{"id":17107,"date":"2023-04-19T21:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/?p=17107"},"modified":"2023-04-26T22:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T21:04:18","slug":"daily_2993_-_train_strike_and_willow_flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toomik.net\/helen\/blog\/2023\/04\/19\/daily_2993_-_train_strike_and_willow_flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily: 2993 – train strike and willow flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Commuter train schedules have been unusually erratic for the last couple of months, because of staff shortages. I don’t understand how staff shortages can come out of nowhere and stay for months, but whatever.<\/p>\n

Now the train company has decided that trains no longer need two members of staff, and a driver can do the job without a conductors. Drivers vehemently disagree and say that it is unsafe. If anything were to happen, they would be alone with no help or support. I can understand their point of view. Imagine being involved in an accident, for example – and then, while still in shock, being solely responsible for upwards of 2000 passengers.<\/p>\n

It’s gotten to the point where the drivers have gone on a three-day wildcat strike. Sp\u00e5nga is located right on a train line, but far from the tube lines – which is great most of the time, but not so much when the trains don’t run. Sp\u00e5nga to Sundbyberg (the next station towards the city) takes 5 minutes by train, but 25 by a zig-zaggy combination of bus and tube via either Rissne or Tensta.<\/p>\n

I worked from home yesterday and the day before, but didn’t want to miss the tretton37 lunch today. For the way home I picked another tube + bus combo, via Brommaplan. The next 117 bus from Brommaplan to Sp\u00e5nga was a shortened route that stopped earlier, and instead of waiting for the next one, I walked the last kilometre and a half. It was nice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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