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Forum: France
Dec 28th 2019, 12:26 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

:goodpost:
I've just returned home by bus, as planned, likewise les Girls to their BlaBlaCar and (non-French) train connections. We had no TV in our AirBnB and were virtually media-free - how...
Forum: France
Dec 18th 2019, 3:27 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

I did just that and the very pleasant girl behind the local SNCF counter fully reimbursed me both A/R tickets without a murmur, even though it's too early to know what trains will be running after...
Forum: France
Dec 17th 2019, 8:33 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

What a beautiful toutou, glad to hear he's OK now!:)
P.S. The SNCF kindly mailed today to say that my train next weekend is cancelled - lucky I booked my BlaBlaBus ticket the other day as a...
Forum: France
Dec 17th 2019, 4:49 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

I live in rural France and the dustmen came on Tuesday 5th December as usual, and indeed on their regular days ever since.
The TV news often shows uncollected rubbish in city streets when the local...
Forum: France
Dec 13th 2019, 4:46 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

This happened to me once, I had to find a hotel in Paris when the cheminots went on strike without prior warning. I felt like sending the bill to the CGT headquarters for reimbursement.....:sneaky:...
Forum: France
Dec 11th 2019, 10:23 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

Me, too, or at worst the weekend after. I've got train tickets reserved for a Christmas break with les Girls and will be very peeved if we're all stuck at home (or in DD1's case on the German border)...
Forum: France
Dec 7th 2019, 12:23 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

Tiny typing error!! I, too, remember 1995 and not only by reason of the teachers' strike. I was already "down South" by then, and during the strikes managed to receive and return work by fax (or did...
Forum: France
Dec 5th 2019, 10:33 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

:rofl::rofl::rofl:
This has made my day, thank you!!:) And your life-savings are intact... Santa Claus has found it difficult to get in via the insert since it was installed, and pressies have been...
Forum: France
Dec 5th 2019, 8:35 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

Well done, Mme TP!
"Normally", artisans and the private sector don't go on strike - they would lose clients if they did. Having said that, I've been waiting for weeks for the plumber to come to...
Forum: France
Dec 5th 2019, 8:26 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

Re: The Big Strike 5th December 2019

According to the link in tp's post, the CGT announces the Fonctionnaires' strike on 5th December "and the days following, up to 5th January" If it's urgent, ring your Tax Ofice tomorrow, to find out...
Forum: France
Dec 4th 2019, 9:22 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,411
Posted By dmu

The Big Strike 5th December 2019

Everyone must be aware of the strikes and demonstrations initiated by the SNCF and RATP Syndicats for tomorrow, taken up by all Syndicats in the public sector (and others). Those with children will...
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