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“Isn’t it terrible what’s happening in Mumbai?” my mother-in-law exclaimed sorrowfully as we concluded our phone call. “Indeed it is.” It is. It is terrible. Sometimes a rhetorical question actually requires the obvious answer. Sometimes we need to say what is so clearly in our mouths. As I was during the 9/11 attack I feel the [...] Well it seems the police are searching addresses in Wheeliebinland for al Qa’ida terrorists. Not for the first time mind you but it appears those lovely lads that swapped their stethoscopes for butane cylinders just loved W/L so much they thought they’d make it their base. Is “ZOIKS!!!!” an Arabic word? True, there was some arrests here [...] In slow convoy we came. “Those on the East side. A bright pachyderm, Well, the IRA say they’ve ceased all violent activities and they’ll start dumping their weapons now. I guess its good news but, like the rest, I’ll believe it when I see it and it appears I’ll never see it so I won’t believe it. Anyway, I presume at the least they’ll drop the traditional London [...] Well its 10:58am and London is in a bit of a panic as what appears to be Al-quaida starts a round of bombs on buses and trains. My sister (who is thankfully OK) says Londoners just plan alternative routes and walk. Something the IRA has taught them. Early days. BBC website down. Mobile network down. Trains [...] A very mixed weekend really. The weather was fabulous and I seemed to finally find my stride exercise wise. I even managed to run entirely round the park without stopping (a landmark). So on the domestic front things have never been more peachy. This said, I came home on Friday and turned the TV on. [...] Well its 2 years on. I remember sitting in my living room full of the flu. I was plopped in front of the TV and occasionally going to bed. Crappy daytime TV so I started surfing. On BBC2 I saw a news flash with a tower on fire. First I thought it was the tower [...] |
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