast-point-at-a-motorway-service-station

 

[Eeyore]

"Platform 3 for the delayed 1724 Southern Service from Reading to London Gatwick. We apologise for the late arrival of this service, which is due to a nuclear incident at Bracknell. This train will now be comprised of four carriages. Please note there will be no buffet car".

I'd be more inclined to believe that over most of their excuses. Although quite why the coaches are short again is beyond me.

 

[GT49er]

Will it be one of those 'smart' bombs? Capable of looking round, and thinking, f**k wasting myself here, I'll go somewhere else...............

 

[Perfidious Albion]

This all sounds terribly late 1950s - early '60's ..... perhaps we should re form the amateur Civil Defense troops .....and we can have fun marching behind CND banners.

There is a lot of sick humour on here, or perhaps I just don't get it?

 

[AmexRuislip]

There is a lot of sick humour on here, or perhaps I just don't get it?

Don't worry it'll just be a Guinness gas cloud fall out emanating from [MENTION=25123]SIMMO SAYS[/MENTION]

 

[AmexRuislip]

Has anyone dropped one on Selhurst yet?


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Not unless their coach driver dropped one as a tester before his cameo at the Amex!

 

[portlock seagull]

I presume a wind would carry the fallout further East, depends on how the wind blows............fortunately one reason for living in West Wales, no not the only.

I was in Llangranogg last week! Lovely little place

 

[Worried Man Blues]

I think the advise in the 80s was to build a lean to in your house, using doors and mattresses, and stay in there till it all blows over.
Can't say I'm that confident it would work tho.

That must have been to keep us commoners off the roads so the politicians can zoom off into the distance unhampered!

 

[Whoislloydy]

I went to Pompey about a month ago and you would've guessed it had been struck by a nuclear bomb

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Welllllll, you say that...but didn't they find radioactive traces in Welsh & Cumbrian sheep after the Chernobyl disaster all those years ago?

Damn, another long cherished theory up in smoke, but we could find the buggers in the dark!

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Don't worry it'll just be a Guinness gas cloud fall out emanating from [MENTION=25123]SIMMO SAYS[/MENTION][emoji23]

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[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Welllllll, you say that...but didn't they find radioactive traces in Welsh & Cumbrian sheep after the Chernobyl disaster all those years ago?

The Windscale fire in 1957 wouldn’t have helped either.

 

[The Birdman]

Improvement

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Wow, that sounds fascinating but assume you can't say too much about it publicly.

I was on Polaris submarines and we basically knew where our targets were
We were at 15 minutes notice to fire them at all times for the duration of our Patrols

 

[mune ni kamome]

We seem to be one of the few countries to get rid of our bomb shelters. The public left out to dry by penny pinching governments as usual.