I read in the newspaper (and think what a bunch of brutes those were): "Several people were hurt in the crush as thousands flocked to the midnight opening of Ikea's newest store. The shop stayed open for just 30 minutes because of safety fears at the store in Edmonton, north London. Five people were taken to hospital, one with chest pains, and up to 20 suffered from heat exhaustion.Police said the stabbing of a man, in his 20s, near the store at about 0130 GMT was unrelated. He was also taken to hospital where his condition is stable.
Ikea said its flagship store, the biggest in England, had to close because of an "unforeseen volume of customers". People became agitated and eventually they started trying to charge the doors Eye-witness Patrick Passley. An Ikea spokeswoman said the company was "deeply shocked, upset and concerned" and blamed a queue "surge" for the crush. Bargain-hunters even abandoned their cars on the A406 north circular causing severe traffic problems, the Met said. Advertising announcing cut price offers over 24 hours attracted between 4,000 and 6,000 people to the store, according to the London Ambulance Service".

Just as well that we go to the Ikea in Bristol...not closer than London but about the same.



Leo en el periodico (y pienso...'pero que bruta es la gente...'): "Londres. -- Varias personas han resultado heridas en una marea humana que ha invadido esta madrugada un nuevo hipermercado de muebles IKEA, el mayor de Inglaterra, en un barrio de Londres. Entre 4.000 y 6.000 personas habian acudido al centro comercial atraidas por una publicidad de la empresa sueca en la que anunciaba grandes rebajas durante 24 horas desde la pasada medianoche. A consecuencia de la aglomeracion de publico, cinco personas resultaron heridas, una de ellas con un amago de infarto, y tuvieron que ser trasladadas al hospital, mientras que otras 20 sufrieron malestar provocado por el calor asfixiante del interior del establecimiento. Algunos consumidores que acudian atraidos por las grandes ofertas anunciadas llegaron a dejar sus coches abandonados en las carreteras de acceso al hipermercado, lo que provocó grandes problemas en el trafico. La estampida se produjo de manera inesperada apenas media hora antes de las 00.00 horas de hoy, momento en que estaba prevista la apertura de los grandes almacenes".

Yo, por eso, me voy al Ikea de Bristol. Total, nos queda igual de lejos..

The weather today:
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Humidity: 90%
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