Bomb scare in London

[norrahe]

I remember the days when Paddy used to plant real bombs at St Mary Axe

Wasn't me.

I do remember one scare and being stuck in the basement of the aviva building ( is it still called that ) for several hours until we got the all clear, another time was being made to stand in the starwell in one of the buildings near canary wharf, again for hours.

Though when it was the real deal you could hear the blast from canary wharf in mile end, the scary thing was some mates had just gone home on the DLR around the same time.

[Troll]

I remember the days when Paddy used to plant real bombs at St Mary Axe

[norrahe]

I went for an interview down that neck of the woods last year, had to stop for an urgent tulip in the slug

Those steel dinosaur sculptures nearby were good.

I used to go to the slug when I worked in the city until they scammed my credit card there.

[barrydidit]

That looks like its just outside the slug and lettuce pub ( if its still there) across the road on St Mary Axe.

I went for an interview down that neck of the woods last year, had to stop for an urgent tulip in the slug

Those steel dinosaur sculptures nearby were good.

[SpontaneousOrder]

That looks like its just outside the slug and lettuce pub ( if its still there) across the road on St Mary Axe.

yep...

The window of a nearby Slug and Lettuce pub also appeared to have been smashed.

[norrahe]

Little brother who works in the Gherkin sent me a picture, apparently a taxi was parked outside their local and was partially blown up: Bomb scare outside London's Gherkin building - Telegraph

Maybe he only popped in for a bite!

That looks like its just outside the slug and lettuce pub ( if its still there) across the road on St Mary Axe.

[SueEllen]

No, only about 8% actually. That's a minority in most people's book.

12.9% according to the 2011 census.

The second most populated region of the UK after the South East at 13.7%

Scotland has only 8.4%, the same percentage of people who live in the South West.

[BolshieBastard]

We make up a large population of the UK.

No, only about 8% actually. That's a minority in most people's book.

[SueEllen]

As they say, who cares about Londoners anyway? ....

We make up a large population of the UK.

[FatLazyContractor]

As they say, who cares about Londoners anyway? ....

[SueEllen]

There are always bomb scares in London.

The IRA helped Londoners get use to that fact......

[darmstadt]

Little brother who works in the Gherkin sent me a picture, apparently a taxi was parked outside their local and was partially blown up: Bomb scare outside London's Gherkin building - Telegraph

Maybe he only popped in for a bite!