How safe do you feel?
Nov 21st 2015, 11:00 am
#31
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Re: How safe do you feel?
The Beirut attack was in the usual UK newspapers as well as the BBC , which is where I saw it.
Mali has also made the UK news.
Jonah Lomu also made the BBC news as well as the Telegraph and the like.
Mali has also made the UK news.
Jonah Lomu also made the BBC news as well as the Telegraph and the like.
Nov 21st 2015, 11:02 am
#32
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Re: How safe do you feel?
There was a lot of coverage of both the Beirut attack and about Jonah Lomu in the UK media.
Seems you are pretty selective about what you notice
Nov 21st 2015, 5:58 pm
#33
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Re: How safe do you feel?
That resonates for me. Had weekly bomb scares living in the north-west, became a bit of a joke at times. Always wondered who would want to bomb St.Helens and then the bastards bombed Warrington. Got very used to evacuating shopping centre's, college etc.
I'm vigilant, I know a terrorist attack can happen anywhere at anytime. I don't let it change my plans, I'm something of a fatalistic but I'm not in a hurry to go anywhere just yet! I generally feel safer living here but I'm certainly not complacent.
I'm vigilant, I know a terrorist attack can happen anywhere at anytime. I don't let it change my plans, I'm something of a fatalistic but I'm not in a hurry to go anywhere just yet! I generally feel safer living here but I'm certainly not complacent.
I was at the Vector last night and it was good and reassuring to see increased security there.
Nov 21st 2015, 6:02 pm
#34
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Re: How safe do you feel?
[QUOTE=Damson;11799494]Now that is interesting. I hadn't even realised there was an attack in Beirut last week and hadn't heard of Jonah. You could say therefore that the uk media is insular too as this attack didn't affect us but IS definitely does.
Both of these stories were on the BBC News as I read it every day to get a better idea of what is happening out there. BBC also covered Mali, the vote on the NZ flag and the crash at Fox Glacier yesterday...generally the BBC cover everything.
Both of these stories were on the BBC News as I read it every day to get a better idea of what is happening out there. BBC also covered Mali, the vote on the NZ flag and the crash at Fox Glacier yesterday...generally the BBC cover everything.
Nov 21st 2015, 8:41 pm
#35
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Re: How safe do you feel?
Bit more security at the airports might be good. Think it's crazy I can board a flight with no security checks or human interaction if hand luggage only (chch-queenstown I think). It's sad we have to think like this but this is the world we live in now.
