7/7 : 15 years ago today

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basilrobbie

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For anyone who was in Central London that day, a scary and unforgettable day. In some ways it changed the city for ever ; yet so many of the big issues are much the same now as they were then.
 
Sadly I think that is right 20s. The precise nature of the terrorism may have evolved, but it still seems to be a big feature of all our lives.
 
My wife got into Kings Cross station around 8.15 that day. Didn't get in touch with her until lunchtime. Scary few hours.
 
Recall the day very well. There was a complete shut down of my local tube stations and bus routes. Odd thing was, this was 20 mins or so before the first bomb was detonated.
 
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Short answer is no. The long answer is it was more than just a pebble.
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One of these days we must debate what it really means to be between a rock and a hard place. We could keep the masses entertained for weeks.
 
I always feel that this is almost a forgotten tragedy.

Yes 52 fatalities (?????????) may be less than other incidents but surely 1 is far too many and I guess if 1 of the fatalities happened to be one of your loved ones, the total number of fatalities wouldn't be high on your priorities.

No doubt there will be some form of memorial(s) in respect of those killed and injured in the terrible events and perhaps I shouldn't say forgotten but I just think more is done when it comes to other tragedies.
 
My missus was in an office fronting onto Tavistock Square when the bomb on the double decker bus exploded, just over 100 yards away. The bus had driven past her office window just seconds before.

There is a large memorial plaque in Tavistock Square Gardens to the 13 victims who died on the bus. And another outside the British Medical Association (BMA) House where it happened. Of course, the 14th death is not included.
 
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I went into work by bus that day, as usual, except that none of the buses were going beyond Vauhall and I had to walk across the bridge to get into work near Victoria station. So I knew something major was going on before I even arrived in the office.

Of course all the phone networks were down (which I believe is standard in a major event like that ) and when they did eventually come back on I had over a dozen messages from friends and a fairly frantic family wanting to know whether we were OK.

It was only 24 hours after the announcement that London had got the 2012 Olympics. Quite a contrast in mood.
 
I was working in Bloomsbury at the time. I arrived about an hour after the blast having cycled from London Bridge. It was just crazy, seemingly millions on the pavement as the tube network was shut down during rush hour. A cleaner from our building was amongst the dead, a stupid and pointless waste of life.
 
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