11/10/2003

A rather alarming thing happened to me yesterday. While entertaining my friend from Nottingham who came down to London for the weekend, we both took a London Bus to West End to watch theatre (Hurray for last minute discount tickets). I was just pointing out the British Museum to her as we passed Great Russell Street when suddenly something brushed me from the back.

Now what was odd about that was: There should be nothing at my back, because I was standing with my back to the window. Even as I spun around, I could see the shattered safety glass of the window with a saucer sized hole where I had been standing in front of.

My exact words at this moment: "WHAT THE HELL?!?"

Turns out a van had gotten too close to the big double decker and the protruding rear view mirror smashed right through the glass, fortunately only brushing against the back of my jumper. Fortunately no one was hurt, although everyone had to get off because the glass shards made it dangerous for the bus to continue.

One whole year of taking the bus, this never happened to me before. And when it did happen, it happened right in front of my friend from Notts too.

Of course, when I think of it, the last time she came down to London, The Central Line Tube crashed at Chancery Lane. Hmm... -Ping