They say London is one of the greatest cities on earth. That is, of course, unless you live there. If you’re thinking about ditching the mother city because you’re fed-up with load shedding and all the rest, these rank pictures might make you think twice.
London ground to a halt last night as tube workers went on yet another strike, meaning zero trains for 24 hours.
Fans of personal space were left sorely disappointed as people packed themselves into stations in the hope of making it home before it was time to go to work again.
TFL sent out 200 extra buses to help deal with the situation, but people still had to queue for hours to get anywhere.
I was feeling a bit nostalgic about missing London in the summer, but now I’ve remembered how much I don’t miss having a strange man’s armpit pressed against my face every morning. Sorry London.
[sources: The Standard and The BBC]
