Coffee 9:11 Mon Sep 19
Security in London today
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The biggest security operation ever in peace time in Britain. What could possibly go wrong?
Up to 2 million people are expected to descend on London and so many targets from around the world, each probably with opposition groups who'd like to harm them. Drones, coppers, divers, cameras, security agencies all over the place... What a nightmare.
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legrandefromage
9:12 Mon Sep 19
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Why, what's happening?
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Coffee
9:17 Mon Sep 19
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International cheese convention.
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happygilmore
9:38 Mon Sep 19
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How different it would have been during a Covid lockdown period.
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Auntie Thermite
10:07 Mon Sep 19
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Finding parking will be a real cunt, and with all the living dead wandering around in and out of the road getting from A to B will take forever.
Perhaps scooters are the future!
Security has been stepped up in various locations around central London lately even before ol Queenie popped her clogs, and what is a generally unpleasant experience has only become worse.
Kind of makes the line "Britons never, never, never, shall be slaves" even more ironic when sung by masked up slaves.
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Coffee
10:11 Mon Sep 19
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"Perhaps scooters are the future!"
Surely that should end with a question mark.
Pedantic? Perhaps, but you've been doing this for years.
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On The Ball
10:18 Mon Sep 19
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I get that you use deliberate stupidity to make a point, but really you just look stupid. It NEVER lands.
Find parking? Why would anyone drive into London today?
And going into London is perfectly pleasant (unless you never do and are guessing, of course).
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twoleftfeet
11:11 Mon Sep 19
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Who is this thermite character? Sounds like a bit of a cunt.
Firstly why would people be masked up? Might be the odd one or two but that’s their choice.
As for getting to London I have never had a problem, just get on a train and 45 minutes later I’m in Central London.
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Sven Roeder
11:17 Mon Sep 19
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He is the (piss) artist formerly known as Golden Oldie
You have to forgive him, this queue to see the Queen in (or maybe not in) the casket reminds him that he never got to queue up to pass by his favourite Adolf in a box.
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southbankbornnbred
11:22 Mon Sep 19
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Just back from an early run into central London. I have no interest in the funeral, but was intrigued to see what they’ve done with crowd control/security etc.
Hefty, as you’d expect with half the world’s leaders turning up. Huge police presence, but mostly standing about this early. Saw at least one “special” unit getting an on-the-spot briefing. They looked beyond serious - the sort of folk who might shoot you for farting, as they consider it a heightened risk!
The usual mixture of committed loons queuing (surely they’ve had enough by now?!) to line the route. But I got around the area quite easily this early.
I’ve no interest in the pomp and ceremony, but hope it goes as smoothly as possible - given the circumstances - for those who are interested.
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PwoperNaughtyButNot
11:28 Mon Sep 19
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It’s deeper that that
Have a look here and you will see that the vast majority of all global warships are around the Uk
https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/2013/02/military-ship-track.html
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southbankbornnbred
11:32 Mon Sep 19
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Blimey.
Are they expecting the corgis to try to seize power or something?!
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southbankbornnbred
11:36 Mon Sep 19
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Gut feeling is that’s down to a couple of things:
Some residual issues to do with securing gas & oil supplies in Northern Europe/Norway etc.
An expectation that Russia will attempt a show of strength in the area today.
“Oh, we just happened to be passing through international waters…”
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chim chim cha boo
11:42 Mon Sep 19
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I went along at midnight last night with a DSLR with a big fuck-off lens and tripod at about midnight to take photos of the people plotting up with sleeping bags, tents and everything they could to get through the chilly night so they could pay their respects..
There was a massive police presence (of course), soldiers from every regiment imaginable and loads of stewards.
Honestly by midnight the Mall and Whitehall were mobbed with people from all over the world, black, white and every colour under the sun. .
Not just British and Commonwealth either (although there were masses of them) but judging by the flags proudly displayed displayed people from all over the world.
I'm not really a monarchist but this was her majesty the Queen we are talking about and it's kind of surprised me how much have been affected by her passing. It's literally the closing of an age (the second Elizabethan age) and it's topped off where this country is heading to.
The Queen seems to stand for a totem of the England I grew up in, where ladies were offered seats on buses and politicians either wanted the best for it's citizens or at least hid their voracious greed. A time when being stupid was a bad thing and not a badge of honour. A Britain that was simply polite and was seen around the world as a country to emulate when it came to civility and generosity.
How far we've fallen since I was a kid and this day when we say goodbye to a beloved Queen seems a full-stop to my age and I'm only in my mid fifties.
Anyway, last night was glorious. Because I had such a big camera I had constant conversations with complete strangers asking if I was from the newspapers and generally chatting to really nice people although I prefaced every conversation with the fact that I'm not really a monarchist. The police were great asking to see some of the shots I had taken and even the stewards were nice and friendly.
It couldn't have been more different than going to a football match and I hope as many of you as possible experienced this once in a lifetime experience, monarchist or not. It felt properly historic.
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J.Riddle
11:46 Mon Sep 19
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They've closed many roads, those residents and others who were parked and haven't moved have had their cars lifted and placed nearby hence impossible to find a parking place in surrounding roads, no one dare move their car for fear of losing their place or another anywhere in the near vicinity on their return.
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Bungo
11:57 Mon Sep 19
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chim chim cha boo 11:42 Mon Sep 19
Really interesting post. Many thanks.
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Sarge
11:59 Mon Sep 19
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chim chim cha boo 11:42 Mon Sep 19
Nicely put fella.
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Steady
12:06 Mon Sep 19
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Chim chim, those words below sum up perfectly how a lot of us feel, and I’m 47.
The Queen seems to stand for a totem of the England I grew up in, where ladies were offered seats on buses and politicians either wanted the best for it's citizens or at least hid their voracious greed. A time when being stupid was a bad thing and not a badge of honour. A Britain that was simply polite and was seen around the world as a country to emulate when it came to civility and generosity.
How far we've fallen since I was a kid and this day when we say goodbye to a beloved Queen seems a full-stop to my age and I'm only in my mid fifties.
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Mike Oxsaw
12:06 Mon Sep 19
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I do like the pomp & spectacle the English/British do so well at clearly defined establishment events - but only in black & white; I am not a part of it (no matter how hard I pretend), never was and never will be.
The closest I ever got was monthly church parades as a cub scout, while I was still in the process of putting my identity together.
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Sven Roeder
12:15 Mon Sep 19
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chim
You seem to be implying that the Queens reign has seen a decline from a better Britain with values to a greedy voracious divided shit show.
Does that mean she was unable or unwilling to halt that?
The divide between the haves and have nots has never seemed larger as Charles & William take possession of a dozen castles, palaces & estates.
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Steady
12:29 Mon Sep 19
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Sven - unless the queen had the power to stop mass illegal immigration, social media and a decline in parenting standards/discipline, then of course she was unable to stop society's decline
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