Heathrow shut

[dronefromsector7G]

 

[grunge]

There is absolutely no evidence of Russian involvement whatsoever….but I’m with you, seems very odd.

A lot of talk in the media about UK and France pushing ‘militarisation’ of the west…Russia not happy about that they want us to stay ‘toothless’…

A couple of years back there were a number of flights from Moscow to western Belarus. reports at the time were that they were carrying FSB agents who promptly disappeared. then a couple of months later fires started happening at factories supplying weapons to Ukraine and the like.

there's a bit of putting 2 and 2 together but its hard not to think there might be something suspect going on. same with the fires on the French railways at the Olympics opening date. while might not have been carried out by Russians the level of disruption caused felt like it was more than just some knobbers trying it on.

 

[J.G.Blue.]

It's just been on the bbc.
Apparently a scouser robbed the meter.

.......but it wasnt his fault?

 

[maccieblue]

Similar thing happened at Manchester airport last June. Buggered my holiday up !

And our holiday

 

[tweety]

All the reports are mentioning travellers, but harsh to blame the gypos if you ask me

I used to work at a CEGB research site in Wythenshawe. One weekend gypos broke in and stole all the substation cabling, put us out of action for months. Basically they're scum of the earth and don't give a shit.

 

[cheekybids]

I used to work at a CEGB research site in Wythenshawe. One weekend gypos broke in and stole all the substation cabling, put us out of action for months. Basically they're scum of the earth and don't give a shit.

I heard the KGB have started driving round in white vans & quoting for conservatory’s.

 

[mexico1970]

I used to work at a CEGB research site in Wythenshawe. One weekend gypos broke in and stole all the substation cabling, put us out of action for months. Basically they're scum of the earth and don't give a shit.

You can't say that nowadays or you will be sent to a reeducation camp (Prison) by an overnight court :)

 

[DiscoSteve]

cue compo all round - and to all those southern jessies who decided to take the fine for taking their little darlings out of school during term time (because we don't need to adhere to rules) impacted by this, ha ha ha f*ckin ha, serves you right you self righteous twats!

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Fuck me this thread must be the record. It took 3 posts for something to be a conspiracy theory

 

[BlueAnorak]

this is where my head went with it too. if it was the Russian's though they might well have found a flaw that prevented backup systems kicking in. Id like to think there will be backups of some form in place but that might just be for more critical systems rather than the whole place.

The backup system was on the same site for goodness sake (shakes head).

 

[grunge]

The backup system was on the same site for goodness sake (shakes head).

Probably good for efficiency in terms of a general power cuts, just generate electricity and use the same power lines. but from a security point of view very poor.

 

[DiscoSteve]

The backup system was on the same site for goodness sake (shakes head).

been there seen that...

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[BlueAnorak]

Bring investigated as Sabotage. Substations don't usually catch fire. They just ho bang with a burning electrics smell.
It is the backup generator that caught fire and did the damage.

 

[yerwot?]

been there seen that...

Wonder if the statutory risk assessment has been acted on? Or was it "in the pipeline", or even considered and declared satisfactory?

 

[stan bowles]

No panic - Ed Milliband's on the case plus it's another blow to Rachel Reeves' growth plan.

 

[yerwot?]

Bring investigated as Sabotage. Substations don't usually catch fire. They just ho bang with a burning electrics smell.
It is the backup generator that caught fire and did the damage.

Ar'nt the transformers cooled by liquid (high flash temp esters) ?

 

[TinFoilHat]

Bring investigated as Sabotage. Substations don't usually catch fire. They just ho bang with a burning electrics smell.
It is the backup generator that caught fire and did the damage.

:)
Texts from B.A. saying their flights are still on. This is a dirty trick they've used before. People don't turn up because Heathrow says its closed, then when you try and get your money back off B.A, they said well the flight took off, but you didn't show up, so they deny your refund.

 

[DiscoSteve]

Wonder if the statutory risk assessment has been acted on? Or was it "in the pipeline", or even considered and declared satisfactory?

Indeed - I know as part of an organisation providing 'infrastructure of national importance' this is a f**kin nightmare BUT also that it is uber important that its designed/implemented/regularly tested right!

 

[Maintainin]