Back To Normal
Madeleine back to Special K which is a tough break following two weeks of those little sugar cereal boxes that the kids lovingly ranked for the morning's selection. Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, Sugar Pops go first - who would ever choose Raisin Bran or Chex? - while Eitan loves Frosted Flakes. Yes, it is a rough life but being home has its benefits too - like Natasha and school friends.
For me and Sonnet it means the salt mines, made worse with the tube strike which began yesterday, 7PM, as the Royal Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walk off the job. Bastards. Conductors earn £40,000 a year with benefits and a generous holiday package exceeding the standard five weeks. They work less than 40 hours per week and retire at 52.
What they do have is us by the balls, and they ensure the status quo by squeezing.
A London subway fair about $6, or highest in the world. NYC, by comparison, recently raised itself to $2 which takes you from Manhattan to Brooklyn faster than any taxi, which we did couple weeks ago. Boris needs to sort himself out and this a first major test - the strike costing London £85MM a day, according to the Evening Standard, and way more in grief and aggravation.
Today's mess made worse given England's World Cup Qualifier against Andorra (first half score: 3-nil England; Rooney 2+Lampard 1)(did you know Andorra has the highest life expectancy in the world at 85?).
So, chaos on the streets and Sonnet avoids it by jogging. If we all do so, the industrial action could become a blessing.
For me and Sonnet it means the salt mines, made worse with the tube strike which began yesterday, 7PM, as the Royal Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walk off the job. Bastards. Conductors earn £40,000 a year with benefits and a generous holiday package exceeding the standard five weeks. They work less than 40 hours per week and retire at 52.
What they do have is us by the balls, and they ensure the status quo by squeezing.
A London subway fair about $6, or highest in the world. NYC, by comparison, recently raised itself to $2 which takes you from Manhattan to Brooklyn faster than any taxi, which we did couple weeks ago. Boris needs to sort himself out and this a first major test - the strike costing London £85MM a day, according to the Evening Standard, and way more in grief and aggravation.
Today's mess made worse given England's World Cup Qualifier against Andorra (first half score: 3-nil England; Rooney 2+Lampard 1)(did you know Andorra has the highest life expectancy in the world at 85?).
So, chaos on the streets and Sonnet avoids it by jogging. If we all do so, the industrial action could become a blessing.
