Hi All, I hope that this thread may catch on, or am I the oldest inhabitant? One memory of wartime school dinners stands out for me. On my table we looked forward to rice pudding and the thrill, of picking out and beating the rest of the table. I can always remember the face of our Mr Ellis(Woodwork Teacher) who was put in charge of our table, before he dashed out of the hall, when after asking what we were messing around at, we told him we held matches to see who found the most maggots in the rice pudding. :bolt: I swear it's true. Cheers Keith
My history master, an ex commando, had several empty 36 granade cases on his desk which he was inclined to throw at pupils when he saw them chatting in class. The trick was to wait until he had launched the grenade and then put your desk top up, which it would then hit with a satisfying thud. philsr
Hi philsr. Having been a weapons instructor in the army. apart from many other things, I can only say of your " ex commando " history master. He must have been a line-shooter as well as a raving lunatic, certainly not in keeping with a highly trained and responsible member of the Commandoes. As such he would have been aware that throwing a grenade into a class, even if as an empty case, could be extremely dangerous even life threathening. As regards his being capable, with this type of mentality, to teach children, a resounding no ! A trick like that in the armed forces would have attracted immediate punishment. A Type 36 Grenade weighs, as a compact missile of steel, about 1lb 7ozs. If you were slow to react, you would have needed urgent medical attention. Sorry you had to endure the actions of this individual. Cheers Keith
