Here's one for you Abe,

Some time ago (when I was 9) I entered a railway yard (the fence was all broken down) and set about making a den with 3 friends. While collecting some material my friend found was we thought was a small tin of paint.
As he was having a little trouble opening it, I grabbed a large square nut (about 3x3 inches) and crouched over the top of it and whacked it in the centre. It was at this point we knew it was not a tin of paint.
The small yellow tin thing then immediately exploded into my face causing burns, scratches on my eyeballs and severe ringing in my ears. (To which the ringing lasted about 3 years). Also found out it was called a detonator, a warning thing that gets strapped to the track to alert train drivers know of a danger ahead.

Went home dad took me to A&E, they called the police....blah blah blah....
Eventually (2 months passed) I got a letter stating that the transport police were going to charge me with 'trespassing' and 'stealing by finding'. (which they later dropped)

Ever since it happened I have thought that I could have sued them, could I have done this at the time?

Chillin