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ironsky
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Having read about getting trapped in an bunker on another thread it got me thinking about some of my own blunders over the years.
Here's a few classics from me.
Got an invite from an builder friend who was thinking about buying an long closed pub he arranged an site visit knowing I would love to come along and was duly invited. The day arrived we were meet at the door by the estate agent and was shown around I was happy snapping away my mate was looking around talking to estate agent asking the usual questions on price. Been in my element didn't notice that all seemed quite at first not really thinking much off it but something didn't feel right so I went around the pub looking for my mate found nothing. So headed back to the door only to be meet with an locked metal security door then the penny dropped I was locked in! So I had to bang on the door no one can to my rescue thinking this wasn't what I had in mind reached for my mobile then the door opened I was free my mate realized when he got in his car I wasn't waiting for him so had to ring the estate agent to come back and free me from my pub prison.
A few months later my mate had a phone call from an estate agent who told him that a large closed pub had come onto the market perfect for conversion for flats and the price was tempting and duly was told a date and time to have a look around the agent told him the owner would show us round. So off we went after some difficulty we found the pub. But something was wrong the building didn't look derelict the windows were open been a sunny day. We entered the building to be meet with women dressed in a Ann Summers way looking at us gone out, me stood their with camera at the ready it was clear this building was been used has a knocking shop we quickly left. Later found out the agent had a mix up over the address.
An rather hair raising experience was to be had at a now long demolished Derby hospital. Been told the site was easy access and looked promising so thought why not?
The day arrived had a nice look around the camera was been hit hard then went in what was a car park noticed a gang of blokes hanging around . I had to go pass them to leave my guts were telling me these blokes were not here to admire the brickwork or the finer points of photography. I slowly passed them they looked up they had bags of tools nice big tools that could do some heavy damage with thinking my time had arrived to meet my maker I picked up the pace and survived the encounter to live another day.
During the early years of my Urbex career had an strange experience. Visited an long abandoned house not the most interesting of places but I got the feeling of not been alone could here someone moving around heavy footsteps saw a shadow on a door of persons outline. On my way out noticed blood stains on the floor not that old. Has I left really got the feeling of been watched by a person or persons likely homeless not the bump in the night variety.
Now over to you.
Here's a few classics from me.
Got an invite from an builder friend who was thinking about buying an long closed pub he arranged an site visit knowing I would love to come along and was duly invited. The day arrived we were meet at the door by the estate agent and was shown around I was happy snapping away my mate was looking around talking to estate agent asking the usual questions on price. Been in my element didn't notice that all seemed quite at first not really thinking much off it but something didn't feel right so I went around the pub looking for my mate found nothing. So headed back to the door only to be meet with an locked metal security door then the penny dropped I was locked in! So I had to bang on the door no one can to my rescue thinking this wasn't what I had in mind reached for my mobile then the door opened I was free my mate realized when he got in his car I wasn't waiting for him so had to ring the estate agent to come back and free me from my pub prison.
A few months later my mate had a phone call from an estate agent who told him that a large closed pub had come onto the market perfect for conversion for flats and the price was tempting and duly was told a date and time to have a look around the agent told him the owner would show us round. So off we went after some difficulty we found the pub. But something was wrong the building didn't look derelict the windows were open been a sunny day. We entered the building to be meet with women dressed in a Ann Summers way looking at us gone out, me stood their with camera at the ready it was clear this building was been used has a knocking shop we quickly left. Later found out the agent had a mix up over the address.
An rather hair raising experience was to be had at a now long demolished Derby hospital. Been told the site was easy access and looked promising so thought why not?
The day arrived had a nice look around the camera was been hit hard then went in what was a car park noticed a gang of blokes hanging around . I had to go pass them to leave my guts were telling me these blokes were not here to admire the brickwork or the finer points of photography. I slowly passed them they looked up they had bags of tools nice big tools that could do some heavy damage with thinking my time had arrived to meet my maker I picked up the pace and survived the encounter to live another day.
During the early years of my Urbex career had an strange experience. Visited an long abandoned house not the most interesting of places but I got the feeling of not been alone could here someone moving around heavy footsteps saw a shadow on a door of persons outline. On my way out noticed blood stains on the floor not that old. Has I left really got the feeling of been watched by a person or persons likely homeless not the bump in the night variety.
Now over to you.