Explosion - Leeds

[michael]

Anyone want to get the ball rolling on the terrorist thing or should we wait?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7360858.stm

Seems an odd location for anything sinister IMO.

[jamesmark]

I think we should wait.

But it was clearly a terrorist act. ;) joking

[matt k]

Bloody terrorists.;)

[michael]

Gas terrorists it seems

[matt k]

They could have done it on Vicar lane! I would have liked the day off today.:)

[Charlotte]

My sinister head says it's lazy gas people.

[jamesmark]

Gas terrorists it seems

Those pesky people at National Grid.

[Matt H]

sorry guys, it was my gas :( bloody john had to light up as i let one rip didnt he. shouldnt have had that vindaloo last night :(

[Gaz6002]

I realise Gaz is "Gas" in French but I PROMISE it wasn't me.

[Pete]

Home brew in the basement.

[Thorin]

Looks like it was quite an explosion!

[martynwin1981]

theres a spare bomb 10 miles from me on felixstowe beach, just gone missing perhaps.?:d

[marbleapple]

theres a spare bomb 10 miles from me on felixstowe beach, just gone missing perhaps.?:d

I heard on the radio earlier that the cordon was 1 mile.... i'm guessing i'm wrong but that seems rather ott

[RobSheffield]

Gas terrorists it seems

The worst kind!

[martynwin1981]

I heard on the radio earlier that the cordon was 1 mile.... i'm guessing i'm wrong but that seems rather ott

don't know although i would say i wouldn't fancy being any closer if it did go off.

[marbleapple]

don't know although i would say i wouldn't fancy being any closer if it did go off.

Just seems a tad excessive... a ww2 bomb wouldnt take out a mile of land... there would be no London left if that were the case.

[Blackie]

Bloody terrorists.;)

Gas terrorists it seems

Bloody Gas terrorists

[tomgeer]

Bloody Gas terrorists

it seems like it ;)

[Blackie]

it seems like it ;)

Thats the word on the streets ;)

[RedM]

Jamesmark. British Gas employee. Works in Leeds. Just 'paid' for a new car.

I'm thinking someone does a bit of moonlighting.

[CoolsBlue]

there was one in northampton to...

[Soop Dogg]

Just seems a tad excessive... a ww2 bomb wouldnt take out a mile of land... there would be no London left if that were the case.

In London (or any built up area) there's lots to get in the way of a blast to take the energy out of the explosion. The one at Lowestoft is on the beach - the shock wave can travel a long way over empty space and still have enough energy in it to do damage.

From the news report I've seen, it seems the exclusion zone as a mile wide - i.e. 1/2 a mile in every direction around the bomb.

[Carl_S]

Doesn't look glamours enough for a terrorist target. I remeber when buncefield went off though, my cat flap lifted.

[martynwin1981]

In London (or any built up area) there's lots to get in the way of a blast to take the energy out of the explosion. The one at Lowestoft is on the beach - the shock wave can travel a long way over empty space and still have enough energy in it to do damage.

From the news report I've seen, it seems the exclusion zone as a mile wide - i.e. 1/2 a mile in every direction around the bomb.


felixstowe not lowestoft:d

[RobSheffield]

Jamesmark. British Gas employee. Works in Leeds. Just 'paid' for a new car.

I'm thinking someone does a bit of moonlighting.

I reckon you are onto something there!

[Soop Dogg]

felixstowe not lowestoft:d

Details, details!

Felixstowe/Lowestoft - same sh*t, different beach!

;)

(Still not as bad as Yarmouth though!)