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07-07-2005, 11:25 AM
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London Closed
Spent an hour trying to get through to Ms Chaos this morning as some w4nkers have decided to play with thier outdoor fireworks in the city.
Hope all the London members of BM are OK?
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07-07-2005, 12:03 PM
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Well it's more serious than a few fireworks & hope there are as few casualties as possible. Lucky we are a resilient isle and do not respond to such things, unfortunately we have far too much experience in these matters.
As you say I trust no one from the circle here has been caught up in it. Maybe it’s a thread that should be closed as things can be taken so easily out of context.
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07-07-2005, 12:59 PM
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I'm OK - stuck near liverpool street.
Got access to boatmad though - so I'll be OK.
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07-07-2005, 01:04 PM
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your lucky..........the wharf's closed...........but news is leaking in to CHOAS HQ from all my wortldwide sources that theres some goings on down there!
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07-07-2005, 01:11 PM
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Everywhere is closed. No public transport at all. Lots of roads closed. Does anyone know if Waterloo is still open?
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07-07-2005, 01:15 PM
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Pot luck Matt.
Some regional stations are closed as well, Swindon is one that was on the radio as evacuated due security alert.
Buses are running in outer London, Maybe get to the river & get a Boat up to Putney or somewhere further upstream then connect with the transport. But traffic is horrendous.
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07-07-2005, 01:20 PM
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The official line from the govt.........is stay put untill they can get tyransport for Londo to start opening some routes.
get on an overhead train to romford.....got to mine and have some lunch & a kip & i'll run you home later
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07-07-2005, 01:21 PM
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Good to hear from you Matt. Was thinking about you.
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07-07-2005, 01:22 PM
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From LT web Site ref River Services
River Services
Thames Clippers are providing free travel on all boats to and from the following London piers:
Savoy (Cleopatra’s Needle)
Blackfriars
Bankside (Tate Modern)
London Bridge (south side near Hay’s Galleria)
St Katharine Docks (Tower Bridge)
Canary Wharf (Canary Riverside)
Greenland (Surrey Quays)
Masthouse Terrace (Isles of Dogs)
Greenwich
Woolwich Arsenal
look at transport for London URL as to closures
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/
edit : just lost the heathrow express
12:50 Heathrow Express services are suspended as a precautionary measure.
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07-07-2005, 02:20 PM
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Glad to see people are ok!
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07-07-2005, 02:33 PM
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Live for today, not 2moro
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Chaos you live in Romford? Go up there now and then, were abouts in Romford are you?
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07-07-2005, 02:42 PM
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about 5 miles away in a wee place called - 'havering-atte-bower'
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07-07-2005, 02:54 PM
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Chaos, isn't the Orangetree pub in Havering atte wossname? Used to be a haunt of mine some years ago!
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07-07-2005, 02:55 PM
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We just done the steel work at the new hspital by you chaos, small world?
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07-07-2005, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Atlantic Xpat
Chaos, isn't the Orangetree pub in Havering atte wossname? Used to be a haunt of mine some years ago!
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yes.........I live opposite it
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