Good lord. What a thing to wake up to.
I’ve been to London twice. England is the home of my ancestors.
I am saddened by the news of the bombings, and I wish the best for Londoners and England. If I could jump onto an airplane and do anything to help, I would. All I can do is send my sympathy and feelings of solidarity.
33 confirmed deaths, scores injured
Shouldn’t Mangetout be checking in?
Not sure of his exact location but I think he’s in the vacinity…
If we were being invaded by the Warsaw Pact, I’m certain we would. Not sure I see the usefulness in the current situation.
Holy crap, this is f*cked up. My prayers are with Londoners, and I’m hoping this can be contained, and won’t hit other cities as rush hours approach.
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What the heck! I come back to England and all hell’s breaking loose!
I just came from Heathrow yesterday. If I was one day late and the new house was ready I could have been on one of those tubes. Damn!
My thoughts are with all the Londoners and especially the casualties.
By the way, for the people I know I’m still alive.
Here’s hoping this is the final figure. Given that there were four bombs, three in what must have been crowded tube trains I’m amazed there aren’t a lot more.
BTW I’m not seeing the same level of shock we had on 9/11. Maybe because we’ve been expecting an attack like this, especially after Madrid.
What does it say about AQ that they have to go for such soft targets? Maybe it means they’re weak and not capable of another 9/11.
Just out of curiousity…where are the Royals while all this is going on? Is Buckingham Palace in lockdown?
huge hugs to every LonDoper out there God, this is messed up…
I’m feeling very scared right now. Fear of the unknown, I guess. How many dead? How was the attack carried off? What will the repurcussions be for all of us? From what I hear (streaming NPR), Londoners are acting with admirable calm. Sorry, I’m just rambling. NOBODY at our office is talking about it (to me, anyway), just treating it like another day, I have to get this off my chest. Thank God I can find people here who care.
Just when the world seems to be starting to heal from recent atrocities this happens…Just horrible.
I hope everyone’s gonna be ok over there. I’ll send my prayers.
Latest from the Telegraph:
Just made it home - the office was closed for Health and Safety, but they had reopened some of the main overground stations, so we walked.
Walking back through Central London was eerie - there weren’t any cars or busses running when we started out, and although there were a lot of people on the street, it was very quiet. No one was running or talking, just a few muttering into cellphones. Its the only time I’ve seen central london with no cars. Its the side streets with fewer people which were strange - no one hurrying, keeping a steady pace but everyone just glancing round at the buildings. You could see total strangers doing exactly the same thing.
My fiancee got back and said Elephant and Castle was heaving, but like Central London it is very very calm. It feels like a large firedrill, rather than an emergency.
Buses are running normally from zone2 outwards, the tube’s a write off, and trains are erratic. The BBC website should have transport details. I hope everyone else makes it back OK.
Golly, that gives me déjà vu . . . glad you’re OK!
When I was in Copenhagen in 1982, I met a girl from Yorkshire. We exchanged letters for a few years, and then we fell out of contact. I found her on the web a year or so ago, and contacted her again. We’ve exchanged a handful of e-mails, but we’re not in regular contact. Since she’s in Yorkshire, I’m sure she’s in no danger. I sent an e-mail letting her know that my thoughts are with England. I got an out-of-office reply. I’m not really worried, since (from what little I know about her present life) I don’t think she’d be in London. But I’d rather have received a reply from her.
My best wishes, thoughts and prayers to all Londoners.
Yeah, me too.
Hang in there LonDopers. And take it from me. Don’t watch the news for 24 hours straight. It doesn’t help.
I’d like to have the news back to the way it was yesterday, please. Listening to the “Where’s Natalie” and " This suspect is going free now." babble.
Have we heard from glee and Francesca?
Have they done anything regarding air traffic, like cancelling flights to and from certain destinations or closed any of the airports?
Sincere condolences to all our U.K. friends.
Man, I haven’t thought of Francesca in a while. IIRC, she was a dispatcher for an ambulance service? I hope she’s okay.