Last week, on Wednesday, we all got a message at The Lodge telling us to go home early.
So hundreds of us left at 445pm instead of the official end of day at 515pm.
After we had gone, a World War 2 bomb was safely removed by bomb disposal experts. They were pretty sure, 95%, that it would not have exploded but, hey, 5% is 5%!
When the news of a suspect device circulated, speculation mounted about whether the Provisional NFU were active in the area.
I recall a bomb hoax when I worked at the Lodge. Ruddy ducks and animal rights seemed to be involved. I also remember some tricky negotiations with NABU too, although the prospect of both sides carpet bombing never seemed likely. Glad everyone was OK on Wednesday.