Yeah, been trying to sift through stuff and it's a pain. Some people say stuff, then others say "no I've just been there it's fine".
There's been rumours of stuff happening near enough me to be worried, but only thing confirmed is a bike store and Richer Sounds store both being looted last night - everything today is just a rumour.
I'll be perfectly safe if I stay where I am - residential area not on the main road nor too near shops - but at some point I need to go out for food.
:/
Except for rumours that shops are all shut, so it probably makes sense to just go visit my family a few days earlier than I was already planning to.
Except that requires going through Purley, and Twitter is saying:
quote:
I heard it's kicking off in Purley is this true??
3 minutes ago
@DapperDan I got home safe and sound!! No problem but shops are shut on Purley high street just as a precaution.
8 minutes ago
Tesco Purley has NOT been looted. Closed as a precaution
9 minutes ago
All the shops, petrol stations and restaurants in Purley were closed and shuttered at 3.30pm. Not a good sign.
15 minutes ago
Bare traffic in purley
21 minutes ago
I don't want to go sit in traffic if things are going to kick off down there.
:/
But it probably is just precautions and rumours, and normal afternoon traffic (it's always busy there).
EDITED: 9 Aug 2011 16:39 by BOUGHTONP