Ladbroke Grove events

[hannahjo]

Sorry to turn a bad event into a bit of a selfish question, but following today's events at Ladbroke Grove do you think the streets that have been cordoned off will back open again tomorrow? I say this because my bf is having a birthday do in a bar on Tavistock Crescent and I'm a bit worried that we're not going to be able to get to it�

[acw]

Do you mean the arrests?

Best thing to do is take a wander down there tonight and ask a policeman/woman.  Or ring the bar and ask them.

We recently had road closures in Manchester (fire causing a risk of a gas cannister exploding.  Obviously idiots SAID it was terrorists but it clearly wasn't!) - the police were VERY nice and helpful in telling us when we'd get access again.

Happy birthday your boyfriend by the way!

[Peter Pedant]

I am sure that it will be open. - I am not sure if these things are insurable against - which means that the common people have to bear the loss and so they work their b+tts off to minimise the loss.

I am also sure that the party will go off like a b+mb - am I allowed to say that ? Can I come ? and tell bf that you've made up your mind that the evening ends with a bang. It'll bring a smile to his face.....Happy Birthday.

[THECORBYLOON]

PP dozens have been murdered, more have been injured and will be scarred for life, physically or mentally, a man has been killed by mistake and you seem to think it "funny" to make puns on "bomb" and "bang"-pathetic!  

[acw]

Does that mean that we can no longer say "bomb" or "bang" TCL?  Surely that's letting the terrorists win?  As Hermione once said in an early HP book "Fear of a word only serves to increase fear of the thing itself". 

It's not like the "pull my finger" sickness that we saw before on AB. 

What words should we continue to avoid then?  I don't want to be causing offence, but I don't want the terrorists to be allowed to alter our language forever. 

[THECORBYLOON]

I'm not suggesting the words "bomb" and "bang" be banned but it's the context in which they were used. PP used them in a reply to a question related to the actions of terrorists. In my opinion it was in very poor taste and done deliberately.

[acw]

Fair enough TCL - of course you're entitled to thta opinion.  I just thought that in a thread that was, by the admission of the poster, being entirely selfish despite of recent events, it wasn't causing so much harm. 

I suppose we still all have to be careful of what we say.  Trying to make light of the things that scare us won't be to everyone's taste - even if it is only our own little subconscious way of reducing the fear. 

[THECORBYLOON]

I have no problems wi the original question but it was the tone of the reply that was offensive (in my opinion.) I have made ma point and it's time to move onwards and upwards........

[acw]

Indeed indeed TCL. :-)  I didn't mean to be rude by the way - hope you didn't take offence at what I said.  See you in other threads I hope! :-)

[THECORBYLOON]

I didn't think you were rude in the slightest and we'll bump into each other again soon, no doubt.