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  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Lots of precautionary measures by police, in nearly all areas people being told to go home early 'purely as a precaution'. Lots of rumours but nothing being reported as yet.

    Spoke to my mate in the TSG and he said to expect completely different policing tonight. They are off the leash.
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,615
    SE9ADDICK The same people who scare the life out of old ladies in Bexleyheath on most school days from 3 to 5. You need to see it to believe it. Some of the 14 and 15 year olds look in their 20's.
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    Re. BBM being down - Everyone in my office lost it, so we assumed it had been taken down.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,134

    A little light relief - different view of the rioters

    http://photoshoplooter.tumblr.com/

     

     

     

  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,721
    Im off to bed... good luck everyone... hope I don't wake up to some nationwide anarchy and the army being called in... 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,465
    It had already kicked off by this time yesterday, so I'm beginning to think it's going to be a calmer night.

    After all, if most of the looters were up til dawn, they'll only just be waking up now.
  • GRAY9
    GRAY9 Posts: 1,094
    edited August 2011
    Rumours spreading that Charlton and Millwall fans are defending Eltham High Street.

    This would be great tbf



    Yep brilliant. Potential race war about to kick off. Just what we all need.
    People are doing this as a result of the governments weaknesses so far. I doubt any looters will turn up in Eltham knowing this.



  • PaulCAFC
    PaulCAFC Posts: 857
    Croydon murder victim shot in head after being chased by cars; police hunting 9 men; 2 others who were with victim arrested over looting......................This from The Times.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Spoke to my mate in the TSG and he said to expect completely different policing tonight. They are off the leash.


    Shame its too late....the real "ringleaders" will be at home watching their new telly's, it'll be the "wannabees" out tonight.
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,191
    Im hearing Homebase in Penge has gone up... I dont know how true this is

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  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,007
    Just been told everyone has to be out of the building by 5 in South Kens.
  • PaulCAFC
    PaulCAFC Posts: 857
    RIM -the company behind Blackberry have had their website hacked in response to their promise to assist Police regarding the BBM messages used by rioters. Possibly why it appears to have shut down BBM.
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,616
    Please people, stop posting Rumours! Only Confirmed stuff! 
  • Benny Hill
    Benny Hill Posts: 388
    Please people, stop posting Rumours! Only Confirmed stuff! 
    I think people are trying their best but there seems to be so much speculation going around its hard to tell.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456

    Maidstone is closing up apparently, sounds like everyone is taking precautions.

    Full of happy shoppers and a roaring trade being done by the retailers when I left under an hour ago.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,383
    CAFC Academy have cancelled training for all age groups tonight - From OS twitter
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,994
    Im hearing Homebase in Penge has gone up... I dont know how true this is



    Then don't post it mate
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,616
    edited August 2011
    Use Henry's stance on Charlton news, Only when its on the Official Site! But change official site for BBC, ITV etc
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,802

    Maidstone is closing up apparently, sounds like everyone is taking precautions.

    Full of happy shoppers and a roaring trade being done by the retailers when I left under an hour ago.

    and that is still the case as I sit looking at the high street from my flat people are still wandering round shopping peacefully
  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,566
    Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups

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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,201
    Lakeside only just opened, been closed all day. South Ockendon swarming with police, unconfirmed reports of pub on fire in Southend.
    I've been in Southend all afternoon and it's totally calm near the high street.  I haven't been everywhere in town, but I haven't seen anything to suggest a fire.
  • redlanered
    redlanered Posts: 2,214
    A friend just told me he'd heard via a mate's cousin that the sky is definitely falling in.  Apparently Elvis posted something about it
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,659
    Was just on Eltham High St and there was no trouble. Not many people around apart from the usual chaps you see around the pubs in Eltham. Think everywhere is closing as a precaution and I'm not actually expecting a lot of trouble in London,
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    4.15pm - Mrs Plum arrives home; caught the train from Charing X to Dartford (got off at Lee), stopping at all stations. When walking home from Lee station she saw five police cars present. Bellamy's Citroen garage have cleared all the vehicles from their forecourt, interestingly.
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,616
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  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    A friend just told me he'd heard via a mate's cousin that the sky is definitely falling in.  Apparently Elvis posted something about it

    Where???
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,134
    edited August 2011
    A friend just told me he'd heard via a mate's cousin that the sky is definitely falling in.  Apparently Elvis posted something about it

    Where???




    100 Acre Wood

    Eeyore isn't surprised that the sky is falling, just surprised that it didn't
    happen yesterday.

     

  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    edited August 2011

    There was a group of about 8 or 9 police at the main entrance at the bottom of Greenwich Park (community police judging by their sizes and shapes) but no police presence at any of the other entrances. The park was open and quite busy with tourists. The museum is shut. Lots more shops and restaurants being boarded up as I came back. Marks & Spensers now closed.

    Popped in to see my sister who had just been sent home from work early. She got on the train at London Bridge and she told me there were about 20 or 30 white blokes in her carriage (not wearing suits or office clothes) with their phones contantly receiving text messages and they were all openly talking about what laptops and playstations they were were going to get tonight! I asked if she was sure they were not just joking. She assured me they seemed deadly serious. Bluewater kept getting mentioned.

  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,134
    Despite continued 'announcements' on twitter and the net, Welling / Bexleyheath still ok
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,108

    @chunes said: Saw a few rude boys but most of them are the mouthy, no-trousers Welling selection. Don't think we have much to fear down here, they don't really compare to the Croydon / Woolwich yoot scene, and there aren't any electrical shops in Welling worth looting.

     

    This is what i was trying to say earlier about bexleyheath, but got taken in the wrong context. sorry for offending.
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