tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892105.post112377887249447336..comments2023-08-13T12:20:53.393+01:00Comments on Anything that defies my sense of reason....: Another 7/7 Survivor Supports MetroNet Power Surge StoryThe Antagonisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01459201402366077472noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892105.post-1123805228569927152005-08-12T01:07:00.000+01:002005-08-12T01:07:00.000+01:00Jeff Porter, a train driver of 18 years whose Circ...Jeff Porter, a train driver of 18 years whose Circle Line train was hit by the blast that tore through a westbound Tube heading to Paddington on 7 July is quoted in a BBC story, <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4671767.stm" REL="nofollow">I'm lucky to be here, says driver</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>"He said he saw a bright flash but did not hear the explosion as it shattered his cab windscreen.<BR/><BR/>"'I was coming into Edgware Road station, as I do every morning,'" said Mr Porter, who has driven a Tube for 18 years.<BR/><BR/>"It was like it happened in slow motion in my mind. As the other train passed me, my windscreen shattered.<BR/><BR/>"There was smoke and dust everywhere. I was confused and just wondered what had happened. I didn't hear a bang or a boom."'</I><BR/><BR/>"<B>I didn't hear a bang or a boom</B>." <BR/><BR/>What sort of new ear-friendly bombs are these then? <BR/><BR/>Close enough to see the blast that destroyed the windscreen immediately in front of him but not close enough to hear it. <BR/><BR/>Maybe there was no blast, just a power surge?The Antagonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459201402366077472noreply@blogger.com