Strike 1

The operating group that manages all the Underground workers is filing for bankruptcy, so the union that represents those workers has organized a friendly little strike to make sure its workers are guaranteed jobs and pensions, etc., in lieu of a contract with the city that designates the like.

So we all have to ride the bus til Thursday. Or to put it another way: everyone who usually rides the Tube is going to be sitting in my seat on the bus for the next few days. Which means I'll be standing and probably sandwiched between a few people with BO, some crying babies and a hoodie gang. Which means an escape to lovely burning Athens on Wednesday will be a welcome retreat.

Even though the conference I'm going to is going to be a total loukaniko fest.