Pink Floyd guitarist, wife evacuated after WWII-era bomb found near mansion

[Omaha Steve]

Source: NY Daily News

By Ethan Sacks

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and his wife were briefly forced to "Run Like Hell" - after a bomb scare involving a World War II era German device was found under their mansion.

The drama unfolded when the device was unearthed during renovations of the couple's six-story East Sussex mansion in southern England Thursday, forcing a brief evacuation of the premises, Classic Rock magazine reported.

“They’ve found a bomb under our building site – we think it’s a bit of old pip but the Ministry of Defence are on their way,” Gilmour's wife, Polly Sampson, tweeted.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Good heavens! Now, THAT'S a story...

WOW

[Politicalboi]

2. They're lucky they found it

In one piece. I would hope they checked for more. One momentary laps of reason could mean a big gig in the sky.

[bluerum]

3. "a bit of an old pip"

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Did they take shelter in a cave with several species of small furry animals

grooving with a pict?

[klook]

7. Careful with that

bomb, Eugene.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

5. Gilmour sold a mansion and gave proceeds to a homelss group in '03.

It was a $7.5 million donation to Crisis, a national charity for single homeless people in the U.K.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/jun/17/live8.popandrock

[Tabasco_Dave]

6. This Song comes to mind

[KurtNYC]

8. Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb ? well maybe, one slip and....

It would have been absolutely curtains and could have caused brain damage. I told them to relax and 'breathe, breathe in the air' the experts will remove the bomb.

Gilmour said "we called the bomb squad hours ago. Is there anybody out there? what shall we use to fill the empty spaces (where the bomb was)? and how shall I complete the wall renovations?

I answered "Hey you, have a cigar. Stay. Speak to me. Give it some Time."

[IDemo]

9. "a bit of old pip"?

Was that meant to read "a bit of old pipe", or is that an actual British idiom?

[christx30]

10. I'm sure that was a typo.

Seems a little TOO British for a member of Pink Floyd. It seems like it would be more in line for someone in 1940's London.
I'm sure the bomb feels the same way.

[rdmtimp]

11. One of these days...

I'm going to blow you into little pieces.