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Following a long weekend of industrial inaction French unions have called a general strike for Wednesday with disruption, particularly to train services, scheduled to continue over the Christmas holiday period. If you are traveling by train to the Alps check your train hasn't been cancelled.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@davidof, thankfully everyone here is on strike as well so no-one can travel to France to be disrupted there.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| davidof wrote: |
| Following a long weekend of industrial inaction French unions have called a general strike for Wednesday with disruption, particularly to train services, scheduled to continue over the Christmas holiday period. If you are traveling by train to the Alps check your train hasn't been cancelled. |
Well, folk here won't be able to get to Gare du Nord or Moutiers anyway as no trains will be running on this side of the Channel. Nevermind the fact that their tickets won't ever get to them due to the postal strikes. And god forbid, someone needs a hernia operation or an ACL reconstruction before they hit the snow ...
And if by some miracle you make it to France - no skiing or boarding until at least 1PM (if the lifts ever get going) and a cold charcuterie lunch on a picnic table in a blizzard as restaurants won't be allowed to open.
This is going to be a terrible season. I'm off to walk the dog.
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| franga wrote: |
| This is going to be a terrible season. I'm off to walk the dog. |
bah humbug
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| davidof wrote: |
| franga wrote: |
| This is going to be a terrible season. I'm off to walk the dog. |
bah humbug |
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I'm off to walk the dog.
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DOGS VOTE TO STRIKE OVER REDUCTION IN SNAUSAGES, NUM-NUMS AND BELLY RUBS
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@Richard_Sideways, 
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Has the French government tried telling the unions that by asking for more money they are helping Putin?
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@rjs, have you spoken to our government, that said I'm not sure I get your point
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Eurostar vs Eurotunnel….
I started to panic a little a few days ago when the news was released about strikes within the security team of Eurostar.
After calling Eurotunnel, they calmly explained the strikes were not effecting them - just Eurostar, from London / Ashford.
Anyone driving themselves or on a coach etc on ‘Le Tunnel’ pre Xmas ( we travel on 24th Dec ) should be fine. In fact if there are less trains leaving London there should be less chance of congestion entering the tunnel in Folkestone. As all the trains are using the same track.
Now - this clearly can change at a moments notice, but I believe there has to be a minimum of 2 weeks notice of industrial action ( I’m no lawyer, so this period may be total rubbish ) so Xmas travel looks like it may be smooth if your leaving from Folkestone on EUROTUNNEL. 
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The positive thing about the Tunnel is the electricity comes from the UK - so won't be affected by the French blackouts.
Unions are warning that they will block France this winter. The government fears a movement similar to the "Gilets Jaunes" or the mega strikes of the 1990s. There are a number of issues around working conditions but the principal complaint is increasing the pension age.
Today trains are on strike with only about a third of TGVs running to the Alps. The rail unions are well organized with different groups going on strike at different times: signalmen, maintenance, controllers, drivers but the effect is the same with the company unable to run many services but the unions can prolong the action almost indefinitely.
Private sector workers are more concerned with their monthly pay packet than retirement so it may be hard for Unions to mobilize these workers.
The French government is currently ruling by Presidential decree as it doesn't command a majority in the senate which makes it even less popular.
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You know it makes sense.
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| davidof wrote: |
| The positive thing about the Tunnel is the electricity comes from the UK - so won't be affected by the French blackouts. |
At 7am today UK was importing 7% of its power. ( http://www.mygridgb.co.uk/dashboard/) .
From the FT:
https://www.ft.com/content/97dd8bf7-3c32-45b6-8d5f-9e191e6d0532
“You can have a situation in which France is exporting to Britain but importing from all other countries. We can have a position as a net importer but still be an exporter to the UK at moments when [it] is running into difficulties,”
The point of ingress into the National Grid is the Sellindge converter station ( actually its in Aldington, and you can see it very well from the M20). Given that this is only 6 miles from the Tunnel, then I suspect that the Tunnel might use some of this.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| OuatteDePhoque wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
| The positive thing about the Tunnel is the electricity comes from the UK - so won't be affected by the French blackouts. |
The point of ingress into the National Grid is the Sellindge converter station ( actually its in Aldington, and you can see it very well from the M20). Given that this is only 6 miles from the Tunnel, then I suspect that the Tunnel might use some of this. |
Maybe so but the French govt. gave out the information that people wouldn't be stuck in the tunnel as it runs on English electricity. Where that electricity comes from the govt. didn't say.
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Poster: A snowHead
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and France will be running on UK gas supplied from the USA from fracking! - You couldn't make it up
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| davidof wrote: |
The positive thing about the Tunnel is the electricity comes from the UK - so won't be affected by the French blackouts.
Unions are warning that they will block France this winter. The government fears a movement similar to the "Gilets Jaunes" or the mega strikes of the 1990s. There are a number of issues around working conditions but the principal complaint is increasing the pension age.
Today trains are on strike with only about a third of TGVs running to the Alps. The rail unions are well organized with different groups going on strike at different times: signalmen, maintenance, controllers, drivers but the effect is the same with the company unable to run many services but the unions can prolong the action almost indefinitely.
Private sector workers are more concerned with their monthly pay packet than retirement so it may be hard for Unions to mobilize these workers.
The French government is currently ruling by Presidential decree as it doesn't command a majority in the senate which makes it even less popular. |
We'll be having blackouts in the UK too. The government are just too weak to let us know yet.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Timmycb5 wrote: |
We'll be having blackouts in the UK too. The government are just too weak to let us know yet. |
Lamps going out over Europe, and all that.
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the principal complaint is increasing the pension age
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For which, for many fonctionnaires, is a personal problem - but for which, at national economy level, there are very strong arguments. Unfortunately, equally strong unions.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Timmycb5 wrote: |
| davidof wrote: |
The positive thing about the Tunnel is the electricity comes from the UK - so won't be affected by the French blackouts.
Unions are warning that they will block France this winter. The government fears a movement similar to the "Gilets Jaunes" or the mega strikes of the 1990s. There are a number of issues around working conditions but the principal complaint is increasing the pension age.
Today trains are on strike with only about a third of TGVs running to the Alps. The rail unions are well organized with different groups going on strike at different times: signalmen, maintenance, controllers, drivers but the effect is the same with the company unable to run many services but the unions can prolong the action almost indefinitely.
Private sector workers are more concerned with their monthly pay packet than retirement so it may be hard for Unions to mobilize these workers.
The French government is currently ruling by Presidential decree as it doesn't command a majority in the senate which makes it even less popular. |
We'll be having blackouts in the UK too. The government are just too weak to let us know yet. |
There have been warnings for months over possible blackouts here,nat grid were warning that there might be some yesterday last week.
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