I know many of you are beginning to wonder, as the latest news from London spread out. But he and his partner are both OK. You'll hear from him soon, no doubt.
Tor
Been IM'ing my kids right after it happened (live/work in central London).... bloody awful. Was thinking of giving Grazie a call. Thanks for the update
Wasn't going to post anything here . . . being OT and all that . . . I wasn't working in Central London today. I know that whole area like the back of my hand! My partner is fine . .. buses are being used outside Central area. Kings Cross does have a serious incident . . oh dear .. not good .. .
6 "incidents"; bus; and underground "incident" of major implications.
Glad you ok Grazie.
Plan was to visit Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair this morning. Glad I didn't go. Filming there Monday evening. Suppose to be filming at the Guildhall Monday morning. One hopes what happened so far is the end of it.
Kids and other Family are all OK (as far as we can tell). Been on IM all morning (no sleep tonight for me). My daughter (Jo - who you met Grazie)...just IM'd me that "a scuicide bomber was just shot dead in Canary Wharf".... that's not being reported YET on any of the channels here.
Just spoke to my sister over there - her son, who's ok, near Liverpool Street is wondering how he's going to get home.
Even though I'm half a world away, this rips at me - my old stamping ground.
Why don't the World's muslim clerics explain to these zealots that these suicides will not result in the instigator going to heaven - quite the reverse, as they've committed murder.
Yeah I know - they don't frequent Vegas forums .....
Grazie its good to from you! Liam, glad your kids are ok. I have a son in London, but he was going to Netherlands today, waiting to hear, but believe he was boarding his flight at the time.
We shouldn't forget that this madness started well before 9/11 when they targeted moderate Islamic countries. When that wasn't effective they turned their attention to western countries that were supporting the moderate secular Islamic countries.
Bob.
apit34356 "Grazie, how the cell phone service? I've notifed a lot of busy signals." . .the authorities & cell phone operators immeadiately close-down the networks to "non-essential" users to allow the Services get to do their work.
Farss, you are right. I believe the French colony in Africa during the late 50's & 60's were fighting with a moderate secular Islamic group, though the french may have started that fight.
I am just so speechless. Any chance this would have happened to Paris if they would have gotten the Olympic games or was it because Blair supported the US war effort?
All due respect Patrick ,
Im sure this had nothing to do with the Olympic choice.
For one, this type of coordinated attack took some time too plan, and I doubt they planned it for all cities in the running. And I seriously doubt they had inside info on London being picked.Besides the terrorists dont hate the Olympics, they hate Freedom.
Besides I know that the terorrists who did this are idiots, but they aren't so dumb as to set detonation timers off by 7 yrs !
More likely to do with G8, but thats just my stupid speculation, its probably just that the U.K. has been one of our strongest allies.
England has had to deal with more terrorism in the past with things like the IRA.
My hat goes off to them in the way the people handled this ordeal today.
cMon, any nut with a plastic explosive and a hatred for the west is gonna find any excuse to blow them and us up. don't rationalize these idiot's twisted view of the world.
by the way, good to hear you vegas nuts in the uk are ok. i wish i could say that for the others.
my prayers are with the families of the fallen. this is a dejavu i don't want to experience.