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Old 11-12-2005, 10:08 AM
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jesus!

Old 11-12-2005, 10:10 AM
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I thought my missus had gone mad saying the windows rattled at 6am. I slept through it. In fact I'd probably sleep through the end of the world.

BBC are saying 36 casualties. (not deaths)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm

And mum reports petrol stations going crazy. Glad I filled up yesterday.

How much is 60 million gallons? How much does the UK use per week?
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im in stopsley and felt it and heard it,thought it was loud thunder at 1st but no lightning then finally got up at about half 7,it was on the news whwn i turned the tv on so i thought i would look out my front room window and c if i could c the smoke,nice blue sky with no clouds atall but just 1 big huge fooker in hemel direction,not good my mates wife went 2 get sum petrol earlier this morning and it took her half hour and the petrol station is only 2mins down the road
Old 11-12-2005, 10:18 AM
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I was hammered last night, so slept through it, but everyone else woke up with the noise and we're a fair old way away.

Must have been one hell of a bang
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Nath,

Its possible you can see the smoke

Just saw a satalite image and its drifting over berkshire!!!!





kin hell!

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Old 11-12-2005, 10:26 AM
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6.05 it woke me up & at first I thought it must be a plane crash as I am west of Heathrow , stayed awake for a while listening for sirens but heard nothing so thought I must have dreamt it
Old 11-12-2005, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Fooking hell! I work up suddenly at 6am for some reason don't remember hearing anything

was probably the weight transfer of your missus leaving the bed again to raid the fridge!
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my mates wife and their neighbour were out the front of the house and heard 5 explosions i think so maybe there were sum tanker lorries went up aswell
Old 11-12-2005, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveEscos
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Fooking hell! I work up suddenly at 6am for some reason don't remember hearing anything

was probably the weight transfer of your missus leaving the bed again to raid the fridge!
Coooooooonttt
Old 11-12-2005, 10:39 AM
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This is out my front door, coming from M1 direction

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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by DaveEscos
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Fooking hell! I work up suddenly at 6am for some reason don't remember hearing anything

was probably the weight transfer of your missus leaving the bed again to raid the fridge!
Coooooooonttt
aaggh damn.. Sorry mate.. I thought Franco posted that!


thats what no sleep does to your brain!
Old 11-12-2005, 10:43 AM
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Mistaken me for Franco
Old 11-12-2005, 10:44 AM
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Bit Close to home this one... All my mates live around the area of the Site, The Noise woken me up 10 miles away in watford. Few Pictures taken by 2 of my mates from outside thier houses!

Taken at 6.20 this morning













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This is the View from my place 10 miles away -



Old 11-12-2005, 10:48 AM
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I can't see pics Just little boxes with a red cross in
Old 11-12-2005, 10:50 AM
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Smokes over my house now and im in East London Its getting dark
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Its getting really dar here to out the front and out the back is brilliant sunshine weird!
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Look simular to these pics

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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Look simular to these pics

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Originally Posted by Oranoco
I can't see pics Just little boxes with a red cross in
Sorted now i hope
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Originally Posted by FastKA
Bit Close to home this one... All my mates live around the area of the Site, The Noise woken me up 10 miles away in watford. Few Pictures taken by 2 of my mates from outside thier houses!

Taken at 6.20 this morning













Fook being that close to it
Old 11-12-2005, 10:58 AM
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All sorted

And fook

I'm East of it and can't see out as there seems to be mist in the air round my way
Old 11-12-2005, 11:24 AM
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heres a shot from a field outback of our place in Amersham.

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I heard this, the house shook and there was a low deep rumble.

Thats in Bracknell
Old 11-12-2005, 12:29 PM
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My mum works for a Reading depot and regulary have to use Buncefield Field depot for supplys!!
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i woke up to it earlier was weird didnt know what the fuck was going on. probably cause i had way too many Stella's

tried to tell some people on the fone about the roads been closed but they didnt listen so fuck them! hope they have fun getting home
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i can see the smoke gonna post the pics when i find my cable. im in hayes in west london near heathrow thats approx 30mile away lol
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Originally Posted by Nick b
My wife woke up at 6.06 and ask if i felt the house shake!!!!!! I was like "you have lost the plot go back to sleep" And we live in windlesham in surrey

Nick
cool! I live down the A 30 from you And I'll be doing the pram race this year
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My wife is doing the pram race this year dressed up as looby loo (short skirt, stockings ) as part of my duaghters pre-school.

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Old 11-12-2005, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Fooking hell! I work up suddenly at 6am for some reason don't remember hearing anything
Fooking hell! I think hearing is one of the only senses that 'stays on' to alert you to danger whilst your asleep!

Andy
Old 11-12-2005, 02:00 PM
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didnt wake me up but heard it was loud. brother in law woke up thinkin some one was tryin to kick his front door in

apparently it could be heard in holland
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Originally Posted by DaveEscos
Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Fooking hell! I work up suddenly at 6am for some reason don't remember hearing anything

was probably the weight transfer of your missus leaving the bed again to raid the fridge!
Coooooooonttt
Maybe she's a secret R Whites drinker
Old 11-12-2005, 02:19 PM
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i live within a mile of the blast my flat shook literally. i shat myself and got out luckly no has been killed
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http://www.sky.com/skynews/picture_g...5715-6,00.html

check out some of the pictures looks like something from a film
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Woke us up 10 miles away, thought it was out the back of the house and some kind of bomb (one of the july 7th bombers lived out the back of our house )

It was really weird as there was deathly silence for 10minutes afterwards and usually there is always a few cars about.

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Some pics from the bedroom window......

its been Dark here all day you can just about see the sun going down behind the smoke



Theres ash on all the cars here too

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Wondered why my door slammed and woke my up.........

Can see the smoke from Dunstable
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Tis not good this ay

Found out this afternoon one of the guys in this place that went up is a mates step-dad so thoughts go out to him

fooking shocking! RIP to those who's lives have been taken also!!

Fook me faye them pics outside your house are bad with the smoke

Andy (RSNISSAN) would this be wh you text me at 06:23 this morning to ask "Did you hear the bang are you ok?"
bless ya you fooker,,,you woke me up buy text the wrong person nope I didn't hear the bang babe,,,just me darn phone going off


xxx
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only just seen it on tv thought the other thread was a joke fook me was i wrong
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Originally Posted by Nikki
Tis not good this ay

Found out this afternoon one of the guys in this place that went up is a mates step-dad so thoughts go out to him

fooking shocking! RIP to those who's lives have been taken also!!
My understanding was that no-one died and thats what has surprised people the most! 40 odd people have been insured thou but nothing serious


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