Mon
Jun 3 2019
05:51 pm
From our volunteer correspondent in London: Trump's Royal Visit
By: R. Neal

Up Goose Creek is in London contemporaneously with Trump's visit. Goose Creek graciously volunteered to be our London correspondent. Here is the first dispatch:

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Even Big Ben has a security detail

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Bleachers set up for bloviating on Downing street

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Note the security detail on the left roof of Buckingham Palace

"The Evening Standard reports that 25 million pounds ($31.6 million USD) will be spent on security. There must be thousands of barricades."

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Rachel's picture

This is cool. Thanks,

Submitted by Rachel on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 6:40pm.

This is cool. Thanks, Goose.

On a related note, I once saw Queen Elizabeth drive by in an open car about four feet from me. It was in Lucerne, Switzerland of all place. She wore a spectacularly ugly hat.

bizgrrl's picture

You gotta love it. If I was

Submitted by bizgrrl on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 6:47pm.
(in reply to Rachel)

You gotta love it. If I was the Queen of England I might wear garish chapeaus.

R. Neal's picture

"garish chapeaus"LOL!

Submitted by R. Neal on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 6:51pm.
(in reply to bizgrrl)

"garish chapeaus"

LOL!

(Great band name.)

JaHu's picture

I love Lucerne! Spent a week

Submitted by JaHu on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 8:00pm.
(in reply to Rachel)

I love Lucerne! Spent a week there close to the Chapel Bridge, and close to the rail station. Where'd you stay?

Rachel's picture

It was so long ago I can't

Submitted by Rachel on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 8:18pm.
(in reply to JaHu)

It was so long ago I can't remember the name of the hotel. But we stayed there for three days and loved it.

bizgrrl's picture

Thanks Goose!

Submitted by bizgrrl on Mon, 2019/06/03 - 6:47pm.

Thanks Goose!

Up Goose Creek's picture

Surprise

Submitted by Up Goose Creek on Tue, 2019/06/04 - 6:30am.

This was a surprise to me. I'd heard about the visit but had the impression it was next week. I had a few hours free in London and decided to see the sights.

Upon arrival at Buckingham palace I was greeted by the security theatre. Couldn't even get across the street to St James park.

Up Goose Creek's picture

Several minutes after my

Submitted by Up Goose Creek on Tue, 2019/06/04 - 6:43am.

Several minutes after my arrival a long line of Black vehicles arrived, about two dozen. After 15 minutes or so there was the sound of a helicopter and pedestrian traffic was allowed across the street in limited openings. The whole area East of the Palace remained closed to vehicles. There must have been thousands of barricades.

Up Goose Creek's picture

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Submitted by Up Goose Creek on Tue, 2019/06/04 - 6:40am.

I only saw two protest signs, I think the big protest is scheduled for today. There was a contingent with a banner supporting Trump but my camera refused to take a picture.

Over and out, I'll be in airplane mode soon.

calloway1972's picture

Yesterday saw depressed

Submitted by calloway1972 on Wed, 2019/06/05 - 7:01am.

Yesterday saw depressed Democrats cackling over a balloon flown by foreigners while at home our stock market had its best day in months.

He really is going to be President For Life, isn't he ?

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