London Calling

[jane]

The following e-mail was sent to me, which in light of yesterday, I think is an excellent idea.  

East Anglian Ambulance Service have  launched a national 'In case of
Emergency (ICE)' campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon
Weston .
The idea is that you store the word 'ICE' in your mobile phone address
book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted 'In Case of Emergency'.  In an emergency situation ambulance
and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next
of kin are and be able to contact them.

My 15 year old daughter was in London yesterday,  working with my sister at a publishing company in Shaftesbury Avenue as part of her work experience - luckily I was able to contact them both very quickly.  The company were superb in establishing whether anyone of their several hundred staff were missing, across many different London based buildings and organised 'walking' trips home, so that people going in the same direction walked together.  My daughter, sister and her colleagues walked from Shaftesbury Avenue to Acton in just over 3 hours, chatting to many strangers along the way.

I love London and having grown up in the city, absolutely know that nothing will ever, ever conquer its spirit.

[donnap99]

I have been thinking of you all! I was sick all last week and couldn't connect at home, and was wondering and wondering if all was OK with you in London and at DD. I hope that all of you and yours are safe.

DonnaP99

[gee4]

Just back to work from holidaying in Majorca - imagine how we all reacted to this news - brought back memories of the Omagh bombing and 9/11.

Has anyone noticed the date yet - 7/7/2005?  I just realised while I was away that 911 is the US equivalent of the UK 999 emergency number.  Shame they didn't get those who were responsible for the Omagh bomb as quickly as they did these suicide bombers - makes you wonder!

G

[raindance]

The reason why the authorities found the London bombers so quickly was partly because the youngest was reported missing by his parents, and they also - forgive me for being so gruesome - found his body and concluded from its condition that he had been at the seat of the explosion.  The London bombers were also carrying documentation which identified them.  

That's what I understand from the newspaper reports.

Raindance

[gee4]

Believe me Rain, the Omagh bombers are known, they just can't be lifted - all politics.

G