I think Dora may not have realised that my sister works in the govt. buildings in central London and uses the Underground daily. That's the reason for my worry. If my sister were a SAHM in one of the suburbs, I wouldn't have been nearly as concerned, but she does go through Kings Cross frequently and she travels during the rush hour.
Also, as a resident of one of the most frequently bombed countries in the world, I know how easy it is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, as Tamara said. My sister could have been going to a doctor's appointment, running errands, or any number of things. Tacey had a bunion operation a while ago and just got off the crutches 2 weeks ago. Because her foot is still sore, I'm glad that she didn't have to walk the 6 miles or so back to Lewisham. One of my coworkers came into my office yesterday to tell me that his aunt had been right behind the double-decker bus. She's okay, fortunately. Avital > -----Original Message----- > From: Tamara P Duvall > > > On Jul 7, 2005, at 19:20, Dora Smith wrote: > > > I wouldn't be TOO worried! London is a huge city! One of the > > largest in > > the planet! Extends for maybe 30 miles across. > > Yeah, well... New York is huge too, as is DC. But that wasn't a mad > sniper shooting people off one by one at random; this was a > concentrated attack, on underground trains (and a bus), during rush > hours, when people are going to work all over the place, so, until you > know that "yours" are safe, you fret. Then you start grieving for all > those who aren't "yours", but are human all the same. I well remember > being in terror on 9/11 until we heard from my stepson - he doesn't > work on the site, but often had business there. All it takes is being > in a wrong place at a wrong moment... > > Avital, and all others who've heard from "theirs"; I'm glad for you. > And I hope that all "ours" (those who live in/around London, who were > visiting for the day of shopping, etc) will report their safety also> - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
