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On Thu, 12 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:27:58 +0100, D wrote:
>
>> I thought the police actually thought it was funny and were reminded of
>> their own childhood (although of course they didn't show any of this).
>>
>> Ahh, those were better, more innocent times!
>
> It didn't come to fruition but I hatched a plan to brew up a batch of
> thermite and weld a draw bridge closed. I doubt anyone would have found it
> funny.

Boys will be boys! ;)

> Being the '60s there was a radiation monitor on the roof od the high
> school. The scheme was to somehow acquire some radioactive material from
> the college lab and seed it. We got as far as acquiring the keys necessary
> for roof access but grabbing a hot sample didn't work out.

And you didn't try chewing Wrigleys chewing gum and breathing on the 
detector? Rumours say it will have the same effect as a radioactive 
sample. (or maybe not!) ;)

> It was only three stories but there was an elevator with keyed access for
> the faculty and handicapped students. The idea was to get the key, hit the
> emergency stop at a location when we could manually open the door and
> slither out from the partial opening. That one worked.

I see how you might have ended up in the military special forces! ;)