that white powder…

on the train on my way back home this evening a carriage has been isolated, reason being on a seat there was some white powder, and in this time with fear of… antrax it was a precautionary measure. A friend of mine back from London says is quite normal there for the tube to be stopped because of bomb alarm, so this little episode is routine, trying to see the positive side: at least we traveled in first class with no additional fee (that carriage separated 1st from 2nd class), gosh what a strange world it has become