BOOM! I’M ADDICTED TO BIG BANGS

Recently a considerable portion of Fawley power station was blown up in a controlled demolition. Feel free to check it out on the BBC News website for Hampshire.

I realised, while watching it for the third time, I’m addicted to towers being blown up. This addiction had been hidden from me up until now.

There's something about towers being blown up that so many of us love to watch. Only a few weeks before I enjoyed watching four North Yorkshire cooling towers being blown up.

There are four more to come so the fun’s not over. Part of the addiction hinges on the possibility something might go wrong. Tower demolition addicts know the fun really starts when either the explosives don't blow correctly or, for the ultimate treat, they blow incorrectly and the tower falls down a bit and then, as the dust clears, it’s still standing.

I assume if it’s too dangerous to approach they call in an F-15 fighter for a missile strike. My problem started at Hamworthy, near Poole, and two large towers which were part of the power station. They were demolished in 1993 and I drove to Poole to watch the destruction. Thirty years on and I still don't know what called me to this event. It doesn't matter but what’s important is many people reading this will also have a similar compulsion.

If I see on the web ‘watch video of tower demolition - aerial view’, I’m off. For those fans of such internet clickbait, there’s more demolition at Fawley next year. I’ll keep you posted. Boom.