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London bomb explosions

Finally let out of work at 3pm. The police had to check the area as we were so close to the attack sites.

I walked down to Charing Cross with three colleagues fully expecting it to be chaotic trying to get a train home. There were very few trains running but I was lucky and got on one pretty quickly with one of my colleagues. He got to Sevenoaks and then his wife came to meet him there. I went on to Tonbridge and met my wife there before going to the nursery to pick up the kids.

The mobile networks were becoming easier to use so, I called my Grandma in Liverpool to let her know I was home. Also called my Mum.

Kids now in bed and I'm typing this with a glass of wine next to me. Still feeling shaky and very lucky.

I've been caught up in the periphery of bomb attacks before (IRA) but this was a lot closer. Work is shut tomorrow, we're to call a number on Sunday to check a recorded message teling us whether we can go back to work or not.

Fatalities are confirmed at 37 and still rising. Some of the living casualties must have horrific injuries. Earlier I felt guilty for being glad it's not me, now I just feel very saddened for the victims and their relatives.

At lunch yesterday we were overjoyed that London had won the bidding to host the 2012 olympics. Today we sat together scraping around for things to say, just glad to be there.