tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post1482300161311735349..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: Clueless meDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-36471081684212599562007-07-03T09:31:00.000-04:002007-07-03T09:31:00.000-04:00This is much more like London bombs as I remember ...This is much more like London bombs as I remember it from the IRA campaigns than the reaction to the tube bombs of two years ago. Those were pretty horrific and the IRA rarely came close to that, but fifteen to twenty years ago bits of London being closed, parts of the Tube shut down, while the police checked for bombs that might or might not be there, was something quite usual and no-one really thought too much about it. Casualties were still a lot lot lower than road deaths, after all, and the Tube was so often broken anyway that it didn't really alter the journey experience very much. (It got noticeably better after about 2000, and is now deteriorating again.) We seem to be heading back there again: car bombs, indifferent Londoners and a degenerating Tube system...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-47549710289242125202007-06-30T10:26:00.000-04:002007-06-30T10:26:00.000-04:00Yeah -- I found out about it when I got off the Tu...Yeah -- I found out about it when I got off the Tube at King's Cross yesterday, and then when the security guys at BL apologetically checked my bags. Didn't hear about the second one till today. Me, I've been more worried that they've stopped service at my Tube station for the weekend and I have to make my way to Golders Green before I can get to the BL!Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-56459682872387721082007-06-29T14:58:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:58:00.000-04:00Michael -- well, since the bomb was diffused befor...Michael -- well, since the bomb was diffused before it went off, and since I'm not the 2am-clubbing type (anymore), yes, I'm OK. :)<BR/><BR/>And hm, yes, that does look like an interesting exhibit, especially its more positive and poignant attention to Katherine. I wasn't planning on making a trip to Hampton Court, but maybe I should change my mind! Oh, so much to see and do in addition to my work!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-27750492382302940032007-06-29T14:46:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:46:00.000-04:00I thought of you this morning - in the bad way as ...I thought of you this morning - in the bad way as in "I hope she's alright" and in the jealous way as I typed "I'd really like to see it, though."<BR/><BR/>http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exh_gfx_en/ART48411.htmlTheCrankyProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044204782286107779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-58979312527357108552007-06-29T14:22:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:22:00.000-04:00Nope, not scared. Unless you're talking about mop...Nope, not scared. Unless you're talking about mopeds. *Those* scare me because their drivers don't think pedestrian right-of-ways apply to them!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-48771504239147002342007-06-29T13:57:00.000-04:002007-06-29T13:57:00.000-04:00i've been thinking of you all day since hearing ab...i've been thinking of you all day since hearing about it on the drive in to school at 0615... so i guess technically i found out before you did. you already know how i feel about the no liquids/take yer shoes off rules for flying, so i think i'll just call to mind the great grass roots campaign londoners (and then people around the world showing support) had going right after the tube bombings a couple years back... remember when they uploaded photos of themselves with handmade signs, or photoshopped into famous landmark photos, the phrase "still not scared"? huzzah to that. and i hope you're still not scared. much love (and envy.... bombs or not, london is still my favorite city in the world), meThe Pastry Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503433773635525726noreply@blogger.com