7/7

[shrimpled]

I wish to dedicate this thread to the 52 innocent civilians who were killed in the terrorist attacks on London three years ago today. May they continue to rest in peace. I also give the 700 people who were injured and all those affected by the attacks including the families of those hurt or killed my very best wishes for the future. I feel it is a testament to the people of this country at the way we all pulled together in damning these horrendous attacks and bravery and courage that everyone showed in helping all those that needed it.

Your comments are most welcome on his rather delicate subject.

 

[ozzy-shrimper]

Very well said Shrimpled. The event happened on my birthday and i was pretty down for the rest of that day. R.I.P all

 

[shrimpled]

May i wish you birthday wishes Ozzy. This is not meant to ruin peoples day by getting them down just merely to give a gentle reminder of the tragedy of the day and urge them to give a moments thought to the victims.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Yep, may they all rest in peace.

Everyone seemed to be affected in some way by the attacks. I was due in for my first day of work on 7/7 but not til the afternoon and needd to ring my agent to find out where to go. Strange when these things happen that you can always tell the severity of an event even when there is nothing yet to report. There's a certain tone to it.

 

[BaileytheQuitter]

A very touching and emotional topic for me. I am lucky enough to have not lost anyone or know anyone who was involved.

Thank god to certain events my family remained safe.

My thoughts go to those who lost their loved ones.

Happy Bday Ozzy.

 

[Irish_Shrimper]

Thoughts are most certainly with those who lost loved ones on this day 3 years ago. I was living in Belgium at the time, and had taken the train down to Paris for a day trip - it was a very chaotic day as news spread across the channel and panic started spreading on the metro and the train stations.

My aunt who lives in Rayleigh takes the train into London and the underground Mon-Fri, but luckily on 7/7 she drove to work. My uncle also worked on wall st. at the time of 9/11, but thankfully turned up safe after being declared missing after the attacks. I'm deeply thankful they are safe, but it is very emotional watching old footage on tv and thinking about what all those poor people went through that day as chaos spread.

May they all rest in peace.

 

[Harold Bishop Killer]

I worked 5 minutes from Liverpool Street and remember that day like yesterday. Got off the train at Liv Street literally minutes after the first bomb had gone off in the underground. There was fire engines, police cars and bomb squad all over the place. I walked to the office to be greeted with news that apparently it was a power surge on the underground causing it to black out. Seemed strange for so many emergency services to be there for that. Anyway had a meeting from 9.30am - 11.00am and was left unaware what had truely happened until we got out of the meeting to be greeted with the news. I have never witnessed London so somber and quiet. I eventually got to my girlfriends place in Southend at about 3.00pm that day (after she had tried phoning me for hours to make sure i was alrite) and couldnt believe what was unfolding in front of me on the news. It was like watching a movie trailer. (Just like 9/11).

But I was so proud to be a brit thereafter - the response was amazing.The response that day and the next was truely inspiring. I returned to London the next day to work along with everyone else i knew and probably 90% of all other city workers. If they had stopped us they would of won.

May we never forget. RIP!

And never forget the day that some everyday londoners became heros!

 

[OldBlueLady]

Indeed, echo all these sentiments and add congratulations to one of the survivors, reported in the papers at the weekend, as despite losing all of one and a lot of the other leg and sight in one eye, has recently found out he is to become a father for the first time.

To all those who played a part in the rescue and recovery processes as well, heroes every one even if they were "just doing their jobs". A terrifying experience for all those involved, a terrible experience for those waiting to hear from their loved ones.

 

[MK Shrimper]

RIP indeed. I remember desperately trying to get hold of my friends who all work in London around Liverpool Street.

 

[canveyshrimper]

After all the euphoria of the day before when London were awarded the 2012 Olympics came a day of horror.

Agree with all the sentiments posted above.

 

[Hammo]

A moment that will never be forgotten by so many in a lifetime. My thoughts on this day go out to all the brave people who were involved at the time and the public who helped out and emergency services.

It makes me proud to see how strong as a nation we were over this period. When you know that 99% of the nation will stick together it makes you sad and angry to see these events and other crimes that take place.

It is very satisfying to know that we come together and times like these.

R.I.P to all of those involved on this sad day and thoughts and respects to all family and friends of those innocent victims of terrorism.

 

[steveo]

Mohammad Sidique Khan was a respected teaching assistant
Shehzad Tanweer was very religious
Germaine Lindsay was a convert to Islam
Hasib Hussain was from Holbeck, Leeds


Dirty horrible scum.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

There's what looks to be a good documentary on C4 tonight about 7/7 and one of the specific tube train carriages in particular.

As said above, there was no way it was a power-surge as first reported when you saw the live news feed of how many different emergency services were in attendance. I remember one helicopter shot of the entrance to an underground station where they were bringing out the dead & injured & obviously either the news director or somebody else from the government told them to pull the pictures.

A sad day, and one I fear we'll live through again if we're not careful in terms of how this country conducts itself at home & abroad.

 

[MrB]

I remember causing a bit of panic that day as I was on a golf day and my phone was switched off! We knew something had gone on but didn't realise the scale of it until we came off the course and saw the news.

My step brother was in London for the first time for work experience and was on the tube where the bomb went off, fortunately he was unhurt but I think it's put him off ever working in the City.

 

[Southend_Lady]

Yep - echo all the comments on here. A very sad day for the way the world is nowadays. However, it was amazing to feel that spirit in the city for the days which followed. Especially considering London is normally full of people that are too busy to even smile.

Plus so many heros and as Kay says, ones that were "just doing their job" but probably saved the lives of a lot of people. Also lots of heroes being the general public.

 

[Napster]

I was on the tube behind the one that blew up at Edgware Road. Being led down a tunnel in the dark without knowing why is an experience in itself.

RIP to all those who lost their lives.

 

[returningshrimper]

I was in London that day, and arrived in Liverpool St just after the first bomb had gone off at Aldgate, and we were all asked to evacuate the station. Outside there was sirens everywhere and helicoptors overhead, and trying to make a call on a mobile was vitually impossible as all the networks were jammed.
It was a very surreal day, and one that will live in my memory forever.

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

Aweful day that day 7/7.

I was at work that day but I got there early so missed all the carnage by a matter of an hour or so having travelled from Paddington to Aldgate East on the Ham&City line.

First, it was reports of a major power failure on the tube lines. Then other information started coming thro as others arrived at the office. BBC website started to grind to a halt, LU website likewise. It wasnt long before you couldnt get to any news websites. Mobiles werent getting a service so you could only go by rumours and info from those who were arriving.

It wasnt until later that we found out it was a number of bombs which had gone off. We were told not to leave the building and all you could hear was the sound of sirens in an almost constant wave as the injured were taken to the hospital in Whitechapel.

Later we were advised to remain in the building but told we could leave if we wanted. Trouble was, there was virtually no public transport available. We managed to find trains were offering a limited service at a couple of stations so we left. I walked from Aldgate to Waterloo Station, which seemed to take forever, and I was pretty scared because there were police cars everywhere racing all over the place and I didnt know whether there were more bombs or anything. Fortunately I managed to get a train to Windsor. Before they would allow the train to go past Windsor Castle a number of police got on to search the train before it would pull in to Windsor station.

I then decided to take the hour walk home to Cippenham where I lived at the time. If nothing else other than to clear my head and relax knowing that I was away from all that had gone on in London that day.

I have never been so scared than on that day....:'(

I took some comfort in being able to sign one of the books of condolence which was in the small park outside Embankment tube station. It was quite a moving experience reading some of the comments left by others.

A truly horrible day when so many innocent people lost their lives along with many injured.

RIP....we shall never forget them.

 

[BrettieAngell]

RIP everyone who lost their life that day.

Lets just pray we never have to experience something like that again!

 

[J]

possibly worst day of my life, having to walk with the people who were injured, and then having to walk through the east end london, and seeing the ****s celebrate in the street around whitechapel.. *****, ****ing *****.