The French transport system seems to work so well, at least in Paris. The bustops have eletronic signs that tell you how long you will have to wait for your bus or the metro. People hre complain but they are not familiar with the buses in Florence.
The problem is when there are strikes. I guess it is because things are usually so efficient that the chaos from the strikes is total madness. Perhaps a normal day in Naples. The people here freak out when things are slightly abnormal.
Today there was a delivery truck blocking the entry to the atelier. All they had to do was open the second half of the gate to let me in. I knocked on the van but nobody budged then two people came up behind me that were also trying to enter. I was sure that it would only be a minute but the one guy that came up had no patience and started to scream. Screaming won't do any good. I bet I'll feel like screaming if Saturday I can't make it to Florence.
The strikes are supposed to go on for at least a week but I don't see why they would stop if the workers don't get what they want. They have no competition. Who is going to run the metro if they refuse to? Sarko in person? Personally I think that they should accept the reforms and work past age 55 and work a few more hours a week. Don't they say life starts at 50?
I think I'll go eat some chocolate and get dressed for the jazz concert this eve.
