LONDON CALLING

Tim Simmons · 7th July 2005, 02:44 PM

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Tim · 7th July 2005, 03:03 PM

Tim,

Our thoughts are with you and your countrymen.

Sincerely,
Tim

Marc · 7th July 2005, 04:12 PM

Been there.

Thanks for making us know from you. I, for one, appreciate it.

Our thoughts are indeed with all of you.

Aurangzeb · 7th July 2005, 05:29 PM

Hello all.

My depest sympaties to the British people. I was shocked to hear this on the BBC:America today. Hopefully all the fourm members in that area are alright.

Sincerely,
Mark G. Cooper-II

B.I · 7th July 2005, 05:48 PM

london is chaos today! the bad thing is there is no mobile (cell) phone reception, so its hard to call friends and family to make sure everyones ok.
all i can say, with respect to those that died, is that we were very lucky. anyone who knows london during rushour will know the crazy amount of people in a very small area. up to now, there is 33 dead with a few of the bomb casualty numbers unkown as yet.

Jens Nordlunde · 7th July 2005, 05:53 PM

We feel with you.

Jens

Tim Simmons · 7th July 2005, 08:17 PM

I would like thank everyone, we are British, and as I said business as usual so we move on. Tim

Aurangzeb · 8th July 2005, 01:15 AM

Hi All!

These terrorists are a discrase to the Islamic faith and they are cowards to hid behind religon. Has anyone heard if they found out if they were package bombs or scuicide bombers yet?

Andrew · 8th July 2005, 03:49 AM

My thoughts and best wishes go out to our British members, and the families, friends and victims of today's horrible attack in London.

Let's please keep this thread clear of religious or political discussions. Thanks.

Jim McDougall · 8th July 2005, 04:22 AM

I would like to join in offering my sincerest condolences to our British friends in this all too familiar act of cowardice. Although this event is of course not associated with our usual topics of discussion, we are compelled to express our reaction to this tragedy.
I agree we should avoid discussion or reference to religious perspective, while noting that terrorism and fanaticism truly have nothing to do with religion.

With deepest sympathy,
Jim

fearn · 8th July 2005, 04:41 AM

My sympathies are certainly with the people of London too.

I also have to express my respect for the ways the English are dealing with this tragedy. I've been through enough disasters to know that they often bring out the best in people, and that's certainly happened in London.

With sympathy and respect,

F

Rivkin · 13th July 2005, 11:24 PM

Dear Friends,

As many of you know I hold rather extreme views on islam and religions in genreal, in fact I'm somewhat of Ataturkist when it comes to this point.

Why am I saying this ? As many of you I feel the need to express my opinion, sometimes it almost wants to cry out from inside of me, but I believe that we all must hold it inside, and not to express anything like this on this forum, unless we want a really big fight. Not that this big fight would be a big thing, it's just there is so much else here to discuss.

Sincerely yours,

Kirill Rivkin

Andrew · 13th July 2005, 11:36 PM

Kirill's advice is good.

If we cannot keep this thread free of political or religious discussion, I will have to lock it.

This is definitely not something I want to do, as I think it is important to be able to discuss these things in our small (yet Global) community of ethnographic weapon enthusiasts. This thread is not strictly "on topic", but we are all human beings here. Let's please not stray into discussions which can only be divisive.

Thank you.

Mark · 15th July 2005, 02:33 PM

Perhaps to put a finer point on it: Completely apart from the well-established policies of this forum, it is just plain inappropriate to digress into controversy here. This thread was started to express our sorrow and the event, and condolences to our British friends (and all others) who are affected by it. This is not something that requires either political or religious editorializing, and the spirit of solidarity and compassion that has propted this thread requires that it be avoided at all costs. Out of respect for the victoms and their families, please exercise restraint.

Andrew · 13th July 2005, 11:15 PM

Sepang:

Please check your PM's before posting on this thread again.

Andrew

7th July 2005, 02:44 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	LONDON CALLING BUSINESS AS USUAL

7th July 2005, 08:17 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	Thanks all I would like thank everyone, we are British, and as I said business as usual so we move on. Tim

7th July 2005, 03:03 PM	#2
Tim Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jackson twp., Ohio Posts: 14	Tim, Our thoughts are with you and your countrymen. Sincerely, Tim

7th July 2005, 04:12 PM	#3
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Been there. Thanks for making us know from you. I, for one, appreciate it. Our thoughts are indeed with all of you.

7th July 2005, 05:29 PM	#4
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hello all. My depest sympaties to the British people. I was shocked to hear this on the BBC:America today. Hopefully all the fourm members in that area are alright. Sincerely, Mark G. Cooper-II

7th July 2005, 05:48 PM	#5
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	london is chaos today! the bad thing is there is no mobile (cell) phone reception, so its hard to call friends and family to make sure everyones ok. all i can say, with respect to those that died, is that we were very lucky. anyone who knows london during rushour will know the crazy amount of people in a very small area. up to now, there is 33 dead with a few of the bomb casualty numbers unkown as yet.

7th July 2005, 05:53 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	We feel with you. Jens

8th July 2005, 01:15 AM	#8
Aurangzeb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 306	Hi All! These terrorists are a discrase to the Islamic faith and they are cowards to hid behind religon. Has anyone heard if they found out if they were package bombs or scuicide bombers yet?

8th July 2005, 03:49 AM	#9
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	My thoughts and best wishes go out to our British members, and the families, friends and victims of today's horrible attack in London. Let's please keep this thread clear of religious or political discussions. Thanks.

8th July 2005, 04:22 AM	#10
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,946	I would like to join in offering my sincerest condolences to our British friends in this all too familiar act of cowardice. Although this event is of course not associated with our usual topics of discussion, we are compelled to express our reaction to this tragedy. I agree we should avoid discussion or reference to religious perspective, while noting that terrorism and fanaticism truly have nothing to do with religion. With deepest sympathy, Jim

8th July 2005, 04:41 AM	#11
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	My sympathies are certainly with the people of London too. I also have to express my respect for the ways the English are dealing with this tragedy. I've been through enough disasters to know that they often bring out the best in people, and that's certainly happened in London. With sympathy and respect, F

13th July 2005, 11:24 PM	#12
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Dear Friends, As many of you know I hold rather extreme views on islam and religions in genreal, in fact I'm somewhat of Ataturkist when it comes to this point. Why am I saying this ? As many of you I feel the need to express my opinion, sometimes it almost wants to cry out from inside of me, but I believe that we all must hold it inside, and not to express anything like this on this forum, unless we want a really big fight. Not that this big fight would be a big thing, it's just there is so much else here to discuss. Sincerely yours, Kirill Rivkin

13th July 2005, 11:36 PM	#13
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Kirill's advice is good. If we cannot keep this thread free of political or religious discussion, I will have to lock it. This is definitely not something I want to do, as I think it is important to be able to discuss these things in our small (yet Global) community of ethnographic weapon enthusiasts. This thread is not strictly "on topic", but we are all human beings here. Let's please not stray into discussions which can only be divisive. Thank you.

15th July 2005, 02:33 PM	#14
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Perhaps to put a finer point on it: Completely apart from the well-established policies of this forum, it is just plain inappropriate to digress into controversy here. This thread was started to express our sorrow and the event, and condolences to our British friends (and all others) who are affected by it. This is not something that requires either political or religious editorializing, and the spirit of solidarity and compassion that has propted this thread requires that it be avoided at all costs. Out of respect for the victoms and their families, please exercise restraint.

13th July 2005, 11:15 PM	#15
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Sepang: Please check your PM's before posting on this thread again. Andrew