Anyone know what's going on at L'pool Street Station?
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LagunaBeachCA
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It is a sad turn of events. One day a nation rejoices, the next day the world mourns. My neighbor and one of my dearest friends that I went to school with from 6th grade till "A" Levels takes one of the trains to work every day. I called him as soon as I got the message. He told me that he took the early train today as he needed to get a head start on some project. He is quite shaken up. We have always been pretty close, even when I went to University of Texas for Engineering and he went to Warwick for Accounting. I would have hated the thought of losing him. I do not even want to know what the folks who have lost someone are going through.
Drew, Barbie et al, I am glad that y'all are okay.
Drew, Barbie et al, I am glad that y'all are okay.
"I know that you do fear you may fail in your long term objective: to destroy our free society. And I will show you why you will fail.
"In the days that follow, look at our airports, look at our seaports and look at our railways.
"Nothing you do, however many of us you kill will stop that life. Where freedom is strong and people can live in harmony, whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail."
"In the days that follow, look at our airports, look at our seaports and look at our railways.
"Nothing you do, however many of us you kill will stop that life. Where freedom is strong and people can live in harmony, whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail."
Some thoughts on today
as some of you know, i work at lots of London railway stations. i was at Victoria today, am at Liv St tomorrow. It's been the big unspoken here for quite a few years that it was inevitable that somthing like today would take place.
It is simply not possible to stop a guy with a rucksack full of explosives getting on a bus. It happens in Iraq/Israel every week.
Having lived in London through the IRA bombing campaign in the 80s, i don't feel as shocked as I might be. It is part and parcel of living in London. The bombs today, shocking as they were, were nothing compared to Sept 11 or Bali or even Madrid.
You cannot prevent it, only plan for it. This slaughtering infidels, this jihad is unanswerable. It is not about iraq or palestine or anything other than the belief that the killing of infidels is a cause in itself.
When, as it surely will, it becomes apparent that the perpetrators of todays attempted massacares were London born british citizens, there will be an inevitable suspicion of 'muslim looking people'. And this will drive more suseptable young men into the hands of the murderous theocrats. Sad times
I saw alot of London's "Action Plan" swing into action today. The emergency folks were awesome. Stations were evacuated quickly and efficently. Nobody panicked.
Obviously, people who were directly involved or, (hugs Becks for you seeing what you did today) were witnesses found things/will find things difficult.
But i saw thousands of people quietly waiting in the streets (and, ahhhh the joy of London, in the rain). Spirit of the blitz and all that but it takes more than half a dozen thugs to bring london to a halt. Later all of the west end was a mass of people walking home.
I was proud of my staff too. we dealt with things efficently, they closed the shops up and got in touch immediately.
I thought Ken was exceptional today, esp that bit about how london is a community of many different people, all living together, generally, happily. Which is why todays attacks are so pointless
Im very glad that i was at Victoia station today, hearing very little of what's going on rather than the often scurrilous stuff on here today. Some of the gloating in the horrible rumours was a little much..
my 2 cents......for now
as some of you know, i work at lots of London railway stations. i was at Victoria today, am at Liv St tomorrow. It's been the big unspoken here for quite a few years that it was inevitable that somthing like today would take place.
It is simply not possible to stop a guy with a rucksack full of explosives getting on a bus. It happens in Iraq/Israel every week.
Having lived in London through the IRA bombing campaign in the 80s, i don't feel as shocked as I might be. It is part and parcel of living in London. The bombs today, shocking as they were, were nothing compared to Sept 11 or Bali or even Madrid.
You cannot prevent it, only plan for it. This slaughtering infidels, this jihad is unanswerable. It is not about iraq or palestine or anything other than the belief that the killing of infidels is a cause in itself.
When, as it surely will, it becomes apparent that the perpetrators of todays attempted massacares were London born british citizens, there will be an inevitable suspicion of 'muslim looking people'. And this will drive more suseptable young men into the hands of the murderous theocrats. Sad times
I saw alot of London's "Action Plan" swing into action today. The emergency folks were awesome. Stations were evacuated quickly and efficently. Nobody panicked.
Obviously, people who were directly involved or, (hugs Becks for you seeing what you did today) were witnesses found things/will find things difficult.
But i saw thousands of people quietly waiting in the streets (and, ahhhh the joy of London, in the rain). Spirit of the blitz and all that but it takes more than half a dozen thugs to bring london to a halt. Later all of the west end was a mass of people walking home.
I was proud of my staff too. we dealt with things efficently, they closed the shops up and got in touch immediately.
I thought Ken was exceptional today, esp that bit about how london is a community of many different people, all living together, generally, happily. Which is why todays attacks are so pointless
Im very glad that i was at Victoia station today, hearing very little of what's going on rather than the often scurrilous stuff on here today. Some of the gloating in the horrible rumours was a little much..
my 2 cents......for now
Well said Russ.
It was always a case of 'when' not 'if' this was going to happen and I think the way London has coped with this has been phenomenal. People are quick to criticise our emergency services but I spoke to my cousin earlier who is a doctor in London and he said the way people have done everything they can to help and watching it on the news today and seeing how people have reacted makes me proud to be part of our multi-cultural country.
Ps Glad you're both ok.
It was always a case of 'when' not 'if' this was going to happen and I think the way London has coped with this has been phenomenal. People are quick to criticise our emergency services but I spoke to my cousin earlier who is a doctor in London and he said the way people have done everything they can to help and watching it on the news today and seeing how people have reacted makes me proud to be part of our multi-cultural country.
Ps Glad you're both ok.
Paddy Eeziglow
Active Member
The one thing that stands out to me today, is not the fear that undoubtedly the people of London (including Spotlighters) feel, not the sadness that we all feel, but the contempt for the maggots that perpetrated this atrocity. And that's precisely why those b4st4rds will never win.
Y'know, I've never met anyone on here, never even spoken to any of you on the phone, but I was worried about each and every Spotlighter in London when I heard what had happened. Big thanks to Mark Sun for starting the roll call, and for everyone else, no matter how bleak it seems, they will never beat us, because if some short-arsed Northener living in Cheltenham can be that worried about people he has never met, there's hope for us all. They may destroy some of us, but they will never divide us. And they will never beat us.
Y'know, I've never met anyone on here, never even spoken to any of you on the phone, but I was worried about each and every Spotlighter in London when I heard what had happened. Big thanks to Mark Sun for starting the roll call, and for everyone else, no matter how bleak it seems, they will never beat us, because if some short-arsed Northener living in Cheltenham can be that worried about people he has never met, there's hope for us all. They may destroy some of us, but they will never divide us. And they will never beat us.
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Robo said:Jam Man said:Drew's in Greece!
are you sure? I thought he came home the other day.
and Drew lives about 200 miles from London 
Morbyd
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A couple of people really hit on something here...
When you have events like Sept. 11 or today or Madrid, you see how regular people really pull together and help each other. How emergency services and law enforcement show how fearless and dedicated they are. How outrage is universal and understanding easy to find.
I don't know if we're at the beginning (or deep in the middle) of a clash of civilizations or something... whatever has driven some people on this planet to hate others to the point that they would give their own lives to take others. The thing that will save us all is the fact that deep down there is untapped and immeasurable decency in so many of us.
Evil can not win.
When you have events like Sept. 11 or today or Madrid, you see how regular people really pull together and help each other. How emergency services and law enforcement show how fearless and dedicated they are. How outrage is universal and understanding easy to find.
I don't know if we're at the beginning (or deep in the middle) of a clash of civilizations or something... whatever has driven some people on this planet to hate others to the point that they would give their own lives to take others. The thing that will save us all is the fact that deep down there is untapped and immeasurable decency in so many of us.
Evil can not win.
russ said:
Russ,
Of course there's big religion factor on it but we don't have to forget the external policy of the countries that have been attacked.
I was thinking yesterday that we are upset about those bombings while the average number of people killed in Iraq every month is 200, far more than those killed in London. Of course we are shocked cos it's something really close to us, but don't have to forget what's going on down there.
Said that, I have to say that all the spanish media said that security and emergence service were a 10 and we are all amazed with the londoners, who were all patient and quiet and no panic
Ibiza-girlie
New Member
but remember dont blame islam, because these fundamentalist freaks have nothing to do with the true practise of islam. Ive learned my lesson the last time i made an idiotic comment!
Latest from news conference:
LONDON BOMBINGS LATEST
A news conference setting out the latest developments following the London bombings is taking place.
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair and Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations Andy Hayman are appearing at the conference.
Here is the latest:
Ian Blair: More than 50 fatalities.
Still bodies on tube train between Russell Square and King's Cross.
Twenty-two people in a critical condition in hospital. Three hundred and fifty people treated in hospital, 100 detained. One person died in hospital. Seven hundred casualties in all.
Said police had "implacable resolve" to track down terrorists. Said police "will bend every sinew" to find bombers.
Definitely only four sites of blasts. Absolutely nothing to suggest it was a suicide bombing attack although nothing can be ruled out.
Andy Hayman: Forensic investigation suggests each bomb had less than 10 pounds of high explosive.
Each device on tube trains was likely to be on the floor of the carriage. Bus bomb may have been on floor or on seat.
Investigation will depend on forensic evidence from "very challenging" scenes.
Police have not yet got near carriage where bomb was on Russell Square/King's Cross train.
Public need patience as investigation cannot be rushed.
Police need the help of the community to gather information.
Asked people to ring Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.
Ian Blair: Has all the hallmarks of al Qaeda but nothing specific to prove this yet.
"Blindingly obvious" there might still be an al Qaeda cell in operation in UK.
Overwhelmed by offers of help from Europe and USA.
Don't know whether claim on al Qaeda website is real.
Andy Hayman: Bombs would have been in rucksack-sized bags or carriers.
Ian Blair: Nothing to suggest any intelligence has been missed.
Andy Hayman: Work being done to identify bodies.
Ian Blair: There is a limit to what can be done to make the tube safe from attack.
LONDON BOMBINGS LATEST
A news conference setting out the latest developments following the London bombings is taking place.
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair and Assistant Commissioner Specialist Operations Andy Hayman are appearing at the conference.
Here is the latest:
Ian Blair: More than 50 fatalities.
Still bodies on tube train between Russell Square and King's Cross.
Twenty-two people in a critical condition in hospital. Three hundred and fifty people treated in hospital, 100 detained. One person died in hospital. Seven hundred casualties in all.
Said police had "implacable resolve" to track down terrorists. Said police "will bend every sinew" to find bombers.
Definitely only four sites of blasts. Absolutely nothing to suggest it was a suicide bombing attack although nothing can be ruled out.
Andy Hayman: Forensic investigation suggests each bomb had less than 10 pounds of high explosive.
Each device on tube trains was likely to be on the floor of the carriage. Bus bomb may have been on floor or on seat.
Investigation will depend on forensic evidence from "very challenging" scenes.
Police have not yet got near carriage where bomb was on Russell Square/King's Cross train.
Public need patience as investigation cannot be rushed.
Police need the help of the community to gather information.
Asked people to ring Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.
Ian Blair: Has all the hallmarks of al Qaeda but nothing specific to prove this yet.
"Blindingly obvious" there might still be an al Qaeda cell in operation in UK.
Overwhelmed by offers of help from Europe and USA.
Don't know whether claim on al Qaeda website is real.
Andy Hayman: Bombs would have been in rucksack-sized bags or carriers.
Ian Blair: Nothing to suggest any intelligence has been missed.
Andy Hayman: Work being done to identify bodies.
Ian Blair: There is a limit to what can be done to make the tube safe from attack.
Ibiza-girlie
New Member
thanks for the update! 