# London Dopers check in, please **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441 "2005-07-07T12:16:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/1 "2005-07-07T12:16:42Z")
I know we have a passle of Brits, and with what is going on now, please check in to let us know your situation. This is just awful. Also, I can’t remember who, but I remember there is a female doper who was going to London this summer. (Dangerosa? Urbanchic? ) I’m drawing a blank. Do any locals ride the double decker busses or is that strictly a touristy thing? Stay safe. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/2 "2005-07-07T12:19:01Z")
A few have checked in othe the other two threads started earlier. I imagine their internet accesses are clogged as ours were on 9/11. I hate this! ☹ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/3 "2005-07-07T12:21:32Z")
Apart from major news sites etc., it doesn’t look like anyone’s having any internet trouble. Quite a few have reported in to [Nads](http://s11.invisionfree.com/NADS/index.php?showtopic=301). And yes, that’s an ordinary everyday bus. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/4 "2005-07-07T12:26:36Z")
Checking in… I work in Westminster, and most of the action is over to the eastern end of the city… Internet access is unaffected - mobile networks are clogged. Grim ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/5 "2005-07-07T13:10:49Z")
Here, I’m working in St Mary’s (academic). The bottom end of the street where Edgware Road station is is cordoned off by Police. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/6 "2005-07-07T13:41:58Z")
The bus exploded outside my FECKING HOUSE. Good thing I’m in Singapore at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/7 "2005-07-07T13:44:26Z")
> [@Tabby\_Cat](#): > > The bus exploded outside my FECKING HOUSE. > Good thing I’m in Singapore at the moment. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![seosamh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@seosamh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seosamh)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/8 "2005-07-07T22:18:43Z")
I was convinced I had a meeting with someone near the Bank at 10.00 this morning and was all set to go until I sensibly decided to check my diary just before leaving the flat - to find that the meeting was actually scheduled (pronounced “sheduled”) for _Friday_. Phew. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-dopers-check-in-please/311441/9 "2005-07-07T22:34:57Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > I know we have a passle of Brits, and with what is going on now, please check in to let us know your situation. This is just awful. > > Also, I can’t remember who, but I remember there is a female doper who was going to London this summer. (Dangerosa? Urbanchic? ) I’m drawing a blank. > > Do any locals ride the double decker busses or is that strictly a touristy thing? > Stay safe. It could have always been me, I moved to London in April. I was on the Tube at the time, but got to work safely - posted about it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6340739&postcount=89). Yep - the red double decker buses are the standard London bus service buses.