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Chat => General => Topic started by: chocolate chick on July 21, 2005, 03:39:28 pm

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: chocolate chick on July 21, 2005, 03:39:28 pm

There has been a few incidents in London around 1pm. Notihng has been confirmed yet.



Is your husband ok oldspice?

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: chocadmin on July 21, 2005, 04:10:30 pm

Looks like dummy explosions (detonators not actual explosive), lots of things closed though.

Perhaps they'll ban ruck sacks, we had a minor incident here because someone entered a building with one but left without it.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: on July 21, 2005, 04:12:59 pm

Yes, the police are not sure who is behind this, it may be a sick prank.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: on July 21, 2005, 04:14:04 pm

Quote from: chocolate chick

There has been a few incidents in London around 1pm. Notihng has been confirmed yet.

Is your husband ok oldspice?

I suspect Old Spice's husband is OK.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: smurfboy on July 21, 2005, 04:34:25 pm

Looks like it's been fairly minor, but it's scary how much something like this can bring a city to a standstill.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: oldspice on July 21, 2005, 04:43:58 pm

It's typical! Today is the day the police have released his cab at last and he has had to travel across London to somewhere near Crystal Palace to claim it from the forensic laboratory. He has been held up by all the shutdowns but is OK. He still does not know if his cab is damaged but on Tuesday two detectives came to interview him about exactly where and when he parked his cab, what he was wearing on the day/night he parked it, at what moment he decided not to travel to London on the day of the bombings etc. They were very nice and apologetic about having to exclude him from the investigation in thei way but his cab was less than 20 yeards from the explosion so there may be a lot of forensic evidence on it.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: oldspice on July 21, 2005, 10:21:16 pm

Update - (9.20pm). he has his cab back and the only damage is a missing petrol cap!

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: on July 21, 2005, 10:45:44 pm

Can he claim for lost revenue?

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: lemoneye on July 22, 2005, 09:54:05 am

I would be surprised - most insurers have a terrorism get out clause.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: oldspice on July 22, 2005, 12:56:14 pm

He cannot claim from his insurance company but maybe from another source.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: lemoneye on July 22, 2005, 12:58:34 pm

Perhaps the benevolent mayor will feel guilty for having tea with the extreme fanatical clerics that endorse and encourage such actions, and will compensate from his own pocket. And in my opinion - he should!!!

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: oldspice on July 22, 2005, 02:13:04 pm

I am not rising to that one!

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: lemoneye on July 22, 2005, 02:28:43 pm

No i wasn't baiting i promise! Just spouting off about treachery! (in my opinion of course)

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: oldspice on July 22, 2005, 02:48:01 pm

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: on July 22, 2005, 04:25:39 pm

More trouble today.  One suspected terrorist shot dead and armed police everywhere.  It's pandemonium in London.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: loulou on July 22, 2005, 04:39:40 pm

That's one less to worry about then.

Title: London Explosions 2
Post by: lemoneye on July 22, 2005, 05:24:59 pm

But twice as much to worry about regarding the inevitable "revenge" attacks... Not a nice place to be right now...