Still no buses in Genoa. The strike has been on since Tuesday this week and today is the fifth day with "no service available" signs on the bus stops. All mediation efforts have failed so far and the newspaper headlines are declaring that this is now a war on privatisation. I know too little about the politics behind this issue to comment - all we can do is to minimise the need to go to town, use local services as much as possible and wait.
In the meanwhile, life goes on: This week we put the heating on for the first time in ages.The temperature has dropped considerably and it has rained heavily almost every day. It is pretty dark already at six o'clock in the evening. Out came the hotwater bottles (they really work) and woollen socks (equally effective), candles in the evening too. Christmas lights have gone up at least here on Nervi high street, a sure sign that winter is not far away now.
Tonight some friends are coming for an aperitivo and no doubt the ongoing bus crisis will feature in our discussions, but it has been a busy week and it is great to have a quiet time at home.
(Just now my phone said "ping" with a message:"I am so sooorrry, cannot come tonight because of the strike..." Aaaaargghh!!!!)
Tonight some friends are coming for an aperitivo and no doubt the ongoing bus crisis will feature in our discussions, but it has been a busy week and it is great to have a quiet time at home.
(Just now my phone said "ping" with a message:"I am so sooorrry, cannot come tonight because of the strike..." Aaaaargghh!!!!)
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