{"id":2065,"date":"2025-04-06T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:44:05","slug":"man-plans-to-use-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-his-garden-as-beer-cooler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/man-plans-to-use-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-his-garden-as-beer-cooler\/","title":{"rendered":"Man plans to use World War II bomb found in his garden as beer cooler"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ross is having the last laugh after the discovery led to his barbecue being cancelled (Credit: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A man is daring to use a World War II bomb \u2013 that ruined his barbecue \u2013 to cool his beer.<\/p>\n

Ross Miller was mowing his lawn on Saturday when he stumbled upon a 1940s bomb casing weighting a mighty 11kg.<\/p>\n

The home\u2019s previous owners told Ross about something metallic buried in the garden but thought it was part of the water supply.<\/p>\n

On further inspection, Ross spotted a percussion cap looking much like that of a bullet, along with the date \u20181940\u2019 on the casing. <\/p>\n

Concerned for the safety of his nine-year-old daughter, Hannah, he decided to call emergency services.<\/p>\n

West Mercia Police advised him to keep his distance and send over any photographs he had taken. <\/p>\n

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The shell casing had a percussion cap and the numbers \u20181940\u2019 written on it (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shortly after, they set up a 100-metre cordon around the area and closed his street in Putley, Herefordshire.<\/p>\n

The cordon was lifted after a couple of hours after an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit, accompanied by an explosives detection dog, arrived to inspect the bomb.<\/p>\n

\u2018After about two hours of waiting around, EOD turned up and said \u2018\u201dyep it\u2019s a 25-pounder’\u201d,\u2019 Ross said.<\/p>\n

They confirmed there were no remaining explosives inside the shell before cleaning it and handing it back to Ross as a quirky souvenir.<\/p>\n

He now plans to polish it up and use it as a beer cooler for his rescheduled barbecue. <\/p>\n

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Police and explosives experts examining the bombshell (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ross said the shell casing will make a great beer cooler and is a \u2018great conversation starter\u2019
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\u2018I\u2019m going to put ice in it and use it to hold bottles of beer,\u2019 he said, adding that it should serve as a great conversation starter. <\/p>\n

Ross added: \u2018When you find something like that in your garden, you\u2019ve got to do something. <\/p>\n

\u2018It was a bit of a waste of a day, but I\u2019m glad everything turned out safely.\u2019<\/p>\n