Guest IYG Posted July 7, 2005 All deathlisters here that are from the London region, please make yourself known so we can know that you're ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Watch Beatle 41 Posted July 7, 2005 Well, I'm still here. Thanks for your concern. DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted July 7, 2005 Well, I'm still here. Thanks for your concern. DWB I know what it's like to live under terrorism so it comes natural to me. So they didn't get you. *marks one off list* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Oates 21 Posted July 7, 2005 They closed the local station & shopping mall, causing chaos in the streets for a time - and this is about 10 miles from central London. But they didn't get me. This afternoon, I had to teach a very worried 10 year old girl who didn't know where her father was. The school had decided not to tell the young children about what had happened, but she knew because she had been out on a trip to the library. The only realistic thing to do was carry on, regardless. Later, I went to teach an older child at home whose mother is a police inspector. While I was there, the call came through to ask her to help out with Family Liaison. That sounds like one of the toughest jobs I can think of, in these circumstances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 7, 2005 I'm still living. I also live in New York. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 7, 2005 I'm closer to Gleneagles so the biggest threat to me is anarchists and President Bush on his bike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boudicca 702 Posted July 7, 2005 I'm fine IYG, thank you. Mini-Boudicca is under the care of a London hospital. We are very glad that we postponed a routine appointment until after the G8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,663 Posted July 7, 2005 Thankfully terrorists with a global agenda have ignored Maryport, the jewel of the Solway coast. We've suffered enough with unemployment, inbreeding and relentlessly crap weather so it isn't all good news. Does anyone know if Michael Foot, Patrick Moore and/or Claire Raynor had pressing appointments in central London this morning? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest IYG Posted July 7, 2005 I'm fine IYG, thank you. Mini-Boudicca is under the care of a London hospital. We are very glad that we postponed a routine appointment until after the G8. Oh dear, is s/he hurt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted July 7, 2005 Where i am in Scotland is toooooooo small to be terrorized. The worst we had today was the phone box window getting smashed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest whisky head Posted July 8, 2005 I,m afraid I copped it, I,m speaking from the other side, carry on the good work, sorry I wasn,t famous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 8, 2005 Oh well...I supose we had better start making up crappy puns about whisky heads untimely death... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted July 9, 2005 I'm in Surrey & I'm fine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 9, 2005 London-based, but fortunately away on hols in the wild west at the time. I was determined not to listen to any news on the radio, so it wasn't until I started to get large amounts of text messages from friends and family saying they were OK that I twigged something was up. Having heard 2 bombs go off fairly close by before, one the work of the IRA, the other some Halibut extremists blowing up an Israeli diplomatic residence, I doubt if i'll be giving it much thought in a week or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 9, 2005 Listening to the Jakal I cant help thinking, 'you should move'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 10, 2005 Where to? Brighton? Birmingham? Warrington? Deal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 10, 2005 Where to? Brighton? Birmingham? Warrington? Deal? It seems to me you're doing fine. You're staying away far enough from exploding bombs to avoid damage. There's another way of looking at it: bombs tend to go off near you. If that is indeed the case, I'd recommend moving close, but not next door to someone on the list. e.g. Maradona. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted July 10, 2005 Smart idea. Haven't had too many near misses in the last few years though. Losing my touch perhaps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 10, 2005 Having heard 2 bombs go off fairly close by before, one the work of the IRA, Thats got me thinking... Did you plant the bombs and blame it on the IRA !!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted July 11, 2005 Apparently it's all the fault of British terrorists now - probably the only ones who can understand the tube anyway..... And I was very glad I stopped commuting to Kings Cross in April and found a safe job in a quiet corner of Hertfordshire............ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Typhoid Harry 23 Posted July 11, 2005 I'm closer to Gleneagles so the biggest threat to me is anarchists and President Bush on his bike. I did, in fact, laugh out loud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted July 11, 2005 I personally think that most of the rioting was done by english football fans wanting to smash something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,235 Posted July 11, 2005 Official figures show that most of the anarchists at G8 were english (100ish) followed by Scotland (50ish). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites