Londoners prove stronger than their enemies
We were woken at 6.15am by a phone call from Hazel telling us to switch on the TV for the news. That was the first we heard of the bombs in London.I spent most of the day watching it, reading the BBC news website, and emailing and phoning everyone at home to check they were all OK. Fortunately most people I know both live and work outside of London, so would not normally be there at that time of day. Luckily everyone I know, and everyone they know, seems to be OK, although there were some narrow escapes, with a couple of people getting to the stations involved just 5 or 10 minutes before the bombs went off.
But the people are showing just what makes Britain so Great, with their resolve to carry on with life as normal. We will not let these bullies scare us or dictate our way of life. I, and others of my generation, have grown up with this sort of thing happening, with the IRA making London a regular target. This was by far the worst attack, but it could have been so much worse, when you consider how many people would have been on those tubes and the bus at that time of day, or any time of day for that matter. You often cannot move on the tubes for the number of travellers, so it is quite miraculous that the number of dead has not reached into the hundreds already. Although I am sure it will rise somewhat with some of the injured still not on the safe list.
And this tragedy comes just one day after the celebrations in that same city for winning the opportunity to host the 2012 Olympics. I am very excited about that, and hope to get a few tickets when they come available.
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