"Power failure"
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:45 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:47 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm
Tube warning after 'bang' heard
Emergency services have been called to London's Liverpool Street Underground station after reports of an explosion. The incident has caused major disruption to the entire network with stations across the capital closed.
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said four crews were at the scene and more were on their way. There are reports of "walking wounded".
Cordons are in place. A power failure may be behind the problems, Transport for London said.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:53 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:54 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:54 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:55 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:56 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:57 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:58 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:00 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)
this is why i take the bus to work.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:02 (twenty years ago)
― LeCoq (LeCoq), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:03 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)
bbc website now slowed to crawl.
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)
― slb, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)
One rumour is that two metropolitan trains crashed, but that wouldn't explain multiple 'explosions'
― Vicky (Vicky), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)
"I was on the Tube, and they stopped the train and told everyone to get off an evacuated the station."
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:06 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)
i'm ok, toby's in france
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:07 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
People hurt in Tube 'power surge'King's CrossPassengers were evacuated from King's Cross stationSeveral people have been injured after explosions blamed on a power surge led to the whole London Underground network being closed down.
British Transport Police said some of the power surges had caused explosions.
Surges took place at Aldgate, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Old Street and Russell Square stations.
A spokesman said there were "walking wounded" at Liverpool Street station but one person's life was reported to be "at risk".
London Fire Brigade said four crews were at Liverpool Street and more were on their way.
A British Transport Police spokesman said that emergency services were dealing with reports of an explosion at 0849 BST on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate.
One passenger, who had left the Tube at Fenchurch Street Station, and walked to Aldgate East, told BBC Five Live that he saw injured people.
"As I walked through the bus station I could see people lying on the ground, black, as if they'd been covered in smoke. There were about three or four people on the floor being treated."
Eyewitness Paul Woloszyn from BBC News, who was at Blackhorse Road station on the Victoria Line, said: ""We were told there was a bomb at Liverpool Street station.
He said staff had said the entire Tube network had been affected, and leaflets had been handed out with details of alternative bus routes.
Another eyewitness, Dorothy Molloy, had been on a Tube train at King's Cross and said "staff just chucked everyone out of the station".
She said staff there had not given any details, but she said tow passengers she had spoken to had said they had received messages saying there had been bombs.
"People didn't really know what was going on, they were just huffing and puffing and saying how annoying it was," she said.
"People don't seem to be panicked, but there's so many police and ambulances coming into the areas. People are just concerned, and some are just annoyed at the delay."
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:10 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)
News 24 are saying that blasts are now 'major incidents'
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:13 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:14 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:14 (twenty years ago)
Hope everyone is all right.
― marianna, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)
One witness who had been in a train at the time of the explosions reported seeing "bodies everywhere" in the carriages and limbs lying in on the floor.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,1523084,00.html
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:15 (twenty years ago)
there were witnesses for russel sq, matt.
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:16 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:16 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:17 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:18 (twenty years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)
wow, this is so amazingly crap...has anyone claimed any sort of responsability for the busses? i'm guessing they can't blame that on power surges?
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)
― C J (C J), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)
It's like Madrid all over again.
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)
― N_Rq, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:22 (twenty years ago)
― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:22 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)
I'm sitting in the middle of Islington, planning not to leave my office for a good few hours yet.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:24 (twenty years ago)
― soc@soc.com, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxxx, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)
― soc@soc.com, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:26 (twenty years ago)
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)
LONDON IN CHAOS AFTER BLASTSBy PA ReportersA bus was ripped apart in an explosion in central London today and several blasts rocked the Tube network leaving dozens of people injured.A second bus was also damaged in an explosion.The Tube blasts were initially blamed on a power surge.But amid the chaos eyewitnesses reported that a packed double decker bus in the Russell Square area had been severely damaged in a blast.Union officials blamed the Tube blasts on a series of bombsScotland Yard confirmed the bus explosion and said it was dealing with "multiple explosions" in London.A second bus was damaged in Tavistock Square.Describing the Russell Square blast, eyewitness Belinda Seabrook said she saw an explosion rip through the bus as it approached the Square."I was on the bus in front and heard an incredible bang, I turned round and half the double decker bus was in the air," she said.Mrs Seabrook said the bus was travelling from Euston to Russell Square and had been "packed" with people turned away from Tube stops."It was a massive explosion and there were papers and half a bus flying through the air, I think it was the number 205," she said."There must be a lot of people dead as all the buses were packed, they had been turning people away from the tube stops."We were about 20 metres away, that was all."The blasts plunged the capital into chaos as world leaders gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit.
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)
Suzy, can you get out of there?
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)
― Posadist, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)
pah! can they really think it's a g8 thing?
― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:32 (twenty years ago)
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "At 8.50am we were called to Aldgate station to assist the City of London Police and British Transport Police regarding an incident on the Underground system."There have been further reports of multiple explosions in London. It is too early to say what has caused these explosions."There has been a confirmed explosion on a bus at Tavistock Place."The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and City of London Police are working together to ensure officers are deployed to each scene."There have been reports of numerous casualties but it is too early to say numbers at this stage."mfl
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:33 (twenty years ago)
why would you just rule that out?
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)
― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:35 (twenty years ago)
― willdabeast, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:36 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:37 (twenty years ago)
emma late to work has given up and gone home
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)
we've just been asked to do a roll-call (am by gt portland st).
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:38 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41276000/jpg/_41276407_kingscross1_203.jpg
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:39 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)
― Vicky (Vicky), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)
(they wouldn't bomb both as a) it's not a gesture if they cover both and b) it dilutes the effect.)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:41 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)
suddenly can hear loads of sirens, hopefully it's just spillover from kings cross, but we'll see.
multiple xpost
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)
I'm completely freaking out.
(The pathetic thing is, I actually *ran* to Joe's house to check if he was OK. Didn't answer the bell and realised I don't even know if he still lives there.)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)
― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)
another big tranche of sirens going past, helicoptor overhead too.
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)
― C J (C J), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)
― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)
― Pete W (peterw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:46 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
Ilxors check in ASAP.
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
― grrraham (noodles is a cunt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)
Good time to be in front of the telly, newswise - every news site on the Web is predictably overloaded right now.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)
― C J (C J), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)
BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm
One caller to BBC Five said his friend had seen "the bus ripped open like a can of sardines and bodies everywhere."
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)
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― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)
― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)
The bus didn't have a power surge that was the tube.
Confusion reigns
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)
Any word on Stevem?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:56 (twenty years ago)
― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:57 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:58 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)
― Vic Fluro, Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 08:59 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:01 (twenty years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)
― grrraham (noodles is a cunt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:02 (twenty years ago)
wasn't this a film plot? can't think of which film...
have cancelled my one appointment for the afternoon, thinking about going to the pub to watch the news.
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:03 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)
He is a Gooner not a goner !
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659243.stm
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:05 (twenty years ago)
i'd go home but i installed os x 10.2 last night and can't reconfigure my internet connection, so work is only place i can keep in touch w.you guys
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)
Dear all
There are some problems on the phone network, some external lines seem to be down and the mobile phone network is jammed. We are not having any problems on the email or college network at the moment, but it might be worth saving any important files you are working on in case it does go down.
M*** B*****R*P*H I.T. and Information Manager
― N_Rq, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:06 (twenty years ago)
― Vic Fluro, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:07 (twenty years ago)
xpost why the fuck am I calling you Vic? :)
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)
― donkeykong, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)
― AdrianB (AdrianB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:09 (twenty years ago)
More sirens but ped/vehicle traffic continues on New Oxford St and High Holborn pretty much as normal.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:09 (twenty years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:09 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)
― MattR (MattR), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)
Who else haven't we covered?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:10 (twenty years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― Posadist, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― grraham (noodles is a cunt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:11 (twenty years ago)
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)
― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)
ie don't travel today.
― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:13 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)
― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)
― AdrianB (AdrianB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:14 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:15 (twenty years ago)
― Vic FLuro, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:15 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:15 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)
Perhaps, but my money is on 10 million people trying to find out if each other are alright.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)
― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)
No one is confirming casualties yet. How could there not be casualties?
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)
― battlingspacemonkey (battlingspacemonkey), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:18 (twenty years ago)
― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:19 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:20 (twenty years ago)
― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:21 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:22 (twenty years ago)
I rang my dad, who had no idea what was going on (not that this is new).
― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)
I'm not even there, but this is surreal for me, too. And angry. And scared.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:23 (twenty years ago)
same boat, suzy. parents on a resort in spain. hadn't heard about olympics when i spoke to them yesterday. will calling only tell them what's going on and upset them more? who knows...
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:24 (twenty years ago)
BLAST THROW TRANSPORT SYSTEMS INTO CHAOSBy Peter Woodman and Alan Jones, PAThe explosions in central London today threw the capital's transport network into chaos.The entire Tube system, used by three millions people a day, was suspended while bus services in the centre of London also ceased.King's Cross, Euston and Liverpool Street main line stations were closed, with operations to injured people being carried out on the Liverpool Street concourse.While some main line services continued to run into London, other companies were halting trains short of the capital.Euston Road, Marylebone Road and Aldgate one-way system were among roads closed in the centre of London. Motoring organisations described the heart of the capital as "totally gridlocked".With the Underground services suspended, airlines at Heathrow warned that flights could be delayed with flight crews and passengers likely to have difficulty reaching the west London airport.A transport source said: "The Underground is likely to be shut for many hours."Following the bus explosion, a Transport for London (TfL) spokesman said: "Checks are being undertaken on all buses that remain in service and at all bus garages. We are advising passengers not to go into central London."
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:25 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:25 (twenty years ago)
Not actually closed but "airlines at Heathrow warned that flights could be delayed with flight crews and passengers likely to have difficulty reaching the west London airport"
Police have confirmed two deaths. These things have to come through slowly.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
@text:MOBILE PHONE NETWORKS JAMMEDBy Louise Barnett, PAMobile phone networks were jammed today as anxious callers tried to contact loved-ones.Vodafone has dedicated part of its network exclusively to the emergency services, a spokeswoman said.Orange said a surge in the number of calls meant users were experiencing delays getting through.A Vodafone spokeswoman said: "The network is under full capacity as a certain amount has been dedicated to the emergency services so they can talk to each other. That will have an effect on customers."Orange said network congestion meant users were having trouble making calls on the first attempt.A spokeswoman for Virgin Mobile, which operates via the T-Mobile network, said: "There are so many people making calls at the moment it is taking a while for people to get through. The volume of calls has really surged."ends 071124 JUL 05
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
"1 POLICE EXPLOSION MILITARY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------ARMY ON STANDBY TO HELP
By PA reporter
The Ministry of Defence said there was currently "no military involvement" in the response to today's blasts.
"We standby ready to assist, but this is a civil police led operation at present," said a spokesman.
"Reports of soldiers on the streets are wrong, it may be people confused by WWII celebration preparations."
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
Hugs, guys.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
According to a friend, Gatwick is on full alert & may be evacuated.
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:29 (twenty years ago)
― doomie x, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)
― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)
― willdabeast, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)
I am grimly amused at how this is affecting Kenan worse than anyone on the scene.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:31 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)
I have lots of relatives and friends in London and no way of contacting some of them.
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)
Two people dead at Aldgate East.
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:32 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)
(Which sucks cause I need lunch.)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:33 (twenty years ago)
this is awful
― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)
― Emma, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:35 (twenty years ago)
me, i'm staying put in my office until someone says it's safe to evacuate. presumably if i tried walking home from NW3 to SW16 tonight i would probably get shot by a sniper, like webern did.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― doomie x, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)
JERUSALEM - Senior Israeli official says Scotland Yard told Israel minutes before explosions it had received warnings of possible terror attacks.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)
All of the news reports now are saying it's bombs, not a "power surge".
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)
Love to all - hope everyone is OK
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)
I am grimly amused at how this is affecting Kenan worse than anyone on the scene
in some ways it's quite difficult not being there. i was sat at the front of a big lecture theatre when i got the first text from colette about the tube explosions, and it was a very long half hour until the lecture ended. i know that if i was in london i'd have no more information than i do sat here, but i'd still much rather be there.
― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)
― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:40 (twenty years ago)
Aw wtf? Surely the IRA or some anti WTO nutters more likely?
― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)
― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:42 (twenty years ago)
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
dad informed
re: being here vs being far --- i am keeping my feelings in suspended animation till i know what it means for those i know
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
What I find terrifying is how stoically the rest of my department just carry on working.
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
― Emma, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)
― marianna, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)
In NYC on 11/9/01 I was able to get from John street to Colombia before the first tower came down.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)
People in Bishopsgate are being told not to leave their buildings, I'm told
Ditto
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:46 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:47 (twenty years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)
xpost
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
This bleak news is being communicated:
Word from my Brother in law who has just started work on the tubes - 30 dead and there are still people trapped down there.
FUCKING MURDERING BASTARDS whoever 'they' are...
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― robster (robster), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
When you're on the scene, it's time for business and action and dealing, or at least it seems that way, even if it doesn't affect you, as long as you're in the city. All I can do is feel bad.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
I doubt it too vicious, too organised this is very, very much the MO of Muslim Fundamentalists, very much like Madrid.
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:50 (twenty years ago)
Wasn't the Omagh boming multiple explosions with people running from the first into the second.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)
i've just rung my mum - hysterical but relieved. lots of "you've got to come home to glasgow" stuff. after the week i've had, and now this, i'm not sure she's wrong.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:51 (twenty years ago)
but some of them wanna leave. i mean, we're only 10 mins walk from the explosions are they nuts?
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:52 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:53 (twenty years ago)
The Birmingham pub bombings too???
― dmun drive-in (dmun), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:54 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
-- Ed (dal...), July 7th, 2005.
no, police evacuated area, bomb went off where they were evac'd to. this is not the ira.
― N_)RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
*massive hugs*
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
Yeah, maybe tomorrow. When you have multiple instances of massive headwould just because someone got on a bus, that's not bloody funny. Or rather, it's bloody, but not funny.
(Was that a joke? I'm not sure.)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
One of my tasks this morning involves phoning the Department of Transport to enquire about their marketing arrangements. Fat chance.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:56 (twenty years ago)
I can get through, but only straight to voicemails now
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)
Dr C - speaking with my dad earlier, he reckoned Blackfriars area would be OK. My brother's at school pretty much right opposite the Globe, it should be alright.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)
haha
"Would the London Underground like to advertise with us?"
Stay home, dude.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)
Gatwick Express suspended.
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 7 July 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)
― Sam (chirombo), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)
Also, a rumour is bouncing around concerning North London, everyone saying not to go there, can anyone elaborate?
― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:00 (twenty years ago)
― lauren not logged in, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:02 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)
― lauren not logged in, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)
Rumours are that some of the buildings here aren't letting people out, which seems strange. Someone on our floor wandered out for a shaky cig and had to argue to be re-admitted to 1 C@nada Sq.
It's the getting across the river part of the journey which might be tricky.
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:05 (twenty years ago)
― grraham (noodles is a cunt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:05 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:06 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:06 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)
my mobile is busted and i wd like to confirm i'm ok (they will be in east london and ok surely)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:07 (twenty years ago)
― Posadist, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:08 (twenty years ago)
i think they're away until next wednesday, but i'll email you straightway.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:08 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:08 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:09 (twenty years ago)
Yes, I think that tourist eyewitness may have been confused by the double-decker.
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)
Distressed indeed, but came across as more informed, focused and calmer than Bush after 9/11.
― dmun drive-in (dmun), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)
― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:10 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:11 (twenty years ago)
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)
Pretty low, but fuck you anyway.
impose extremism on the world
At least the American dictum to shop no matter what has the advantage of not implying the terror has been "imposed" on you. That sounds like impolite company.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)
― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:13 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)
It's the crossing the river part that I'm a bit nervous about too, Tim, else I'd just start walking now.
East Croydon station has been shut on "reports" of a bomb there.
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)
Chill Kenan, Kate wasn't asking!
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:15 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:16 (twenty years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)
I'm giving up on getting back to SE London tonight. Mercifully I've been offered a sofa in Victoria.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)
Yeah, sorry Kate. You know I love you. I'm just really upset by this. You know, I ride a bus to work everyday.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
??? Where did you hear this?
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
Um, Warrington?
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
― Seuss, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:18 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxx, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)
― stevie shaw (stevieshaw), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)
wtf leciester sq? and n london? i live in n london. don't fuck with it.
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:19 (twenty years ago)
Uhhh...thats not what I meant.
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:20 (twenty years ago)
― grraham (noodles is a cunt), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)
I think people should wait before they try and Rate My Terrorist Attack yet though.
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)
Is England going to bomb Afghanistan?
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:22 (twenty years ago)
Thank Martin, got it in one.
― The New and Improved / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)
This should be true but does sort of ignore the history of everything ever.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:24 (twenty years ago)
http://podcast.burstinteractive.co.uk/mp3/News_20050707_122000.mp3
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)
Kate is both Kool and also the Gang. I truly apologize.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)
(in other words, north of the main northbound railway stations, and the Circle Line)
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)
Walking to SE19: 3 hours, maybe?
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)
my co-worker said bank was closed at 7:30 this morning, not sure why.
called my mom, who hadn't heard and went into complete meltdown.
have walked home (all of 5 minutes away, which is why i bothered) by way of sainsburys to buy my lunch and the post office to mail tickets to sunday's manchester NIN gig. the guy said 'well, we're still guaranteeing it'll arrive by 1pm tomorrow, but i guess we'll see...' i was impressed.
have also heard the met is saying it was a suicide bomber.
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
My sister's fine, and got off a bus in Islington. Thank fuck.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
― glimco, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
Do we have any reports from Liz?
Walk to SE15? Mike, I'm sure I speak for Alix too if I say you're welcome to stop at ours as a halfway house although I'm sure you're wanting to get back to Pam & Ava.
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:27 (twenty years ago)
― jel, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)
Someone has just gone out to get lunch. We shall see what happens...
There were reported problems with the Northern Line when I was still on the bus about 8am.
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)
― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)
Well Tammy,climbing the charts at number 17 is The Clash with London's Burning
Ok that made me laugh.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:31 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:32 (twenty years ago)
― Anna (Anna), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)
― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)
River Services
Thames Clippers are providing free travel on all boats to and from the following London piers:
* Savoy (Cleopatra’s Needle) * Blackfriars * Bankside (Tate Modern) * London Bridge (south side near Hay’s Galleria) * St Katharine Docks (Tower Bridge) * Canary Wharf (Canary Riverside) * Greenland (Surrey Quays) * Masthouse Terrace (Isles of Dogs) * Greenwich * Woolwich Arsenal
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)
Hah, too right, I arrived at work and was dragged into a meeting by our head of Business Development (who I had a low opinion of ANYWAY), and everyone was talking about the attacks and she was all "Oh I was in New York for 9/11, let's get on with talking about marketing insect repellent".
― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:36 (twenty years ago)
In relation to the incidents of the day:
Stay put and stay calm - do not try to travel if you have made it into central London.
Do not call the emergency services unless it is an emergency situation.
Casualty Bureau telephone number to be announced shortly.
Six sites - one bus.
Coordinated emergency response is in place.
Picture is confused due to multiple sites, but becoming clearer.
No speculation at this time to what has caused these incidents.
London emergency services have been on high alert for some time - no speciffic intelligence to indicate today's incidents.
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)
well, there's a lot of us in north london, so if anyone hears anything more substantial, please say here...rumors like that are pretty scary! (not shouting at you mzui, just observing)
was going to watch DVD of west wing, but i think the next episode is the school bombing one that always makes me cry anyway, so maybe i'll skip that.
it's weird to me that airports are still running.
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:38 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)
― N_)RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:42 (twenty years ago)
i think if it's all safe again by saturday and everyone's ok, all london ilxors should make an effort to come to trig brother.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:43 (twenty years ago)
http://flickr.com/photos/qwghlm/24230239/
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)
YOU HAVE A BOMB I HAVE A FIST
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:44 (twenty years ago)
it's a crime scene underground.
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:46 (twenty years ago)
Sir David Frost said the annual party he and wife Carina were due to hold in London tonight had been cancelled.
He said: "As a mark of respect to those who have suffered in London today, we are cancelling this evening's party."
The party attracts a range of big players in both political and celebrity worlds.
Tory MP Boris Johnson said his Spectator magazine's summer party, due to be held tonight in London, has been postponed.
"We cannot go ahead after these appalling events," he said.
ends
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:47 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:48 (twenty years ago)
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:48 (twenty years ago)
weeks? you mean months, don't you?
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)
― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:51 (twenty years ago)
― dan bunnybrain (dan bunnybrain), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)
― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:52 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)
― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)
I know Collette, I'm sorry.
― mzui (mzui), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:53 (twenty years ago)
they've just said on sky news that world wires (italy, spain) at least 50 dead plus countless injuries
also NewsNow have set up a "London Explosions" news feed
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=London+Explosions
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)
MILAN, July 7 (Reuters) - A previously unknown group claimed responsibility in the name of al Qaeda for a series of blasts in London that killed at least two people and wounded 185, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday.
The "Secret Group of al Qaeda's Jihad in Europe" claimed the attack in a Web site posting and warned Italy and Denmark to withdraw their troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, ANSA said.
The claim could not be verified and did not appear on any of the Web sites normally used by al Qaeda.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)
― dan bunnybrain (dan bunnybrain), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:55 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)
― Hugh Dallas (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)
Met boss confirmed seven explosions earlier ... so what happened at the other three?
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fgt/24230755/in/pool-74918957@N00/
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)
5 POLICE EXPLOSION MET LEAD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We have had reports of explosions at six tube stations - at Russell Square, King's Cross, Moorgate, Aldgate, Liverpool Street and Edgware Road.
"Whether there were six separate explosions - or whether some explosions in tunnels were reported at more then one station - is not clear. We currently have operations at six different stations.
"There is also one confirmed explosion on a bus in Tavistock Square."
mfl
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)
― sgs (sgs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)
I was wondering if an explosion on a train between Kings Cross and Russell Square ended up being interpreted as an explosion at each.
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)
I hope Liz is OK.
― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:03 (twenty years ago)
1 between Liverpool Street and Aldgate East1 between Kings X and Russell Square1 at Edgware Road1 on a bus on Woburn Place
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)
nope that's the same one
― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Image:Trapped_underground.jpg
nasty memories of earlier king's cross tragedy.
― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)
― dmun drive-in (dmun), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)
― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)
― dmun drive-in (dmun), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)
― Masked Gazza, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:09 (twenty years ago)
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)
Well just because terrorists attack the capital it doesn't mean our food stops being rubbish. In fact, it only increases our resolve to charge £3.75 for a cholestorol sandwich in deep fried batter.
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:13 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:13 (twenty years ago)
― robster (robster), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:13 (twenty years ago)
― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)
very remisiscent of that photo of fireman walking up the stairs in WTC. he got out alive too.)
more images: http://www.flickr.com/groups/74918957@N00/pool/
― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)
Now I just gotta figure out if I will be able to cycle over Southwark bridge, though the city to Old St and beyond this afternoon.
― marianna, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)
**Happy to hear he's safe DrC**
Thanks. Just spoke to him - they're walking from Globe to Waterloo and thence back to school. Phew! Still some concern, but at least they're OK. Two other forms in his year were going to the Museum of London at the London Wall nr M'Gate, but turned back en route.
Mrs. Dr. C was supposed to be going to a meeting in Russell Sq this morning, but it was cancelled last night.
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)
― Calumn, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)
ever since i wz small i have had an inexplicable superstitious conviction that nothing evil can happen when it's raining hard :(
(that isn't rain-related i mean)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)
"We continue to warn the governments of Denmark and Italy and all other crusader governments." We demand that all countries pull their troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq, states the letter, which has been signed by the "Secret Organization -- al Qaida in Europe."
― brownskinned boy, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)
― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:22 (twenty years ago)
Not here, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared.
i woke up this morning to the news on the radio and my heart absolutely sank.
Welcome to here.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)
― Emma, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:24 (twenty years ago)
― stelf)xxxx, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)
To be fair, I suppose the radio people can just have an office in a storm feeding sheets of paper to one man, who then reads them out. But it's very impressive.
(It's also somehow more real to hear a BBC announcer on the radio talking of 'explosions in central london'. Perhaps because of all those TV movies like Threads that use the radio to announce doom.)
xpost: the Al-qaeda MO is to hit once and early in the morning. I don't see a reason for them to change that today, especially with the streets emptying.
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:25 (twenty years ago)
ok, iain sinclair-type advice please: best/quickest/easiest way of walking from hampstead to A Bridge without having to go through central london?
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)
I don't think it is, yet.
― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:29 (twenty years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:29 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
Could just be people overreacting.. but I read on p*pbitch earlier that apparently there might be more attacks planned at going home time, to cause even more chaos.
― jellybean (jellybean), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)
Why not? Because it's ugly?
What kind of security system can be put in place to prevent attacks on a train?
Ain't that just the question.
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:31 (twenty years ago)
Learned about this as soon as I woke up an hour ago. This was completely, utterly unexpected! Nice to see everyone checking in, though.
Yuck, Bush is speaking.
― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:31 (twenty years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)
I'm stuck over here in West London, fortunately colleague has car so I can get a lift round the North Circ.
― chris/porkpie/cabbage, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:33 (twenty years ago)
No, because I've still got a few friends I haven't heard back from, and so right now I don't give a fuck who did it, I just want as much news as possible, which is what I'm on this thread for. I don't think it's the place for detached theorising, especially as, have people have pointed out, there's another thread that already exists for that.
― JimD (JimD), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:34 (twenty years ago)
Well, yeah, exactly -- doesn't that render the question of London having a better security system than New York kinda moot?
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
This is more correct than saying "the tube" though - only one of the three bombs that went off on the Underground went off on a Tube line.
</inappropriate pedantry>
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)
oof, hope it's not gridlocked or will be by then.
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:36 (twenty years ago)
MUSLIMS WARNED TO STAY INDOORS
By Mark Sage, PA
British Muslims were issued with a stark warning to stay indoors today, amid fears of reprisals following the London bombings.
Massoud Shadjareh, chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, appealed for calm and condemned the bombings.
He said: "The Islamic Human Rights Commission utterly condemns this attack, but now we appeal that there should be no further victims as a result of reprisals."
There was no immediate confirmation of who was responsible for the attacks, but a claim was made on the Al-Qal'ah - Fortress - internet site, by a group calling themselves the Secret Organisation Group of Al-Qa'ida of Jihad Organisation in Europe.
Mr Shadjareh said some members of the Muslim community suffered a backlash following the September 11 2001 terror attacks in the United States, and the Madrid train bombing in March 2004.
He said he was "very concerned about a backlash" and called on British Muslims to "remain vigilant and calm and stay indoors".
He said: "IHRC is advising Muslims not to travel or go out unless necessary, and is particularly concerned that women should not go out alone in this climate.
"In the event of being attacked, IHRC urges victims not to retaliate and to report the matter to the police and appropriate authorities."
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:36 (twenty years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)
-- mark p (mark.p****...), July 7th, 2005.
this sentiment seconded. best wishes, london ilxors.
― latebloomer: the Clonus Horror (latebloomer), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)
No traffic. No busses.
It's quieter than the day the Congestion Charge kicked in. :-|
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:38 (twenty years ago)
― jaytoday, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:39 (twenty years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)
13 POLICE EXPLOSION REACTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Prince William, who is on tour in New Zealand, was said to be "very concerned" at the events.
A Clarence House spokesman said he had cancelled a visit to go whale watching on the south island in light of what had happened.
― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:41 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)
― no tech! (ex machina), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)
― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:43 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)
-- jaytoday (jaytoda...), July 7th, 2005.
yeah i thought it would probably be best to head west, think i'll give that a try, presuming they haven't sealed off the parks as well. thanks!
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)
and, i think, i might have been really fucking lucky today, though i still don't really know what happened
i got the victoria line this morning, and as we were pulling up towards kings cross they said station closed, non stopping, but nothing looked amiss, that i could see, though i didnt really realise at this point what was happening
at euston, they were evacuating, but no one got off our train, and it carried on to warren st, then we waited ages there, then we were evacuated at warren st. i walked across towards russell square thinking i'd get a 91 home, as the buses by warren st were looking full
loads of police everywhere, thats when i saw the bus with its top off, it had been cordoned off, and it still wasnt clear what was happening. walked down towards russell square station, and that was cordoned off as well, and police/ambulance everywhere, so i walked back up towards kings cross, but everywhere there were cordons, even down little streets, and there were people everywhere
kings cross was all cordoned off, and people were now talking abuot power surges, but i saw that bus. then people were talking about edgware road, about aldgate, about liverpool st, but i couldnt get any signal on EITHER phone
i realised my work was going to be inundated with stuff, and spent the rest of the morning trying to get into work on cabs, buses, etc, but to no avail,
somehow i only got home just now
― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:44 (twenty years ago)
I'm imagining next week's Onion headlines: "BLOODY FOOKIN HELL"
you are a treat Sir
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:45 (twenty years ago)
― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:47 (twenty years ago)
― no tech! (ex machina), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:48 (twenty years ago)
Rockist
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)
I'm cool, DJ. It's been a little confused at work today, but we're in Victoria, so we're all relatively safe. Thanks for thinking of me. Glad to hear Alex is fine, since I was wondering if things at his end were screwed up. Wondering how Liz is. I've been following this on "Posh Friendster", so now I'm wondering how my City compadres are faring.
― BARMS, Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:49 (twenty years ago)
― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:53 (twenty years ago)
― Miss Misery (thatgirl), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)
????
― no tech! (ex machina), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:55 (twenty years ago)
That's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard! Leave it to Fox News to come up with a phrase as insipid as that!
― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)
I'm beyond horrified, of course, but I'm also a bit selfishly concerned about my visit, and I hope that doesn't sound too grotesque.
FWIW, I arrive in London tomorrow around 12 noon barring any delay. Given what's happened, I wonder if I shouldn't just see if I can find a direct way via cab or shuttle or soemthing from Heathrow to Stevie Chick's place in Wimbledon, and then chill there for the rest of the day, if the Underground has been totally shut down still.
Any thoughts on this would be welcome -- in fact, if there's someone I can call when I arrive who could give me a rundown on the best transport options, I'd really appreciate it (Stevie himself is currently in Stockholm and will be through late Friday night; we've already made arrangements re: his place). I'm not asking for a ride from the airport but I can only imagine what the heck everything's like there now.
Sorry, this has obviously knocked me for a terrible loop, and I can only imagine what everyone else is thinking. Need to finish up here at home before heading out to work. I might start a separate thread or post on the previous 'Ned in London' thread or something.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:56 (twenty years ago)
xpost Heathrow Express is running, Ned
― stet (stet), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)
Fox Nose, please!
― no tech! (ex machina), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)
Thanks. I'll check some web pages and schedules at work as I can (but if anyone can scare anything up in the interim that would be great).
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)
The BBC are doing it now.
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:01 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:02 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:04 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:06 (twenty years ago)
― N_RQ, Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)
SE beers in the Montague Arms on Queens Road SE15/my house if you fancy it :) Text if you need address (if my phone works that is)
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:10 (twenty years ago)
― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:11 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:13 (twenty years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:14 (twenty years ago)
my internet at home wz not workin owing to upgrade and reconfigure issues so i may bo offline till mon - keep safe ppl!!
ned we will have to busk monday morning - if we don't see each other then i'; catch you yr return leg
*(everyone at my work i mean, not everyone on the thread) (sorry)
― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)
"I want to say one thing: This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty or the powerful, it is not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners," Livingstone told reporters.
"That isn't an ideology, it isn't even a perverted faith, it's mass murder," Livingstone said. "We know what the objective is. They seek to divide London."
Livingstone said the attack was aimed at ordinary Londoners.
"Black and white, Muslim and Christian, Hindus and Jews, young and old," he said. It was an "indiscriminate attempt to slaughter irrespective of any considerations for age, class, religion -- whatever."
Livingstone said he was being kept informed of developments in London via a communications team set up in case an emergency occurred when he was out of the city.
"I have no doubt whatsoever that this is a terrorist attack," he said.
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:15 (twenty years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)
― PinXorchiXoR (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:20 (twenty years ago)
"London has been the target of a cowardly terrorist attack. Londoners have responded calmly and courageously."
"I commend the professionalism, courage of the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London staff, the Ambulance, Fire and other emergency services."
"Innocent people going from all of London's communities have been targeted by this indiscriminate attack. I urge Londoners from all of this city's diverse communities and faiths to support one another and stand together against terrorism."
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:33 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:42 (twenty years ago)
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 7 July 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)
Thought I'd never get here...
― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)
― Venga (Venga), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:10 (twenty years ago)
A plague on all your fucking finance houses.
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:13 (twenty years ago)
A co-worker has just announced the restarting of some train services, apparently from Charing Cross.
Ken's speech may be nice, but right now, it's all speechifying. Without meaning to be offensive or snide and being genuinely a bit curious, what's he doing, besides lifting the c-charge for the day?
Venga otm.
― BARMS, Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:17 (twenty years ago)
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)
Well, I suppose being edible is a good start...
(Sorry man, this is all kinda shock talk)
― BARMS, Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:21 (twenty years ago)
― MIS Information (kate), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)
They haven't issued the official numbers in Britain, but UK authorities have told the American press that there's 40 dead. So far.
― Ian Riese-Moraine has been xeroxed into a conduit! (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:25 (twenty years ago)
Can we lock this one so we don't have to keep checking two?
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)
― Worth a try (afarrell), Thursday, 7 July 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)
― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 7 July 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)
10 years ago today.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 6 July 2015 12:48 (ten years ago)
Tomorrow, rather.
Certain posts on this + follow-up thread make fairly tough reading
― rahrah avis (imago), Monday, 6 July 2015 13:57 (ten years ago)
Actually, the follow-up thread is probably the single most awful and traumatic thing on ILX. RIP
― rahrah avis (imago), Monday, 6 July 2015 14:04 (ten years ago)
Yeah, there have been some pretty harrowing events unveiled in real time on this website over the years, but this does seem like the most awful. I can't believe it's a decade ago now; it seems simultaneously both much closer and much further away than that, somehow.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 6 July 2015 15:15 (ten years ago)
The last time I went over to London before this, I stayed at Liz and Rob's house. I think I remember getting them a Ghibli DVD as thanks. That (and a decade) are about as much excuse as I can muster for being a nerve-rattling prick on these threads. Sorry about that.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 6 July 2015 15:24 (ten years ago)
I don't think anyone needs to apologise for their deportment on these threads; it was a different time, and a very intense experience. Emotions were high.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 6 July 2015 15:43 (ten years ago)
awful days. rip liz, hope rob is doing okay
― feargal czukay (NickB), Monday, 6 July 2015 15:50 (ten years ago)
Did Rob ever return to ILX? I joined ILX in 2006 and it already felt like the UK scene was on its way out - this possibly marks the beginning of the fall
― rahrah avis (imago), Monday, 6 July 2015 15:54 (ten years ago)
I don't know whether Rob still posts on ilx (i thought he did) but he is well and quite a few of us are regularly in touch.
Ten years is just a date but weird that somehow a date brings back feelings snuffed inside for years that you thought had numbed away.
Not sure about fall of ilx and not really what I want to think about right now.
― ^ 諷刺 (ken c), Monday, 6 July 2015 16:48 (ten years ago)
Just happened to walk into the park at the entrance where the memorial is and so went to pay my respects. First two letters of her name were obscured by one of many sunflowers, I think, so it said
(@)Z D4PLYN
― Askeladden Sane (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 July 2015 13:45 (ten years ago)
Yes who gives a shit about that. Just complete lack of perspective.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 12 July 2015 13:59 (ten years ago)
Gerberas. I love gerberas :)
― Madchen, Sunday, 12 July 2015 14:14 (ten years ago)
:)
― Askeladden Sane (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 July 2015 14:16 (ten years ago)
Are you in London then?
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 July 2015 14:19 (ten years ago)
Yup. Is there a FAP on this week? Or maybe we can discuss on designated ILB thread.
― Askeladden Sane (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 July 2015 15:12 (ten years ago)
If you all do get together, pass on my regards to everyone. Flying into London the day after still remains so vivid and sad.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 July 2015 15:20 (ten years ago)
ILB FAPs are the only FAPs these days, it seems. There's an ILB FAP thread, so best to try to get something organized on that.
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 July 2015 15:27 (ten years ago)
Twenty years ago today.
― bored by endless ecstasy (anagram), Monday, 7 July 2025 08:59 (three months ago)
this is definitely the most traumatic thread in ILX history. RIP
― imago, Monday, 7 July 2025 09:21 (three months ago)
(well, this and the follow-ups I guess)
Can't imagine what it must have been like. I didn't lose anyone I knew at the time in this and was at home the whole way through. Fuck
― imago, Monday, 7 July 2025 09:24 (three months ago)
Still so desperately sad. Hope her partner is doing okay these days x
― Reggaeton Sax (NickB), Monday, 7 July 2025 09:29 (three months ago)
I wasn't on ILX at the time, but I knew Liz fairly well, originally from Sinister meet-ups and a tape swap thing. Working in Bloomsbury today so going to go across to her bench at lunchtime.
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 7 July 2025 09:31 (three months ago)
Still can’t read stories about survivors.
― Madchen, Monday, 7 July 2025 11:31 (three months ago)
I put 20 roses and a note on her bench this morning.
― einstürzende louboutin (suzy), Monday, 7 July 2025 11:46 (three months ago)
Rest in Peace, Liz.
In 2016 my wife had a brain haemorrhage and ended up in the Neurosurgery hospital in Queen's Sq for months.
I would sit on Liz's bench at lunch breaks to catch my breath, the garden at QS is actually really lovely and pretty peaceful either side of lunchtime.
I got to know it pretty well, I sat on Liz's bench all afternoon and white-knuckled my wife's initial surgery the day after she got admitted.
I didn't know Liz, but I was in central London for 7/7, and wrote on the original thread, so painful.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 7 July 2025 12:38 (three months ago)
It was the worst day. And I’ll always remember I was literally flying over hours later for a long planned vacation and meetup with everyone soon after.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 July 2025 12:53 (three months ago)
Her partner at the time, Rob, is doing fine. He has a new partner and I met up with him most recently for a beer last summer.
I am avoiding all the media hoo-hah today, but I'm down in London this weekend so will go and have a visit to Liz's bench. I like to have a coffee there every so often when I'm visiting.
― ailsa, Monday, 7 July 2025 13:32 (three months ago)
I remember it so well, I never interacted with Liz but the wait for news was terrible and it hung over all of us meeting Ned while still waiting on confirmation. I'm glad Rob is doing fine. I often think about him and Liz.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Monday, 7 July 2025 17:46 (three months ago)
it hung over all of us meeting Ned while still waiting on confirmation
It was the worst best pub hangout. Sounds flippant but it's not meant to be. I'm just glad I was able to swing back through at the tail end of my trip three weeks later, if only because at least we all knew by then.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 July 2025 18:20 (three months ago)
I wasn't at the pub with you all, I met you before that and went record shopping with you. The atmosphere in Glasgow was eerie with armed police very visible and all the bins sealed up.
― Toshirō Nofune (The Seventh ILXorai), Monday, 7 July 2025 18:47 (three months ago)
Mm, that's right. I was thinking of the London pub meetup the day after I arrived there -- there was a brief get-together on the day, but the big one had already been scheduled for the following day, a Saturday. There was a lot of chat, but a lot of silences as well.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 July 2025 19:01 (three months ago)