London Attacked!

[bsmith]

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
"LONDON - At least 40 people were killed in the explosions that ripped through three London subway trains and a bus on Thursday" :| Full article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258/


I'll steal something from another forum;
"Rule Britannia" by James Thomson

When Britain first at Heav'n's command
Arose from out the azure main;
This was the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain;

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

The nations not so blest as thee,
Shall in their turns to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

Still mor majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame,
All their attempts to bend thee down
Will but arouse thy generous flame;
But work their woe, and thy renown.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

To thee belongs the rural reign;
They cities shall with commerce shine;
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles thine.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair;
Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crowned,
And manly hearts to juide the fair.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never will be slaves.

 

[Okiewan]

I hated hearing this as I'm sure was the case with everyone. There's a real feeling of vulnerability when it happens on your home turf. There's just no way any country can secure everything.

Godspeed.

 

[squeaky]

This is tragic, my thoughts are with everyone there.

My brother is in Wales on a 6-month co-op for school, he was originally supposed to be in London. It really freaked me out to hear about this.

:(

 

[Papakeith]

I wasn't going to mention Nick, but that was my first thoughts too. Have you heard from him?

 

[squeaky]

No, mom and I have e-mails in to him, it's just about 6 p.m. there, so he should be working.

 

[Treejumper]

What a shame! Prayers go out.

 

[CaptainObvious]

I hope they capture the perpetrators of this heinous crime. But terrorists are like roaches, you can kill the ones you see but there are still thousands behind the wall.

This just has to get better, but I fear it will get much worse first.

 

[MXSparx]

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of London.

 

[taraker]

My thoughts and prayers go out to our cousins on the other side of the pond.

Once again, we share a common history. Attacked without provocation and yet as always, we shall prevail and prosper.

 

[YZ165]

Sad news indeed. Godspeed. :|

 

[Papakeith]

Just got the word from Whales, Nick and all the students from J&W are alive well, and working hard.

We really expected this, but it was nice to get confirmation :) :cool:

 

[ChopperDave]

While our hearts and prayers go out to our friends and ally across the pond, maybe we should pray for our two leaders also. They have been very steadfast with the war on terror, even when its un-popular.

 

[brit yz125]

Thanks a lot guys. It is awful to hear news like this, and it is so annoying to think that even if the culprits were found and removed from the community, there are so many more living among us. It puts life into prospective though, have as much fun as you can while you're here, you never know whats round the corner. The bombs went off when people were commuting to work, totally oblivious to any risk to their lives. All we can do is not give in, and keep our heads held high.

 

[KiwiBird]

Deepest sympathy to all in the Isles.

 

[TreeTalker]

Our prayers go out to all the folks who are missing loved ones.

 

[squeaky]

Just got the word from Whales, Nick and all the students from J&W are alive well, and working hard.

We really expected this, but it was nice to get confirmation :) :cool:

:aj: