The Hinterworlds Rambler
SOC-14 5K
Keep your head up, Old England!
EXPLOSIONS ACROSS LONDON
- Thread starter Andrew Boulton
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Well I am for once thankful for the American tourists in the queue for a train ticket at 7.50am this morning asking every bloody question under the sun because as a result I miss one of the trains that got hit.
I am also thankful because the train meant that I got trapped in a suburban town (I was going there for a 1 hr appointment) and I could not return to work until 4pm - so I got to have half a day off and see Batman Begins (and jolly good it was too)
Of course i'm outraged that London, my London was attacked by vermin but we knew it was coming and it was nowhere near the scale that the poor New Yorkers on 9/11 had to face. I am, of course, sorrowful for the 40+ who have died.
When I finally got back to the City of London all the bankers (who had left work early in the hope of getting home before the chaos of rush hour began) were saying 'Sh**, look at all the people on the street, lets go to the pub'. Consequently a good few pints of Young's Special were quaffed at the Lamb in Leadenhall Market - and very good they were too. I, of course, wanted London Pride, but it wasn't a Fuller's pub, so the old Pride was not available!
Love to you all.
Elliot
I am also thankful because the train meant that I got trapped in a suburban town (I was going there for a 1 hr appointment) and I could not return to work until 4pm - so I got to have half a day off and see Batman Begins (and jolly good it was too)
Of course i'm outraged that London, my London was attacked by vermin but we knew it was coming and it was nowhere near the scale that the poor New Yorkers on 9/11 had to face. I am, of course, sorrowful for the 40+ who have died.
When I finally got back to the City of London all the bankers (who had left work early in the hope of getting home before the chaos of rush hour began) were saying 'Sh**, look at all the people on the street, lets go to the pub'. Consequently a good few pints of Young's Special were quaffed at the Lamb in Leadenhall Market - and very good they were too. I, of course, wanted London Pride, but it wasn't a Fuller's pub, so the old Pride was not available!
Love to you all.
Elliot
M
Malenfant
Guest
I'm more realistic than that. In one form or another, terrorists have always plagued human society, and they will continue to plague it in the future.
You can never "destroy" terrorism or "win the war on terror". The best you can do is neutralise individual groups, and otherwise carry on living life as you always have done and don't let the bastards get you down.
hirch duckfinder
SOC-13
londoner here. all ok. lets hope thats their best shot!
I agree!
The terroists win when we let them intimidate us into change.
Carry on with life while doing your best to stay safe is the policy that will overcome.
Rossoneill
SOC-12
I dont know what to say
But the news did say they had to unexploded bombs which hopefully will help lead to the Terrorists
But the news did say they had to unexploded bombs which hopefully will help lead to the Terrorists
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
I don't think there were any unexploded devices.
Current death toll is 50 - and expected to rise - with 700 injured.
Current death toll is 50 - and expected to rise - with 700 injured.
My word!
That is not good news.
Any good leads yet?
That is not good news.
Any good leads yet?
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Not yet. It's believed there were at least two people involved, and no evidence they were suicide bombers, so it's just a case of hunting for clues. Hopefully they'll appear on CCTV.
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Major developments:
4 British-born suspects identified
Suicide attacks looking likely
Arrest made
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4674463.stm#
4 British-born suspects identified
Suicide attacks looking likely
Arrest made
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4674463.stm#
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Try John Kovalic's take on this situation (Tuesday 12 July comic and the one before it): http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/
John's a Londoner exiled to somewhere in the Midwestern US (by choice I think).
Hope this helps someone (it's helping me anyway...).
Cheers
David
John's a Londoner exiled to somewhere in the Midwestern US (by choice I think).
Hope this helps someone (it's helping me anyway...).
Cheers
David
far-trader
SOC-14 10K
Tea. What a civilized custom. Thanks for the link David, made my day it has
Not that I don't check out Dork Tower now and then, but it's been a while.
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
Some appropriate quotes:
"A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests."
- Aristide Briand
"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity."
- Jimmy Carter
"The maxim of the British people is Business As Usual."
- Winston Churchill
"A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests."
- Aristide Briand
"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity."
- Jimmy Carter
"The maxim of the British people is Business As Usual."
- Winston Churchill
Andrew Boulton
The Adminator
"...and a glass of white wine for the lady."
