Marina Calland, a London commuter, talks about the bombing's effect on life and commuting in the city, from her office near Victoria Station.
RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Two sets of bombings in London over the past two weeks have rattled those      who depend on the city's mass transportation.  No one was killed in      yesterday's four new explosions that rocked underground stations and a      city bus.  Joining me now is Marina Calland(ph) from her office near      Victoria station.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Hello.</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: Hello.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Your commute this morning, how did it go?</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: It went fine actually, but before I set off I took a spare      pair of shoes, walking shoes, in case I do have to walk back home      but--you know, and don't have to wear heels.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: I guess it's just a good little extra bit of caution there.</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: Pretty much so, yeah.  I've had to watch the traffic news      and just check which tube lines are working, which buses are running and      if they are running at all.  You have to be prepared a bit more these      days.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Tell us about yesterday, when you heard about these latest      explosions.  I mean, what were you thinking?  What went through your      mind?</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: My first reaction was shock and then a bit of a surprise,      because it was rather a silly time to have explosions, at lunchtime when,      you know, the first ones were obviously targeted at the commuters at rush      hour, and then lunchtime bombs.  And nobody could understand what was      going on.  I mean, it was still unclear in the evening what was the point      of those attacks. And, of course, now they're saying that the bombs just      didn't detonate, so they could have been lethal, which is rather      alarming.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: When you got together, and I imagine you did, with friends and      maybe family throughout the day and last night, what are people saying?</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: Well, people were just amazed and shocked and scared and      angry, didn't know what to think, didn't know who to blame.  I mean,      obviously, started blaming all sorts of people.  Why are they blowing us      up?  What's the point?  But it was--to be honest, when the first bombs      went off, everybody was quite cool and chilled and sort of took it on the      chin, but this time people were rather angry.  Having it happen twice was      rather scary and people were not happy.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Is there a sense that this is sort of the beginning of a      long--of a series?  After you, you know, you had the one set of bombings,      that might have been thought to have been just a single event.</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: Well, I hope not.  I hope it's not going to be a series of      attacks, but obviously in the back of your mind you're thinking what if,      you know; sort of follow the pattern, you know, two weeks to the date      and, you know, sort of attacking on the same principle, one bus and three      tube stations.  It must be connected, unless somebody's just following      the example of somebody else and sort of tramping on somebody else's same      train.  But, yeah, hopefully it's not going to happen again, because it      getting a bit uncomfortable.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Are you doing anything differently at all as far as traveling,      commuting, living?</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: Well, apart from taking an extra pair of shoes to work,      too, this morning, nothing else really.  What can you do, you know?  You      still have to live your life and go to work and continue doing what I was      doing before. I can't just stay at home and just wait for, you know,      something unknown.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Marina Calland works and lives in London.  She's a media      consultant.  Thank you very much.</s>Ms. MARINA CALLAND: You're welcome.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: This is NPR News.