I am still pretty numbed by it all, it was certainly a very sombre St Andrews Day.
It is tragic what happened, and yet also quite miraculous that so many people did survive.
It makes you feel proud to be scottish seeing facts like people running towards the pub to help people rather than away to save themselves, and since this awful event seeing Hotels nearby open their doors to the emergency service personnel to use and restaurants providing food also to help, taxi companies providing free transport to hospitals to relatives and loved ones of those injured. Glasgow City Council immediately cancelling all celebrations planned for St Andrews Day putting respect before profit.
Surely all of that shows the true spirit of St Andrews day.
The Guard of honour provided by the emergency services as the bodies were finally removed from the scene was particularly moving today, as have been the stories of the survivors now emerging.
With my connections to the police I have been quite deeply affected by the weekends happenings, and feel so sad that already there are 3 names and lives to be commemorated at the Police Memorial Service next year.