UK sound off
POSTED BY: stinkingrose
UPDATED: Saturday, August 13, 2011 17:48
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British Bulldog spirit providing an enlightened and glorious solution:-
http://www.operationcupoftea.com/
Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox
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Hi all! Monday night was rather scary for me - as I live a short walk from Clapham Junction. We had the helicopter hovering overhead for hours & I could see the glow (& smell the smoke) of the fancy dress shop which was torched (& Gorramn those looters, coz that's where I get some of my items for costumes!)
Most, if not all, of my local shops were damaged to some degree - my bank was broken into & they destroyed a couple of ATMs attempting (unsuccesfully) to steal cash. Mostly the shops that sell sports wear & electrical items were badly looted, others were broken into & the contents of their registers stolen, but every shop, whether lucrative or not, had it's windows smashed.
The next day everything was closed off until 1pm when a veritable army of locals converged on the area with gloves, brooms, rubbish bags, dust pans & every imaginable clean-up item in their grasp & the clean-up began in earnest... Everything closed at 3pm, however, including most petrol stations which was a problem for us as we were driving from London to Chamonix in the French Alps! Thankfully we're not only far from the 'maddening crowds', but it seems that things have settled, for now, in London... I am still praying for everyone effected!
My heart was breaking on Monday night - but my heart grew 2 sizes when I saw the community spirit as it converged on the affected areas! I am proud to call myself a Londoner these days!
CPT Magda R Martin
CO of Golf Co (Europe)
76th Independent Battalion
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