Blasts hit London
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. He was stuck in the mass of traffic trying to leave london and luckily in south london when it happened
I read in an article today that police presence on the tube this morning was quite sparse which I found surprising. I have to travel on the tube in two weeks time so last night I cancelled my tickets and rebooked them 30 mins earlier because I thought there might be delays due to security checks. It seems that wasn't necessary 
brianleahy
Colonel Panic
Shookster - a silly question, if I may, just a cultural ignorance factor...
Am I correct in thinking that "The tube" is the subway system? Commuter rail? In short, the same system that was bombed?
I ask, because at least in the Cleveland area, you actually can't book tickets weeks in advance on our commuter trains. I mean, you can buy the tickets in advance, but they aren't for a specific time or date - they're good for whenever you walk up and decide to get on...
Am I correct in thinking that "The tube" is the subway system? Commuter rail? In short, the same system that was bombed?
I ask, because at least in the Cleveland area, you actually can't book tickets weeks in advance on our commuter trains. I mean, you can buy the tickets in advance, but they aren't for a specific time or date - they're good for whenever you walk up and decide to get on...
Yeah, the tube is the underground.
It's just that I live about 80 miles away from London so I have to catch the train to London Waterloo and then switch to the tube. I can catch the tube train at any time, but obviously the time I catch it is limited by the time I arrive at London Waterloo.
It's just that I live about 80 miles away from London so I have to catch the train to London Waterloo and then switch to the tube. I can catch the tube train at any time, but obviously the time I catch it is limited by the time I arrive at London Waterloo.
brianleahy
Colonel Panic
Ah, gotcha. That makes sense.
Part of Birmingham has just been evacuated as a "precautionary measure":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668313.stm
Btw, for those that don't know, Birmingham is the second-largest city in the country after London.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4668313.stm
Btw, for those that don't know, Birmingham is the second-largest city in the country after London.