I did that once in the 90s towards the end of the IRA bombings

Worked at Cambridge Circus in the West End, came back from lunchtime shopping one day to find the area cordoned off and about a dozen of our people milling around. I took them to a pub I knew well and bought a round while we waited for the all clear from the office to return.

Posted By: watfordcanary on November 24th 2017 at 19:51:06

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Just heard there's a gunman on the loose in central London (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Nov 24, 17:00:03
- All calm now... (General Chat) - Canarygunn, Nov 24, 18:20:20
  - According to the wrathcunts' paper of choice (General Chat) - Bryan Salad Surgery, Nov 24, 18:31:28
    - the Manchester Snowflake also reported (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Nov 24, 18:56:19
      - You what love? No sign of snoo up here, sarf of Cumbria anyhows (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 24, 19:43:11
    - Totally irresponsible. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 24, 18:49:32
    - I saw that on twitter, what an absolute disgrace (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 18:38:34
      - They should lose their license to distribute filth to the public (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 24, 19:30:06
        
        All their readers will be dead in 15 years, so same result (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 24, 19:45:58
        
        if only (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 24, 19:50:10
- No evidence of shots fired, no casualties, no suspect as of yet police just said. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 24, 17:41:38
  - Stations reopening. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 24, 17:51:44
    - Incident over. Doubt it takes much to create panic in such a busy area. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 24, 18:04:53
      - Weren’t there reports of shots in selfridges to ? (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Nov 24, 18:16:56
        
        That was OG dropping his wallet.😊 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 24, 18:55:33
        
        Not sure, but appears to have been an error. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 24, 18:46:22
- london's out of control gang crime (n/m) (General Chat) - wolfio, Nov 24, 17:28:33
- Police saying to avoid Oxford Circus. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 24, 17:11:36
  - That's not a bad bit of advice for any day of the week (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 24, 17:29:52
  - My daughters boyfriend is caught up in it. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Nov 24, 17:25:35
    - He's sheltering in a pub. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Nov 24, 17:31:18
      - I did that once in the 90s towards the end of the IRA bombings (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Nov 24, 19:51:06
      - Well he is thirty years old. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Nov 24, 17:37:34
      - Well he is thirty years old. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Nov 24, 17:37:24
      - Wise beyond his years! (General Chat) - avenging canary, Nov 24, 17:32:48
    - Hope ok (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Nov 24, 17:29:10
  - well that's just made my heart skip several beats (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 24, 17:17:36
    - Hope she is ok (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Nov 24, 17:25:18
      - YEs - she's just messaged me (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 24, 17:36:47
        
        Saying now no casualties or evidence of shots (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Nov 24, 17:43:05

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