G20 Protests Wednesday and your commute

So how's it going to affect you???
From what I can see of the proposed 'official' route the embankment will be a mess in the evening
I suspect I'm out on the east side a little to far but if they hit tower bridge I'm done
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From what I can see of the proposed 'official' route the embankment will be a mess in the evening
I suspect I'm out on the east side a little to far but if they hit tower bridge I'm done
Dirty Hippies
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Add soap to the water cannons that'll move them along
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I quite fancied coming in - it got quite interesting during the May Day protests in (was it?) 2001. But the wife persuaded me to have a couple of easy days at home with her and the kids.
Getting home might be an issue though. Last time we went for a drink after work waiting for the crowds to disperse but there was a splinter group hiding in the gents, which was interesting
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???????
maybe it's a new form of gorilla gardening?
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So, not sure that popping out for a cheeky one will be such a good idea...
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I'm going to replace my normal skid lid for a bowler for the day.
What would Thora Hurd do?
Yeah, comrades. And rollover relief, allied to a light-touch regulatory regime, with no formal reporting requirements.
And free cider.
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Managed to move all my meetings and we have been told that we're not to use this as an opportunity to go and play golf. OK then, I definitely won't be playing golf 8) .
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* well, I didn't want to get a puncture riding through all the broken glass and other detritus from the next two days' fun and games.
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Watch out for HGVs
I was disappointed that we didn't have a phalanx of pikemen outside the doors and some Pandas chained to walls being flogged..
At the very least I wanted a couple of Challenger IIs dug in hull down on a reverse slope position with interlocking and overlapping fields of view and fire. I presume the lobby is rigged with claymores - one can only hope.
What would Thora Hurd do?
No protesters, hundreds of the mets finest.
Best time for getting in since started commuting again, weeeeeee.
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Worryingly it is now bad to be involved in carbon trading, which is partly what I do...and I thought I was saving the world!
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Much as I view the protestors as a bunch of soap/work dodging crusties, you've got to admire their chutzpah here!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7976444.stm
Nice work LIT keep it up
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Edit: Correction, it was for possessing police uniforms.
Edit 2: Now 11 arrested.
Number of bikes at Box Hill - 1.
No of police officers. - 0.
No of urban terrorists - 0
No of degrees celsius at Box Hill - 16
No of flapjacks - 1
No of miles - 54.1
No of calories - 2036
No of minutes on bike - 204
No of beers drunk since getting back, sitting on the balcony enjoyiing the sun - 2
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You lucky sod!
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Other news: The climate protesters have, literally, set up camp on Bishopsgate. They claim that they're going to remain there for the duration of the G20. So, if you're planning to delay your commute until the protester have left, avoid Bishopsgate.
This report is brought to you by Crappie Transport Management ®
You asked for it... my favourite bit of this one is the bunny outfit...
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