Are the London members OK?

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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    Just seen the news, London - 5 explosions on underground and 2 bus's.

    Hope the ZG London guys are OK.
     
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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    This is worrying... perhaps the security spotlight was so heavily turned to scotland that london was left exposed...

    Hope that all are ok!
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    It does seem very serious now. Im trying to contact a friend in london, but it seems the mobile networks are down aswell.
     
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    alanbeeb Grumpy young fogey

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    I think it was - There are hundreds of English police in Edinburgh - you can tell because of the silly helmets. Anyway that's not funny at the moment...

    I've just had one of the worst hours of my life - my wife was travelling across London this morning to go to a conference in Picadilly.... and her phone was not answering. But she's just finally called and all OK. Seems nobody on Vodaphone can get a signal, possibly network overload. Now trying to track down my brother and family who would have been en-route to Canary Wharf when the trouble started. This is hellish.
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    Thoughts with you Alan, hope all is ok.
     
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    amazingtrade Mad Madchestoh fan

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    Just trying to access the BBC site and its down, I know why now,
     
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    midlifecrisis Firm member

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    I'm in the City - been doing a ring round to check up on everyone expected in - one unaccounted for so far but probably Ok and just suffering from ther mobile networks collapsing under the strain . Expect I might be kipping under the desk tonight...
     
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    Only just managed to get through to my mum there, shes ok though

    EDIT: It was my sister ringing, not my mum. Still no contact. Does anyone know where they happened? Sky news is shit, I only know russell square
     
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    rsand I can't feel my toes

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    Hope all is well with your family Alan. My GF's dad is a police dog handler and trainer and spent last week in Edinbourgh with his team of bomb dog handlers. I wouldn't be surprised if he was soon on his way south :(
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    heard about 20 have died...terrible!

    when I was driving down to Zanash's house on sunday - I saw about 65+ police riot vans going upto Scotland too...
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    Reports of the army being deployed around covent garden.
     
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    my mum goes through some of those. Phones still down
     
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    Jesus - I was asked yesterday to go to the London Bridge area today (just for the day) on business but turned it down as I had too much to do here in Bristol!

    Thank god for that.

    Matt.
     
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    rsand I can't feel my toes

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    Best wishes fella
     
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    7_V I want a Linn - in a DB9

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    I heard that the reason that the mobile networks are down is not because of overload but because terrorists have been using mobiles to detonate bombs.

    FFS what do they hope to gain? Sick.
     
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    Ok, found her. She was in the office but hadn't phoned home, not sure they know about it yet.
    Thanks rsand.
     
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    Hope everyone is OK. I have friends and family in London and my mum was just getting on a train to Liverpool St to meet by Brother. Today is an obvious target with G8 and police involved there and the day after London is awarded the olympics. I hope we were on high alert.
     
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    Lt Cdr Data om

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    Well its the govts policy that caused it, wouldn't have happened if they didn't support bush
    hope all is ok tho
     
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    seems that all tube and buses suspended...kenneth flying back from singapore too...

    is it 6 buses now..?
     
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    Reports are still saying 3.
     
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