London Explosions

# 1 07-07-2005 , 10:46 AM

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wow right near my old house! glad I live close enough to work to walk... am I so cynical that I believe this was inevitable as london is such a soft target buses/tubes etc there's no security on them whatsoever.

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# 2 07-07-2005 , 11:19 AM

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We've been watching it here on TV. We rang all our family and friend and thank god they are all OK. Do you know at what time it happened?

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# 3 07-07-2005 , 11:26 AM

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first one went off at 8.59am I think

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# 4 07-07-2005 , 11:37 AM

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My wife uses the Train here and I don't like it. It's just like London here, no security at all.

I hope all your family and friends are OK Alan.

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# 5 07-07-2005 , 11:54 AM

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Glad your ok Alan...... Im worried about all of ya....

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# 6 07-07-2005 , 12:19 PM

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been watching on the tv, looks bad. that bus totally ripped in to 2

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# 7 07-07-2005 , 12:30 PM

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yeah that bus is a little disconcerting. I'm just glad I dont take public transport. There's a really horrible eery feeling the air aswell. I've just been outside to get lunch and there are no cars anywhere, shops are quiet (they're shutting the major stores) everyone's hearing different rumours... not a nice place to be right now and of course there's the rushhour later... wonder how many folk will be able to take a bus/tube

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# 8 07-07-2005 , 01:16 PM

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I can understand that feeling ten-fold. I remember when the 9/11 attacks took place...you could still see a big cloud of concrete dust in the air hanging over where the trade center used to be....this from about 50 blocks away and two weeks later....the smell of concrete also. There's always a little nagging tweak in the back of my mind everytime I take the subway to work in the morning.

Glad to hear you guys are all safe.

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# 9 07-07-2005 , 01:45 PM

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It's pretty sad when you have to think about that sorta thing every time you walk out of your door....:headbang:

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# 10 07-07-2005 , 03:52 PM

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god. I just heard about it. Its good to see that you guys are ok. Just hope everyone else is ok. I know the feeling as well. Just when your deading the future. Good to see your all ok.

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# 11 07-07-2005 , 05:33 PM

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A colleague left Aldgate Station literally 5 or 10 minutes after the explosion there. Very lucky.

They say the bus may have been targeted to show a visual aspect of the carnage, which you don’t get from the underground atrocities.

Yeah, but no but yeah but no....

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# 12 07-07-2005 , 06:50 PM

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Holy crap that frickin sucked today. Ive never seen so many cops and all those sirens. I did think of you as a matter of fact and everyone else on SM who are in town during the day. Tower Bridge was shut down from tourists, it was just dead walking over there this afternoon at 3, everyone was just wanting to get home. London Bridge Station was was just a nightmare, just tons of people. I was lucky to squeeze my fat arse onto a train home.

Thoughts out to those not so lucky...

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# 13 07-07-2005 , 08:24 PM

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Re: London Explosions

Originally posted by Pure_Morning
wow right near my old house! glad I live close enough to work to walk... am I so cynical that I believe this was inevitable as london is such a soft target buses/tubes etc there's no security on them whatsoever.

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Alan,
That seems to be a pretty common sentiment appearently. That pragmatic attitude is one of the qualities I love about the English. Glad to hear you're ok and to echo Jango, our hearts are with those who survived and those less fortunate.

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# 14 07-07-2005 , 09:34 PM

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I heard about this on the news when i woke up thi smorning..
about 5 hours after it happene due to the time delay..

After a fit of cussing about cowardice and what not, at people who choose to Do suck things..
I Started thinkign about all of you over in the Uk over here, and begain to offer prayers and what not..

Needless to say, just getting home, i'm glad to know you're ok.. and.. those who wernt so lucky, My thouhts go out wiht you...
Kevin, Jay, Alan.. Glad you all are ok.. AS well as everyoen else, who i've not met or spoken too here before..

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