07.10.05
This Is Not A Drill
As I was driving down Broad street last night at about 8pm I noticed that there seemed to be quite a few more people than usual, even for a Saturday night. At the time I assumed there was a “celebrity” in town or something, as I had already seen a few limos cruising around, but in the end it turned out to be slightly more sinister. The “suspect package” found in the hotel on Broad street turned out to be a false alarm, but there were several controlled explosions just over in the Chinese quarter which were later described as a “real and credible threat”…. *gulp* .
During the night Hanne received several text messages from various friends in Norway asking if she was alright, causing her a bit of panic, but that was about as much as we heard of it. I guess everyone’s still a little edgy after what happend in London a few days ago, but for the most part things have gone back to “normal” very quickly. Maybe it’s because it’s been expected for so long that it doesn’t seem so surprising, or that it wasn’t a bad as it could have been (that’s not to say it wasn’t tragic, but the bodycount could have been far higher under different circumstances), or maybe it’s just the British approach, to life to take-in-stride whatever fate deals our way and to carry on as best we can.
Amit said,
July 10, 2005 at 4:13 pm
This is very interesting - a consultancy company was planning a simulation exercise at about the same time and at the same places in London. The simulation was precisely the real thing.
Ferdinand said,
July 11, 2005 at 4:34 pm
Glad you’re ok.