....it's all got quite "interesting" since I returned to the UK.
Am in Mottingham tonight. Lewisham and Lee are not far away and subject to looting and rioting, burned out vehicles etc.
Had a brief scare as I was alone in the car with Gemima asleep in the back when 6 hoodie youths started walking up the road towards the car (Toni had popped into her mum's house). They looked very shifty as they entered the road but turned down an alley just before they reached me. Obviously having heard a lot of the news my heart was beating a little fast! I didn't feel much better when they were out of sight but at least there were no reported incidents in Eltham at the time. They did re-appear again 5 minutes later and walked back down the street in the direction they had appeared from. Probably completely innocent but the atmosphere in parts of London is somewhat tense as you can imagine!
A great little venue that Hollywood Doll played at, Dirty South, was targeted and has been trashed. It's been jaw dropping watching things unfold throughout the evening. So many places that I know and love have been attacked and/or destroyed.
The social commentary on all of this should be fun to read.
Can the world be as sad as it seems?
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