Well at one point yesterday, this forum was the only way some people could 'check in' and confirm that their friends and relatives were still around. The BBC website was buried, there was no mobile service, land lines were busy and the only available information was coming from the TV, live.

I'm very glad it was here yesterday and I'm even gladder that there are no subjects that are taboo. You just had to see the poor people as they came out of stations to realise that sometimes you just HAVE to talk about it, whether the people around you want to listen or not. If I could have done more for folks, I would have but it was beyond my means.

LTS