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360-MILE traffic jam hell for Paris commuters as nationwide strikes cause enormous road delays going into the French capital
UK Daily Mail ^
| December 9, 2019
| Emily Webber
Posted on 12/09/2019 6:37:48 AM PST by C19fan
French commuters faced a 360-mile traffic jam today as the fifth day of nationwide strikes caused delays into Paris.
Traffic was held up getting into the French capital on Paris' ring road, the Peripherique, which was up from 90 miles on an average day.
The Parisian metro had only two out of it 16 lines fully operating and the SNCF national railway company warned against severe disruptions in the suburbs of Paris.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; pensions; strikes
It would replace the current 42 different pension plans that vary according to profession and region, which allows some workers are entitled to a full pension before minimum retirement age at 62.
Reminds me of the byzantine tax system in Ancien Regime France. Different areas of France would pay different taxes based on whether they earned feudal privileges. The most notorious was the gabelle salt tax.
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:37:48 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Or as commonly regarded as a normal Monday.
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:41:04 AM PST
by
shadeaud
(Stand up and be proud that you are Americans regards of color)
To: C19fan
360 mile traffic jam??? I call b.s. Who in their right mind would sit in a 360 mile long traffic jam?
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:42:26 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:44:13 AM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Texas Eagle
Who in their right mind would sit in a 360 mile long traffic jam?I'm guessing this is a cumulative metro Paris number. On the other hand, they might just be stuck and not able to get out.
To: C19fan
Hopefully Macrons days are numbered.
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:48:41 AM PST
by
tennmountainman
(The Liberals Are Baby Killers)
To: numberonepal
Ohhhhh. So I was right. It’s b.s. Or whatever the French phrase for b.s. is.
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:48:42 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Army Air Corps
What would that be like? From Corpus Christi to Dallas?
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:50:33 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Army Air Corps
All 20% of the population that are employed prevented from getting to work so this just can’t end well.
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posted on
12/09/2019 6:50:56 AM PST
by
Colt1851Navy
(What was wrong with Nixon?)
To: Texas Eagle
It’s not a straight line traffic jam. If you go to Google Maps right now (4:00 pm Paris time), every highway in and around Paris is red, the entire city is jammed up for this evening’s commute.
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:01:26 AM PST
by
drop 50 and fire for effect
("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
To: drop 50 and fire for effect
Ah. Okay. And this is the wonderful mass transit system idea we’re supposed to embrace here in America.
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:05:51 AM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: shadeaud
I live in Europe and have been to Paris, this is much worse. The strikes have shut down much of the Metro and commuter trains.
I want to go back and finish the touring the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay, but not now, not for a million dollars.
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:06:23 AM PST
by
drop 50 and fire for effect
("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
To: Texas Eagle
Who in their right mind would sit in a 360 mile long traffic jam? The French?
Or Anlgelinos...
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:09:02 AM PST
by
null and void
(Nancy? As a Catholic, why do you vote pro-abortion? Do you hate babies more than you love God?)
To: Texas Eagle
European mass transit is inexpensive and convenient, but also can be very crowded and does place you at the mercy of any disruption.
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:09:27 AM PST
by
drop 50 and fire for effect
("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
To: drop 50 and fire for effect
I drove from SW France to the Paris airport (CDG) on September 29, which was a Saturday.
FLEW up the A10. 20 miles outside of Paris GPS said 35 minutes to the airport.
It took four hours, because the peripherique was at a standstill.
This is nothing new.
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:11:41 AM PST
by
Jim Noble
(There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
To: Texas Eagle
Who in their right mind would sit in a 360 mile long traffic jam?
Who in their right mind would let in fighting-age muzzie hoards?
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:13:44 AM PST
by
polymuser
(It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
To: Texas Eagle
“..Or whatever the French phrase for b.s. is...”
“Merde du Bovine” followed by “sacre bleu”...
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posted on
12/09/2019 7:14:05 AM PST
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: Texas Eagle
I-75 and I-95 out of Florida every March 31 and April 1 (the most popular days for the Snowbirds to head back north).
To: C19fan
Good day to commute by bicycle. A bit cool with temps in the 40s (F) but zipping past all the stuck traffic and home with hot soup hours before they get unstuck, nice!
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posted on
12/09/2019 9:40:08 AM PST
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: shadeaud
2. In the DC area, this is a normal day.
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