duSTI's PA

I work in London (Holborn)

And at 11.55 my company went and stood for the 2 min silence on Holburn high Road , we were joined by the workmen from over the road and offices from around the area all came out , is was quite a heartwarming site seeing all these people coming together for a tragic event , busses taxis and cars all stopped , and silence fell .

RMA26

As did it here (Bradford)

I've been to Holborn, wasn't impressed - Saw a muggin right in front of me

Is Charcol still alive and kicking there?

carl

Why 11.55? It all happened at 9:05.
I work just round the corner in the Strand, but I'm working from home today.

duSTI's PA

yes i know it happend at 9.05 , but this was the press release and wht we went down at 11.55 for the noon silence.

071/06
17 May 2006
London Bombings - One Year On
Tessa Jowell Announces Plans To Mark First Anniversary Of Terrorist Attacks
A nationwide two-minute silence will be held at noon on 7 July 2006, followed by a commemorative event in Regent’s Park, in memory of those killed in last year’s London bombings, the Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell,

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Perhaps there should be a 2 minute silence followed by 2 minutes of screaming and shouting directed at the turds that planned it/did it and anybody else of the same mind.

unclebuck

Or those that put our people in a situation that has made such an act likely, and likely to happen again and again...

- New Labour led by Blair.

I find the sight of Blair and Jowell laying wreaths in tribute sickening in it's blatant hypocrisy.

Miss Kinky

i was disgusted that we had 3 phone calls to our office during the 2 minutes and even more disgusted that my colleagues answered them

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

especially after watching that program last night, about 7 days that shook london...that bit about the the survivor (cant remember her name right now) , australian woman who lost her legs. and when she was recovering in hospital, within sight of HP, in the 4 months they received nothing in a way of visits, cards, calls etc. and yet the australian PM flew all the way from aus to visit her bedside.

just puts everything into life and its amazing that those two people are not bitter, just feel a sense of shame that is what our government is like.

Apparition

I appreciate what the two mins silence was for and what it meant to those both involved and not involved directly.
BUT, I can't help imagining the twisted minds close to those who perpetrated this heinous crime and who are intending other atrocities of a similar nature , sitting there watching the news coverage and thinking with some sort of perverted satisfaction......"we caused that, haven't we stirred them all up ".

Makes me sick to the stomache.

The day they are all rounded up and sent back to their own countries, is the day I'll happily stand for two Hours ,,,, not in silence tho', in foot stamping relief.
Yve

AllanB

Having survived the IRA activity in North London and my Dad just missing being blown up in the docklands bombings this really reminded me how I felt back those years ago when we made the decsions to ignore the bombings and carry on as hard as it was.

Just makes you think why all of this is necessary.....



AllanB

redragon

we observed it at east mids airport not a bag moved for 2 mins

Stephb1986

we did the two minute silence to but it totally disgusts me that they think they should be martyers for killing innocent people for no reason **** who ever told them to do it all comes down to the point of if someone asked you to put your hand in a fire would you! i hope the ****ers rot in hell

cw42

iTrader: (1)

my sympathys to all those who suffered on that terrible day, but I've a question: are we to observe this every year from now on, or is it just a one off? Did we/do we still observe for the twin towers? We lost a lot of countrymen at that site, and what about other disasters that have befallen groups of people, clapham for instance, or is it just acts of terrorism that you observe silence for?
Just wondering.

turboman786

How come no silence for those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan..surely they too were just innocent people?