London bombings
Today started and ended with a bus journey, but a lot happened in between.
I was on the Tube when 3 of the 4 bombs went off, but luckily was on a different line (Jubilee), and didn't know at the time that it was an attack. We we did get an announcement as we passed through Bond Street that there had been a 'power surge', and we would not be stopping at Westminster - instead we crawled through the deserted station, which was quite eerie.
When I got to work around 9:20 the word was there had been a number of small explosions caused by 'power surges'.
We started surfing the net, got more worried as the injured became apparent, but it wasn't until one site mentioned that a bus had had the roof ripped off that we all decided this was much bigger than a power failure, and shortly after the police confirmed it was a series of bombs. Then there was the struggle to contact family back home - got through to Dad in NZ finally, and then managed to get a few texts out, but the network was pretty jammed, and I was still getting concerned texts late into the afternoon.
Sirens outside all day, and the police were advising everyone to stay inside when possible. Thought I was going to have a 13km walk home, but around 4 the buses started running again. I walked for an hour through central London, before I decided that it was ridiculous to be avoiding the buses, and finally caught one. Streets were pretty empty, the people I saw though were aware but not panicked - in fact a lot of people out having a beer in the afternoon sun, slightly surreal, but I guess everyone picks their own way to deal with this. So, safe at home now, definately shaken, but a good night's sleep will help.
The Tube's still shut, so unsure about getting to work in the morning, but we'll see how things are in the morning.
I was on the Tube when 3 of the 4 bombs went off, but luckily was on a different line (Jubilee), and didn't know at the time that it was an attack. We we did get an announcement as we passed through Bond Street that there had been a 'power surge', and we would not be stopping at Westminster - instead we crawled through the deserted station, which was quite eerie.
When I got to work around 9:20 the word was there had been a number of small explosions caused by 'power surges'.
We started surfing the net, got more worried as the injured became apparent, but it wasn't until one site mentioned that a bus had had the roof ripped off that we all decided this was much bigger than a power failure, and shortly after the police confirmed it was a series of bombs. Then there was the struggle to contact family back home - got through to Dad in NZ finally, and then managed to get a few texts out, but the network was pretty jammed, and I was still getting concerned texts late into the afternoon.
Sirens outside all day, and the police were advising everyone to stay inside when possible. Thought I was going to have a 13km walk home, but around 4 the buses started running again. I walked for an hour through central London, before I decided that it was ridiculous to be avoiding the buses, and finally caught one. Streets were pretty empty, the people I saw though were aware but not panicked - in fact a lot of people out having a beer in the afternoon sun, slightly surreal, but I guess everyone picks their own way to deal with this. So, safe at home now, definately shaken, but a good night's sleep will help.
The Tube's still shut, so unsure about getting to work in the morning, but we'll see how things are in the morning.
posted by Nis at 12:44 pm
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