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Horror story of a friend who just returned from London
friend who just returned from London | 8-12-06 | Doug from Upland

Posted on 08/12/2006 10:37:34 AM PDT by doug from upland

A friend and his family just returned from London. It took them three days. When I have time, I'll tell a longer story. After 40 hours with almost no sleep, he was only up to giving me a few tidbits.

- He, his wife, and three sons were trapped in some kind of a tunnelway near the boarding area. He says there were thousands of people stuck with him.

- they were there for 5 hours without access to food or drinks. It was essentially unventilated and people were throwing up. People were complaining and screaming, and kids were crying. They had no idea what was going on.

- a little later they finally got some word of the terrorist threat. They saw people with automatic weapons and TV cameras storming the airport.

- I don't know if he said it was Gatwick or in Newark, but some employees couldn't handle it and walked off the job

- in Newark, people went behind the counter and actually were checking in their own luggage. When autorities showed up, they shut that down, told people it was a federal crime, and ordered baggage removed from many flights.

I guess Michael Moore saying, "There is no terrorist threat" doesn't apply now. Ya think?


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: airportnightmare; london; londonairlineplot; terrorists; waronterror
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1 posted on 08/12/2006 10:37:34 AM PDT by doug from upland
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To: doug from upland

ugh.


2 posted on 08/12/2006 10:39:19 AM PDT by patton (LGOPs = head toward the noise, kill anyone not dressed like you.)
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To: doug from upland

How awful!

Kinda makes Chuckie Schumer sound like a whining sissy, doesn't it?


3 posted on 08/12/2006 10:41:40 AM PDT by Theresawithanh (Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around...)
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To: doug from upland

how horrible! glad they, finally, made it home


4 posted on 08/12/2006 10:44:25 AM PDT by leda (Life is always what you make it!)
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To: doug from upland

pls "go national" w/this story


5 posted on 08/12/2006 10:45:56 AM PDT by 1234 (WHO is Responsible for ENFORCING IMMIGRATION LAWS?)
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To: Theresawithanh

~~~~snicker~~~~~

Up Chuck Schumer IS a whining sissy!


6 posted on 08/12/2006 10:49:15 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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To: doug from upland

Newark as in NJ??


7 posted on 08/12/2006 10:50:07 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

Chuck should be thanking his lucky stars that the british police system is freer to combat terrorism than ours. The Terrorists had the word to strike that day not two weeks from now as originally planned. Chuckie would be dead today if not for MI5.


8 posted on 08/12/2006 10:51:53 AM PDT by Sentis
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To: doug from upland

Ping me with the full story please and thank you.


9 posted on 08/12/2006 10:52:28 AM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

Yeah; the Newark in England (Nottingham) doesn't have an airport.


10 posted on 08/12/2006 10:53:10 AM PDT by rightwinggoth
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To: doug from upland

We currently travel to Europe twice a year for a few weeks (this fall it will be 6 weeks), and we fly around the continent while there. It was complicated enough due to luggage and secrutiy restrictions of European airlines, now it will be even more of an ordeal to travel. Does anyone know if they even allow paperback books on planes going to and from England and other countries? They did not on the day the terrorists were arrested. But our sacrifices as travelers are for a good cause, safety...We can't really complain about that!


11 posted on 08/12/2006 10:53:14 AM PDT by BonnieJ
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

Yes, federal law was being violated in Newark.


12 posted on 08/12/2006 10:53:48 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: doug from upland

In Newark, they are always doing stuff like that.


13 posted on 08/12/2006 10:54:08 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am a big fan of urban sprawl but I wish there were more sidewalks)
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To: doug from upland

look on the brite side,

non, or at least not yet.

Sars or Bird Flu


14 posted on 08/12/2006 10:54:47 AM PDT by greasepaint
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

There is a Newark, England.


15 posted on 08/12/2006 10:54:50 AM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: Sentis

LOL! I'm waiting with bated breath for his weekly "face time" press conference tomorrow..... not. OY!

God Bless the Brits & MI5!


16 posted on 08/12/2006 10:55:24 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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To: Enterprise

There is also now a Londonistan.


17 posted on 08/12/2006 10:55:27 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: doug from upland

For all those naysayers, "AND you still don't believe that we're at war with the islamic terrorists?"


18 posted on 08/12/2006 10:55:28 AM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: doug from upland

That sure was a horrific ordeal for those traveling that day. It's good to know your friends finally arrived safely.


19 posted on 08/12/2006 10:55:28 AM PDT by BonnieJ
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To: Enterprise

Thanks, I was unaware of that.


20 posted on 08/12/2006 10:55:55 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (NY Slimes the paper of record for OBL!)
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