ned
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:50 AM |
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my building is now within the cordoned off area and i don't think i'm allowed out 
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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santcliff
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:51 AM |
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I'm at Barbican and it is spookily quiet.
Advice from our corporate incidedent control group is to stay inside.
Not looking forward to tyring to get home via moorgate and liverpool street. Glad i'm an early bird.
stuart
One o' cross beams gone owt askew ont' treddle
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:57 AM |
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we have been trying to arrange hotels for all our staff in London but there is not a bed to be had.....
[Edited on 7/7/05 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 11:58 AM |
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At the moment trains are only going forward from Shenfield...
David
(who lives about 15 miles further north from Colchester)
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santcliff
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:08 PM |
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got to get home today. dyno session tomorrow!
been looking for a local halfords - its been a while since i've done 50 miles on a bike in one day and just as long since i've cycled on
the a12!
s-(
One o' cross beams gone owt askew ont' treddle
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woodster
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:28 PM |
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Glad to here Ned and Donuts missus are o.k................. looks like a lot of people have'nt been so lucky ......... a very sad day and for
what!!!!!! F*CK ALL
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wheelsinsteadofhooves
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:29 PM |
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good luck with the bike. cycled in this morning from angel to just around the corner from ned's, and mission of a journey. glad im lazy though
and slept in as if id been on time my route goes past 3 of the blast sites!
big diversions this morning and eerie quite punctured by sirens and helicopters. very wierd. just went to get lunchtime sandwich and everything
cordened off.
freaky place to be right now.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:35 PM |
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Woo-Hoo, Great to hear from you Zane!
Us 'WLM' (and others) have been worried about you this morning! I knew your routes took in the scenes of this mornings devastations
I hope everyone elses (on the site) friends/loved ones are also safe and well.
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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ayoungman
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:37 PM |
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I've got a 15 year old daugther on Work Experience on the Strand. She's OK but I've somehow got to get into London to get her out
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wheelsinsteadofhooves
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:47 PM |
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could be a very long journey. best i can make out pretty much all roads are no go/gridlocked, esp around the major stations.
hope all other locoster and their family and friends are ok too.
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pbura
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:56 PM |
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London explosions: timeline
By Holden Frith, Times Online
0849 BST: The first explosion occurs on the Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate
0922: King's Cross and Edgware Road stations evacuated. The entire London Underground network is evacuated soon after
0928: Metronet, a Tube maintenance company, reports that the explosions have been caused by a power surge
0933: An explosion is reported at Edgware Road
0934: A police spokesman says there are "walking wounded" at Aldgate
0946: Explosions are reported at King's Cross and Russell Square Tube stations
0951: Scotland Yard declares a "major incident" on the London Underground. Overground trains are diverted from Moorgate to King's
Cross
0952: A British Transport Police spokesman says that two Tube trains are stuck in tunnels near Edgware Road
0953: Rescue workers report several injuries at Edgware Road
1000: The National Grid reports that there has been no power surge that might have contributed to the incident
1013: Union officials report that there has been at least one explosive device on the London Underground
1016: Witnesses report an explosion on a bus at Russell Square
1019: Some mainline rail companies close lines in central London and terminate trains outside the capital. People are urged not to travel to London
1023: Scotland Yard says there are reports of an explosion at Moorgate
1035: Metropolitan Police confirm that there has been an explosion on a bus in Tavistock Square, near Russell Square in Central London
1120: The Army is patrolling the streets of Covent Garden
1130: Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, confirms that there have been six blasts in London and that traces of explosives have been
found at at least one site
1138: A City of London Police spokeswoman confirms that two people have died at Aldgate
1139: A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman says that armed police and the Army have sealed off the area around the palace
1214: Tony Blair says that it is "reasonably clear" that the explosions were the result of terrorism
1216: Police have been called to Leicester Square Underground station, according to the London Ambulance Service
1224: Der Spiegel, a German news magazine, reports that responsibility for the attacks has been claimed by a group calling itself the "Secret
Organisation Group of al-Qaeda of Jihad Organization in Europe" in a message posted on an unnamed website popular with Islamic militants
1234: Washington DC's underground system tightens security, sending armed police and sniffer dogs to patrol the network. Security is also
stepped up in New York
1244: Police say that several people died in the bus bombing at Tavistock Square
1245: Police confirm "a number of fatalities" at Edgware Road Tube station
1256: The Home Secretary tells the House of Commons that "a number of terrorist attacks" have occurred in Central London, including at
least four explosions: one at Edgware Road Tube station, one on the Tube between Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations, one between Russell Square and
King's Cross stations and one on a bus at Tavistock Square
1303: Brian Paddick, the deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, says that 150 people have been seriously injured. There was no
specific warning about the attacks, he says
From http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1684296,00.html
I wish to express my deepest heart-felt sympathy for those affected by these tragedies.
Pete
Pete
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ned
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 12:58 PM |
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well, after our office beaurocrat's (SP?) got their finger out they've announced we can go home, reclaim any additional travel expenses
and not bother even trying to get in tomorrow! trouble is i'm meant to be attending the queen concert in hyde park tomorrow afternoon
at least south west trains seem to be running from waterloo, so i just gotta there by foot 
Ned.
ps is 1000 views in 3.5 hours a record for this thread?
[Edited on 7/7/05 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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donut
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:10 PM |
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Nice one Ned, hope my Mrs can get home
quote:
i thought we'd seen the last of this type of thing.
This sort of thing will carry on for the rest of our lives and beyond!!!!!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Andrew+dad
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:29 PM |
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"1303: Brian Paddick, the deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, says that 150 people have been seriously injured. There was
no specific warning about the attacks, he says
"
when i was watching the news it was saying atleat 90 serious injuried at aldgate and the people coming out from the exploded trains were saying in the
carriages that they assume the bomb as in the floor was littered with bodies
i hope not too many people have died and im glad to hear that a fair few of you are alright ... ive never been more glad that my mum is on holiday as
one of the trins that was bombed is a train she would normally be on .
Still waiting to hear back from her as 18 of her colleagues did not turn up for work and they all come in from that direction i hope they are alright
..
somehow i doubt it was anything to do with the olympic bid as it seems to organised to have been thought up overnight and its not as obviously linked
with 9/11 as the madrid bombings were because they were 911 days after 9/11 and there are no such blindingly obvious links ...
i hope they catch whoever is responsible
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marktigere1
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:51 PM |
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Just heard that my cousin is okay at 2.45pm.
Not heard from him all day. Was starting to get a bit worried.
Hope other people get good news soon.
All the best.
Mark
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locogeoff
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:55 PM |
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A collegue of mine here pointed something out of interest
Given the al Qaeda website announcement
Since we can prosecute kids for downloading music from the web without paying, how can we not find out exactly where the computer was that this
announcement was set up from and take appropriate action
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Danozeman
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 01:58 PM |
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I was waiting for something like this to happen. It was only a matter of time.
Hope everyones ok and my condolences for ppl injured or killed because of them f***ers.
I have to say though i blame Blair for going to war!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 02:42 PM |
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Not a fun day today...
I'm contracted to work with the London Underground at one of their train depots in Golders Green.
Underground station and bus terminus right next to where I work !
Then right in the middle of the action, they discover a suspect package at the entrance gates and tell us we are all stuck in until it is
cleared
As soon as I could, I jumped in the car and hot-tailed it home early !
Just heard, 33 confirmed dead now
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Cita
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 02:47 PM |
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Time to cut the tolerance to acceptable levells!
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nicksertis
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 02:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locogeoff
A collegue of mine here pointed something out of interest
Given the al Qaeda website announcement
Since we can prosecute kids for downloading music from the web without paying, how can we not find out exactly where the computer was that this
announcement was set up from and take appropriate action
It was more than likely sent from an internet cafe or the like, which wouldn't be traceable to a person even if it was in the UK. Tracing this
sort of thing also requires authority over or cooperation from the website as well as the ISP that the person connected through, which we probably
dont have in this case.
Thats how I understand it anyway,
Nick
[Edited on 7/7/05 by nicksertis]
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TimC
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 03:56 PM |
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quote:
Just heard, 33 confirmed dead now
And an unknown number on the bus.
Terrible.
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colibriman
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 04:26 PM |
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This is just horrific but unfortunately something had to happen in the UK sooner or later..
I hope everyone we know is ok, and feel terrible for anyone who is in the middle of this situation
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 04:27 PM |
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Just got home on the first train out of Liverpool Street - quite amazed at the behaviour of the people waiting. No-one complaining, doing what
they're asked by the police & security guards, just waiting patiently. The authorities did very well, all things considered.
Glad to be home, though. 85 miles is a long way to walk!
David
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Fozzie
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 04:33 PM |
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Great to hear David! Glad you are back home safe and sound
ATB Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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The Shootist
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| posted on 7/7/05 at 04:38 PM |
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To all involved...
I would like to offer my sincerest sympathy and prayers for both the victims and those who love them.
This was not an attack against Britain, and 9/11 was not an attack against America. This was an attack against the western world and our way of
life.
These cowardly deeds will not cease until the world joins together, as one, to put a stop to it.
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