GB
Chief Eating Officer
Thanks for checking in Kyles!!! It is a big relief to hear from you. I hope all of our other friends and their family and friends are ok too.
bknox said:I grieve for the innocent people who die in religious and political war, be it declared or acts of terrorism.
Our family is praying for England to find the strength to get beyond this act of cowardice and also to find the strength to bring the individuals responsible to justice.
Bryan
Paint,Paint said:I have a lot of British ex-pat friends who live in the neighbourhood, so yesterday was spent calling them and making sure their friends & family were OK. One friend has a son who is working as a police officer in London and was involved in helping out at the bus explostion yesterday, his reports of the injuries & fatalities sustained were just too horrendous.
Luckily, DH's and my own families are all 70 miles away from London, so we did not need to be concerned about them...but hubby is flying to Heathrow today on business for a couple of weeks, so I shall be worrying about him until he gets home safe
I just stood in front of the TV and cried yesterday.
Paint.
It doesn't matter how old they are does it Ishbel..They are still our boys and girls...It's awful not to be able to help in some way..All I can do is listen, and pray..That I'll do..I hope all is ok with you and your family..Take heart, there are more of us who care for you and wish you well than who those who want to hurt you.Ishbel said:My cousin's 'boy' (well, he's 32) is a member of the City of London police force (separate and distinct from the Metropolitan police) was involved in the rescue efforts in the City of London. He is traumatised but still going on with his job. They are working overtime, for no payment, just to try to get those bodies out. It is horrific - as his Mum tells me.
There are now incidents of Muslim centres being targeted. This should be quashed immediately. We cannot blame the entire religous sector for what a few fanatics are doing.
Tonight, Birmingham town centre has been emptied because of a suspect device. One can only hope it is a false alarm. But they may have learned from the IRA bombers - who would plant a bomb and then plant hoax devices in different areas, just to ensure that the police were at full stretch.
Terrorists are ANIMALS, whatever their political or religious stripe.