Bomb warning receieved in London

[seko]

News today about a bomb threat in London Monday 16th.
If posted already mods can deleted. I checked and isn't posted yet.

The queen is going to Ireland tomorrow Tuesday. Seems to be related.

Cheers.

seko

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13412871

[SteveX]

In brief it is related. There was also a pipe bomb found on the outskirts of Dublin the night before the Queen arrived.

Here's the gig. Some southern Irish want to see a united Ireland hence the troubles. Meanwhile back in 1989 (I think) the Irish (southern) constitution was changed in a referendum. It originally wanted a united Ireland but they no longer hold to that premise. The majority are happy as they are...a North and a South.

[Carmody]

I do remember a near attempt on my life by a elderly gent -with his cane.

I met an old (about age 75, it seemed, at the time) IRA recruiter and money collector (a fundraiser), when he was visiting my particular country, in approx 1985-1986. I asked him where he was from. 'Dublin', he replied. "I bet you don't know where that is", he stated, with a smile and a subtle thrust of the chin, thinking he had me in the grips of ignorance.

"Oh", I replied, "I know where that is", as I kept my face blank and dumb looking. "It's where the Queen goes on her summer holidays - and kisses all the children."

That is when he tried to hit me with his cane.

[SKIBADABOMSKI]

I do remember a near attempt on my life by a elderly gent -with his cane.

I met an old (about age 75, it seemed, at the time) IRA recruiter and money collector (a fundraiser), when he was visiting my particular country, in approx 1985-1986. I asked him where he was from. 'Dublin', he replied. "I bet you don't know where that is", he stated, with a smile and a subtle thrust of the chin, thinking he had me in the grips of ignorance.

"Oh", I replied, "I know where that is", as I kept my face blank and dumb looking. "It's where the Queen goes on her summer holidays - and kisses all the children."

That is when he tried to hit me with his cane.

Ladies and Gentlemen the winner of todays best post award goes to.. 'drum roll'.. Carmody !!

Hilarious.

[seko]

I do remember a near attempt on my life by a elderly gent -with his cane.

I met an old (about age 75, it seemed, at the time) IRA recruiter and money collector (a fundraiser), when he was visiting my particular country, in approx 1985-1986. I asked him where he was from. 'Dublin', he replied. "I bet you don't know where that is", he stated, with a smile and a subtle thrust of the chin, thinking he had me in the grips of ignorance.

"Oh", I replied, "I know where that is", as I kept my face blank and dumb looking. "It's where the Queen goes on her summer holidays - and kisses all the children."

That is when he tried to hit me with his cane.

Carmondy let me stand up, cause I was on the floor laughing picturing your face and his face at the end of your comment hahaha and then his angry face and his cane trying to hit you and you running away from him hahaha.

I used to be in band with a friend from Northern Ireland and he was ok being part of the UK, but at the same time he knew that the queen and her family weren't good or necessary for Northern Ireland, but again he flows with the situation, he didn't want any trouble with anybody regarding the monarchy. Which is good cause life goes on and have to make the best of it,
I read a comment from 9eagle9 saying that the Irish had a bad temper and alcohol problems because of their history....... below is what she commented

People seem to think the potato is a traditional food of the Irish. But my grandmother stated the potato was imposed on the Irish by the British to grow as food crop, leaving little else to eat eventually so when the potato famine, the fungal infection that spread throughout the potato growth, decimated the crop the Irish basically were starved either into death or immigration. And potatoes were not introduced into Europe until the 1600's or so; the potato was relatively new to the Irish diet. And when one went to America they were viewed as unhealthy people. I suspect they were malnourished even prior to the Potato Famine even during times where there was plenty to eat.