What a day for the UK!

[Trek420]

I hope everyone is ok, glad you're ok MM. I'm e-mailing family and friends, my neice's BF (sisters kid) is English but I think he's in Wales right now, we have family friends in Oxford.

I just read that a group linked to al Qaeda has claimed responsibility--they call themselves something like the SuperTop Secret Organisation al Qaeda in Europe.

What a lame name.

Sorry but humor is my favored coping mechanism.

OK, running late for work now but just heard from my sister in Norway who writes:

"Hi, I just heard too. No reason to believe that Richard was in downtown
London. Nor the Dowkers, for that matter. But no way to check fast since
the phone system is down. Probably just as you explained in connection
with the CA quakes recently -- too many people trying to phone in and out.
With the phone down, the email system may also be suffering even though
it is more robust. Richard's new email address is ....

On the up side of this, I gather it's pretty definitely not the
French, upset over Olympics 2012 going to London instead of Paris. On the
down side, the whole notion of terrorism against civilians is still
unfathomable, and therefore still unsolvable. What do they think they'll
achieve? How can we get through to them? Wars obviously aren't the way, but how do we get through to our own leaders with that message? And what do we get them to do? What do we do ourselves? Suggestions are more than
welcome! Love, Ann"

Just heard further from the UK branch of the fambly, all are fine though one member usually takes the train, but did not today. I'm reflecting that with the relief I feel that they are all ok comes responsibility for others who are not.

My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the injured and deceased.