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Willow Zander
Having Blahgasms
Join date: 22 May 2004
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07-07-2005 07:36
Over 45 dead now...
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Jsecure Hanks
Capitalist
Join date: 9 Dec 2003
Posts: 1,451
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07-07-2005 07:43
Yeah, we're going to lose a few comrades tonight. But as I say, let's be glad it wasn't much worse. I ride the tube and you can get at least 45 people in one carriage. They could have destroyed six packed carriages on six tubes.
We have had our attack and we dodged a bullet somewhat cause it's not half as bad as it could have been, and our emergency services, when put to the test, performed brilliantly, so they should be honoured for their work today. Thoughts now should focus on the future. Can we do anything differently to make our London safer, and is there anything else we could have been doing today? |
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Trinity Serpentine
Schwan's Avitar Reject
Join date: 1 Oct 2003
Posts: 2,972
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07-07-2005 07:44
Caitlin Mackenzie is visiting over in London right now. Pray that she's alright.
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Reitsuki Kojima
Witchhunter
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,328
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07-07-2005 07:46
Does anyone know a british news source online other than BBC? They seem worthless... still reporting "2 dead, many wounded", as far as I can tell. American sources are fine, but I would think I could get more timely updates from a source "on the scene".
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Willow Zander
Having Blahgasms
Join date: 22 May 2004
Posts: 9,935
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07-07-2005 07:47
Does anyone know a british news source online other than BBC? They seem worthless... still reporting "2 dead, many wounded", as far as I can tell. American sources are fine, but I would think I could get more timely updates from a source "on the scene". This One _____________________
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Reitsuki Kojima
Witchhunter
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,328
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07-07-2005 07:50
Thanks Willow
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I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
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koolhand Koolhaas
Uncensored McGillicuty
Join date: 26 Nov 2004
Posts: 996
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07-07-2005 08:04
A few years ago I probably would have said "that sucks" and moved on. After meeting some of you and having seen such atrocities on our own soil, I've been having a tear in my eye all morning. Hoping the best for all of you and my prayers are with you.
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A.K.A Ywoski Khan
Join date: 3 Oct 2004
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07-07-2005 08:04
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Nisa Stravinsky
Danger Mouse
Join date: 16 Sep 2004
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07-07-2005 08:05
You have my prayers, one and all!
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Dee Firefly
Dreaming Dragoness
Join date: 30 Jul 2004
Posts: 315
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07-07-2005 08:06
  I just feel shaken, angry and numb at the same time. Those Londoners are a tough lot, but .... such senseless violence. *shakes head incomprehendingly, heart goes out to all those affected* |
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Dianne Mechanique
Back from the Dead
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2,648
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07-07-2005 08:14
Does anyone know a british news source online other than BBC? They seem worthless... still reporting "2 dead, many wounded", as far as I can tell. American sources are fine, but I would think I could get more timely updates from a source "on the scene". The reason they say 2 dead is beacause they publish the known facts only. If you want the rumour mill try: http://www.cnn.com . _____________________
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Moopf Murray
Moopfmerising
Join date: 7 Jan 2004
Posts: 2,448
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07-07-2005 08:18
The BBC website and associated news service are the best in the world and regularly recieve awards to that effect. The reason they say 2 dead is beacause they publish the known facts only. If you want the rumour mill try: http://www.cnn.com . The web site has been a bit slow in getting updated today, that's what I've thought, which is unusual as it's normally really prompt to report things. But I've been streaming Radio 5 from the BBC site all day to keep in touch with what's going on - there's a link on the right of the front of the BBC News web site to stream it. _____________________
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Merwan Marker
Booring...
Join date: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,706
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07-07-2005 08:19
Very sorry to hear of this attack and hope no one here has been impacted directly.
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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07-07-2005 08:22
The reason they say 2 dead is beacause they publish the known facts only. The known facts, as per the Metropolitan Police official spokesperson, is 33 dead. As reported by the BBC on tv. The rest of the world is reporting 45. So yes, its probably a case of slow updates. _____________________
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Olmy Seraph
Valued Member
Join date: 1 Nov 2004
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07-07-2005 08:24
UGH My bro just told me that his best friend was on a train, that got turned around, had he have been on his normal train (he was late), he would have been right in the middle of the blast. Now I feel sick. I know just how you feel. A good friend of mine is a flight attendant and used to regularly fly on flight 93, the one that went down in Pennsylvania on 9/11. He was in fact scheduled to fly on that plane later that day. And I have friends who worked in the WTC towers, but they hadn't shown up to work that early so they were fine. I was lucky no one I knew was killed that day. I hope everyone makes it through today ok. What a world. _____________________
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Nimue Galatea
я говорю по русски ;)
Join date: 24 May 2004
Posts: 517
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07-07-2005 08:25
Hmm. Why do I smell Bush in everything evil
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Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
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07-07-2005 08:27
Sorry I haven't posted sooner to say that my heart and thoughts are with you all in the UK. Our company has two offices over there and we have spent the morning trying to get in touch with them trying to make sure they are all ok.
I just feel so sick at heart that completely innocent people are being murdered and economies are being brought to their knees by a group of murdering extremeist. One thing though - you Brits are made of tough stock and as Arcadia said: Anybody who believes bombing will frighten the British into submission is a bloody fool, and further, a bloody fool who has never opened a history book. Our hearts go out to London and all of Great Britain. _____________________
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Sarah Flora
Registered User
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
Posts: 72
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What about...
07-07-2005 08:31
Zapoteth? Haven't seen a reply from him... ??
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Reitsuki Kojima
Witchhunter
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,328
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07-07-2005 08:32
Sorry I haven't posted sooner to say that my heart and thoughts are with you all in the UK. Our company has two offices over there and we have spent the morning trying to get in touch with them trying to make sure they are all ok. I just feel so sick at heart that completely innocent people are being murdered and economies are being brought to their knees by a group of murdering extremeist. One thing though - you Brits are made of tough stock and as Arcadia said: Lets not give the terrorist bastards more 'praise' than they 'earned'. The british economy was pricked, it bled a bit, but it was hardly "brought ot it's knees". It will recover. Like everyone is saying, you aren't going to get to the the British that easily. _____________________
I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
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Pendari Lorentz
Senior Member
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 4,372
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07-07-2005 08:34
Zapoteth? Haven't seen a reply from him... ?? Oh no! I didn't know he lived in Europe. Anyone know where abouts he lives? |
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Sarah Flora
Registered User
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
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07-07-2005 08:35
Zap lives in London, I believe....
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Talen Morgan
Amused
Join date: 2 Apr 2004
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07-07-2005 08:37
Lets not give the terrorist bastards more 'praise' than they 'earned'. The british economy was pricked, it bled a bit, but it was hardly "brought ot it's knees". It will recover. Like everyone is saying, you aren't going to get to the the British that easily. Also OPEC will stand and take notice as the price for a barrel of oil drops....it was $62 at open and now it is 58 or so and dropping _____________________
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 1,831
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07-07-2005 08:38
Anybody who believes bombing will frighten the British into submission is a bloody fool, and further, a bloody fool who has never opened a history book. Our hearts go out to London and all of Great Britain. That's true. Ironic that Boadicea is allegedly burried near King's Cross. Even back in Roman times, it was a bad idea to mess with Britain. _____________________
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Wendel Gascoigne
Registered User
Join date: 19 May 2005
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07-07-2005 08:45
Does anyone know a british news source online other than BBC? They seem worthless... still reporting "2 dead, many wounded", as far as I can tell. American sources are fine, but I would think I could get more timely updates from a source "on the scene". You can watch the live video feed from BBC News 24 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/live/bb/wm/video/now3_bb.asx That's much more up to date. Wendel |
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FlipperPA Peregrine
Magically Delicious!
Join date: 14 Nov 2003
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07-07-2005 08:46
I'm glad to hear the SL family seems to be okay, thus far. This kind of thing is absolutely horrible, but Garth has it right... apparently these terrorists missed what happened in Coventry, and more recently, the remodeling of Manchester.
A year ago Jennyfur and I were riding the tube around London. We would normally normally be there, but as she mentioned... we put our plans off for the wedding. If I hear from any other SL residents, I'll be sure to post their names here. I made a fully animated Union Jack a while back in SL. I've put it up, available for free, here: http://www.slboutique.com/index.php?&p=buy&itemid=3109 Or you can copy it from Indigo @ (81,77) on top of the mountain. http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=18230&sort=PictureID+desc I'm really tired of these wastes of flesh attacking my home countries. What a thing to wake up to on your birthday.Regards, -Flip _____________________
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