London: Tube Strike - Last week of June

richVSrich
richVSrich Posts: 527
edited June 2011 in Commuting chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13706133

Whilst cycling will beat the strike, the roads will be super packed with bicycles and cars.

Keep calm and carry on!
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    A tube driver chipped a nail again?
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Doesn't really affect me in SE London, no Tube down my way anyway. Last Tube strike I just used the Old Kent Rd route rather than the route through Surrey Quays and barely noticed a change in traffic levels...
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  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Given Boris's inability to relocate bikes back to mainline stations on a morning, I doubt it will be too much more crowded.
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  • jamesco
    jamesco Posts: 687
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    A tube driver chipped a nail again?

    This is the fella that was (reportedly...) abusive to his colleagues that weren't so keen on striking as he was. Would be ironic if the tribunal upholds the decision and he gets the sack for good ;)
  • shm_uk
    shm_uk Posts: 683
    "Drivers belonging to the RMT will strike between 0901 BST on 19 June and 0300 BST on 20 June, between 0901 BST on 27 June and 1159 BST on 28 June, between noon on 29 June and 1159 BST on 30 June and between noon and 2100 BST on 1 July"

    Never realised Tube pilots were so pedantic with their timekeeping.

    Striking at 0901. Not 0859. Or 0900. Or 0902.

    But then why 0300 BST, and not 0259 or 0301 ?

    And then they get a bit lazy and it's becomes just 'noon' ... early finish Friday to beat the traffic home and get a longer weekend :-)
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    shm_uk wrote:
    "Drivers belonging to the RMT will strike between 0901 BST on 19 June and 0300 BST on 20 June, between 0901 BST on 27 June and 1159 BST on 28 June, between noon on 29 June and 1159 BST on 30 June and between noon and 2100 BST on 1 July"

    Never realised Tube pilots were so pedantic with their timekeeping.

    Striking at 0901. Not 0859. Or 0900. Or 0902.

    But then why 0300 BST, and not 0259 or 0301 ?

    And then they get a bit lazy and it's becomes just 'noon' ... early finish Friday to beat the traffic home and get a longer weekend :-)

    It's probably something to do with shift patterns...
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  • bearfraser
    bearfraser Posts: 435
    Tube , whats that???????????????
  • richVSrich
    richVSrich Posts: 527
    t4tomo wrote:
    Given Boris's inability to relocate bikes back to mainline stations on a morning, I doubt it will be too much more crowded.

    not really talking about the boris bikes - just all the people who keep bikes in their sheds for most of the year, and people who will try and drive to work...the roads will be much busier!
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  • richVSrich
    richVSrich Posts: 527
    bearfraser wrote:
    Tube , whats that???????????????

    i did have Lahndahn in the title :)
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    Bob Crow is a dinosaur, this is not the 70s anymore and he needs to wind his thick neck in and grow the f#ck up
  • georgee
    georgee Posts: 537
    They are now talking of throwing people out of social housing if you earn over £100k a year. Luckily this will make Crow homeless and a bit less of a scrounger but i'm pretty sure 99% of us would still rather see him under a bus.
  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    georgee wrote:
    They are now talking of throwing people out of social housing if you earn over £100k a year. Luckily this will make Crow homeless and a bit less of a scrounger but i'm pretty sure 99% of us would still rather see him under a bus.

    £140k a year was the last number I saw for his earnings a year from the RMT, that must be hard work, organise a few strikes a year and look like you care about your poor downtroden workers on tv now and again.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Paul E wrote:
    Bob Crow is a total feckin' n0b, this is not the 70s anymore and he needs to wind his thick neck in and grow the f#ck up

    FTFY

    The roads will be horrendous, peds wondering round like anaesthetised sheep, cars and taxis going berserk, and then there are the 'occasional cyclists', the most dangerous species known to man

    WFH that day, I think
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    SecretSam wrote:
    Paul E wrote:
    Bob Crow is a total feckin' n0b, this is not the 70s anymore and he needs to wind his thick neck in and grow the f#ck up

    FTFY

    The roads will be horrendous, peds wondering round like anaesthetised sheep, cars and taxis going berserk, and then there are the 'occasional cyclists', the most dangerous species known to man

    WFH that day, I think

    The alternative is to find out where he'll be holding is normal picketing press conference and then descend on mass to tell him what we think of him..
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  • hfidgen
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    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    A tube driver chipped a nail again?

    Would be funny if it weren't true...
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  • Butterd2
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    georgee wrote:
    They are now talking of throwing people out of social housing if you earn over £100k a year. Luckily this will make Crow homeless and a bit less of a scrounger but i'm pretty sure 99% of us would still rather see him under a bus.

    Definite +1 to that!
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    SecretSam wrote:
    Paul E wrote:
    Bob Crow is a total feckin' n0b, this is not the 70s anymore and he needs to wind his thick neck in and grow the f#ck up

    FTFY

    The roads will be horrendous, peds wondering round like anaesthetised sheep, cars and taxis going berserk, and then there are the 'occasional cyclists', the most dangerous species known to man

    WFH that day, I think

    That works much better, thanks :)
  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    The alternative is to find out where he'll be holding is normal picketing press conference and then descend on mass to tell him what we think of him..

    I'd be so up to do this! :P
  • dilemna
    dilemna Posts: 2,187
    The Tube is going down the tubes. Sack all those who go on strike.
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  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Today felt like a Tube strike day, given the number of total fcukwits on the road.
  • richVSrich
    richVSrich Posts: 527
    bump - reminder for next week...
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  • Blandiblub
    Blandiblub Posts: 134
    The tribunal into the sacked worker ruled pretty much 50:50 - ie: his actions deserved discipline but short of sacking.

    Talks between LU & RMT were/are due today. Unless there's something fairly dramatic, it might be a bit tight to call them off, even if both sides take the above outcome in good faith.

    Guess it'll go either way and the BBC, etc, will probably know before most.
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 106163956/

    Not relevant but made me laugh.
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  • Blandiblub
    Blandiblub Posts: 134
    Strikes are off, apparently.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13896546
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    ...and they're off

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13896546
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  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    The tube drivers must have got their dates wrong.......They usually only strike when England have a game of footy on.

    So also expect strikes on 10/8/11 and 2/9/11

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