Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:56:57 GMT, "text.news.ntlworld.com"
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"Nick Cooper" wrote in
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On 27 Jan 2006 06:19:26 -0800, wrote:

I won't be living in London next year that is a fact.

In which case, you can congratulate yourself on letting "them" win.

It would only be a weirdo who would let pride stand in front of survival.

Thank **** Londoners in 1940 didn't think that.
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Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

On 27 Jan 2006 06:19:26 -0800, wrote:

I was on a 2/3 full 172 bus last night going home from work at est
20.30 when suddenly all hell let loose and everyone on the top deck was
trying to get off the bus. The bus was on the old kent road close to
new cross gage when this happened. I just heard someone shout get off
and another person shout "bomb". Someone had released some kind of gas
which affected your breathing which starting to effect me at the front
of the bus. Obviously everyone panicked and fell down the stairs
trying to get off asap. I was at the very front of the bus so didn't
see the person who did this. Apparently the person who let off the
canister got away before anyone could give chase after recovered from
coughing.

I was in the KFC on Oxford Street about 12 or 15 years ago when
someone let off CS gas in there. It was horrendous, in just seconds
you could not breathe and just had to get the hell out of there.
Luckily the KFC has lots of doors and it was easy enough for everyone
to get out quickly. I can't believe someone would do similar on a bus
with a much more limited exit rate, especially if the bus had been
driving at the time - must have been horrific.

Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

"Nick Cooper" wrote in
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:56:57 GMT, "text.news.ntlworld.com"
wrote:

"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...
On 27 Jan 2006 06:19:26 -0800, wrote:

I won't be living in London next year that is a fact.

In which case, you can congratulate yourself on letting "them" win.

It would only be a weirdo who would let pride stand in front of survival.

Thank **** Londoners in 1940 didn't think that.

Why? Fewer of them would have died as a result of bombs dropping on them...

tnnc.

Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:07:55 GMT, "text.news.ntlworld.com"
wrote:

Thank **** Londoners in 1940 didn't think that.

Why? Fewer of them would have died as a result of bombs dropping on them...

Many of them had no practical choice. Children were evacuated on a
state scheme. Adults weren't. Some who could afford to moved to a
safer location. Canada was a favourite for the nobs.

Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

text.news.ntlworld.com wrote:
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text.news.ntlworld.com wrote:
"Nick Cooper" wrote in
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On 27 Jan 2006 06:19:26 -0800, wrote:

I won't be living in London next year that is a fact.

In which case, you can congratulate yourself on letting "them" win.

It would only be a weirdo who would let pride stand in front of survival.

That'll be the people who get killed in cars instead of using public
transport.

I do not understand how "won't be living in London next year" equates with
"will be driving a car instead of using public transport".

Perhaps you could explain how you forged the link?


I have made no such link. The link is between the two sentences, one
of which followed the other in the conventional way, which I'll paste
from above.

"It would only be a weirdo who would let pride stand in front of
survival."

Followed by

"That'll be the people who get killed in cars instead of using public
transport."

My implication, if you didn't spot it, was that some people take pride
in driving their death machines around, often badly and often in busy
cities, but wouldn't be seen dead (ha) in a bus or train, and are
therefore weirdos according to the previous assertion.

Chemical/gas Assault on London 172 bus last night 26/01/06
 

edzy55@... wrote:
After being questioned by a paramedic he seemed to think it may of been
cs gas. However, he said cs gas had a fragrant smell to it which I

Happened at Ealing last year
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4560591.stm