 Poster: A snowHead
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Just seen that all Eurotunnel services currently suspended due to industrial action in France 
Anyone know anymore, anyone else travelling tomorrow
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Unfortunately, Eurostar has had to cancel all trains to and from London until 3.30pm.
Customers affected will receive direct communication about their journey and recommend that travellers postpone their travel today if possible.
Cancellations will take place until this afternoon.
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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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Just booked a ferry for morning as Plan B
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It is Eurotunnel as well, nothing running from Folkestone
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| Boris wrote: |
| Just booked a ferry for morning as Plan B |
wise move 
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@Boris,
good plan, am assuming you can cancel the ferry without costs if tunnel is working again?
hopefully it is over sharpish and everyone travelling away for the holidays, for whatever reason, gets away smoothy without delays.
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@terrygasson, nope, one way it’s £83 I’ll accept the loss
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@Boris, thanks for heads-up. flexible ferry booked for us too, but we may need an early start as traffic at dover may be horrendous.
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Another thanks for the heads up.
Ferry booked but heaven knows what state the roads/check in is going to be.
When was the last time there was a strike with no warning.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The industrial action by staff is reported to be over end-of-year bonus pay.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I always thought Eurotunnel had a “no strike” policy in their contracts
Eurostar seem to indicate trains running later, hopefully it’s a wild cat make a point strike and normal (delayed and shite) service will resume tomorrow
Eurotunnel have been reporting delays pretty much every day this year and I do think there’s something nasty under the surface. May look at Irish Ferries for summer now
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From The Daily Telegraph:
Christmas holiday plans have been thrown into chaos for hundreds of people after staff at Eurotunnel unexpectedly went on strike during the peak holiday getaway period.
Channel Tunnel traffic has been suspended, train operator Eurostar said, following the unscheduled industrial action.
The company told travellers planning to use its services today to try to postpone their travel plans if possible.
Eurostar tweeted: “We’re very sorry to hear that you’re caught up in the disruption today, it’s due to unexpected strike action by Eurotunnel staff.
“We would recommend postponing your journey if you can, even if it’s until tomorrow.”
On its travel updates page, Eurostar said train traffic to and from London was currently suspended.
Getlink, the French company formerly known as Eurotunnel which operates the Channel Tunnel, has not yet responded to requests for comment.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Boris,
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@terrygasson, nope, one way it’s £83 I’ll accept the loss
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i suppose its nothing in the scheme of things for peace of mind
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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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| Boris wrote: |
| @terrygasson, nope, one way it’s £83 I’ll accept the loss |
I booked fully refundable, as there was nothing less than £165 one way. I guess prices had shot up for me since you checked.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@terrygasson, exactly - I know we can get there and will worry about return later
Twitter users seem to indicate they’re moving all cars stuck on site to P&O, as there is a reciprocal arrangement in place for this sort of thing.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Boris, we've been moved like that once before too, but I didn't want to risk it this time. I'll just move the booking for tomorrow to our Summer trip.
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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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The BBC reported it as an 'unexpected strike by French workers'
Anyone spot the oxymoron in there...?
Best of luck to anyone caught up in this sh@t show...
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glad i came back yesterday.......given it was dead yesterday it still took 30 mins to get through french passport control, had it been busy would have been chaos no doubt
sure they just long it out to take the pee
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The strike is being carried out by employees of the tunnel's French operator Getlink.
It appears to be indefinite, with no immediate indication when services will resume.
Getlink said French "trade unions rejected a bonus of 1,000 euros ($1,100) end-of-year bonus announced by management and have called for a strike to demand it be tripled."
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Hmmm. I'm coming back from France tomorrow (hopefully!). Now expecting long queues at Calais as they catch up, that's if they're back running.
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@red 27, i got 50 quid for mine
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@red 27, I’m sure this is what they are counting on, but meeting that demand will probably be a hell of a lot cheaper than the compensation that’ll have to be paid out
Also amazed that tunnel can’t be operated from one side only for redundancy purposes 
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Good luck to all those trying to travel - what a nightmare!
Snowmageddon tomorrow too which will add to the fun.
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I’ve had to book a 6:55 ferry. Going to be an early start!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@ratechaser, I spot 2 oxymorons
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Some indication the strike has been resolved
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You know it makes sense.
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yes - looking better. But gonna be a lot of knock on problems, I imagine.
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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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Just minutes after I booked a (fully refundable) ferry crossing for next week as a contingency. Will hold the booking until the deadline to cancel it just in case there's more disruption.
Good luck to those travelling tomorrow. Hope it's not too disrupted.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@pam w, we shall see, they sent a lot to ferries this afternoon and not normally busy over night.
Will report back in morning
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This is unlikely to be important now if the strike is cancelled (for me at least), but if a journey with a tgv leg + Eurostar leg is affected by Eurostar cancellations and they advise something like not travelling, do we reckon that would apply to the tgv leg too? Or would they expect you to make the journey to Paris and be stuck there. eg. Would Eurostar comp you a ticket from moutiers/ bourg or only from Paris? I imagine travel insurance might only do it from Paris.
This is with the above all being booked through Eurostar.
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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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That was more stress than I needed today - smooth travels tomorrow everyone
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All quiet this morning @Boris,?
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@pam w, we're almost halfway there. Report from FB that the boss was at the terminal and on a train. No notifications from ET re any delays or disruption so far
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Sounds good. Bon voyage, @Hells Bells. And all.
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| pam w wrote: |
| All quiet this morning @Boris,? |
saw a post elswhere saying he was on the train
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Just arrived in France. Trains are running on time. It took us over an hour from arrival to getting on our train in the passport control queue. Boys not happy they didn’t get breakfast at the terminal but glad to be on our way.
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Just arrived in FRA
Trains running a bit late and it’s busy on the UK side but could have been SO MUCH worse!!!!
Safe travels and Bon Ski to all 
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Yeah very quiet - we were on an earlier train! Heading through France now.
Guess I managed to persuade everyone to take ferry instead 
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