yesterday, and today

[felinitykat]

I've woken up this morning, blissfully late because I have the day off work, and the sun is coming through my window and the children in the primary school are having a PE lesson and their giggles and shouts are drifting into my bedroom

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[lsugaralmond]

Very well said. I feel the same sense of pride in the stoicism of London today. We're not letting them (whoever they are) ruffle us, we're not going to let them think they've had any lasting effect.

I had to walk for two and a half hours last night, but most of the way it was almost enjoyable, because of the quiet resiliance of all the people walking with me, and the camaraderie along the way. And this morning, I was nervous getting on the tube, but I got on it anyway, because not to do so would be a small admission of defeat, and I feel strongly that I owe it to this city not to doubt its strength. We have to believe in our own ability to survive this.

[felinitykat]

Aw, I'm glad you got home (or to J's flat, at least) safely, eventually. I'm really lucky at the moment -- I work only a couple of miles from my house, so could walk home relatively easily.

Londoners aren't going to sit at home and cry about this. Their lives go on, because they have to. I like living here.

[wonderlanded]

Lizzie, I think you've described that feeling of solidarity amongst the army walking home really well. And... well said, both you and Kat.

I'm so proud of London today, and I'm proud to live here.

[felinitykat]

xx

[chiller]

I think you've said it all. *HUG* I love this place.

[felinitykat]

Me too. London rocks. So, picnic on the 30th, yes?

[yiskah]

Very well said.

(Though where did you get 53 deaths from? All of the media I'm seeing is still saying 38.)

[felinitykat]

Hmm. I have definitely seen in several places this morning, but now can't find it anywhere. I'm changing it to 'dozens' until I have better information.

[yiskah]

pisica also commented that the death toll is 38 or 52, depending on who you read, so it's obviously out there somewhere - just not on the BBC or the Guardian.

[felinitykat]

I don't want to think too much about what the final toll will be -- you just know that it's inevitably going to go up. *sigh*.

[alltheleaves]

Very well said.

I feel, and have felt a certain sense of British stiff upper-lippedness about it all. A real sense of we carry on regardless and nothing will cause us to collapse. And most of all I've just thought about the second world war, when hundreds died each night, but every morning everyone just carried on and went to work. I was thinking of that when people were saying on the news yesterday and today that you shouldn't go to work unless you need to. And I disagree totally, actually we should go to work, because otherwise we're giving up at the first hurdle and letting the terrorists win. And surely that's the last thing we want.

[sierra_le_oli]

Who's saying you shouldn't go to work unless necessary? Random people or officialdom?

[wonderlanded]

The Met and TfL asked people to avoid coming into Central London unless it was necessary, to avoid putting too much pressure on the transport networks today. A lot of government departments have advised civil servants to work from home if possible.

[sierra_le_oli]

Thanks. I can understand the urge to go to work and carry on as normal (indeed, am glad of it), but if it's the Met and TfL asking people to stay at home then I think they should be listened to as overloading the transport system doesn't help.