Not expecting to get stuck in traffic last Sunday (silly me), I noticed in my rear-view mirror… that the lady behind was folding a yellow gilet, putting the bundle on the dashboard…
I frantically fumbled for mine, (as they are supposed to be in the car itself at all times )…and thankfully found it under one of the seats… by the time we had crawled to the line-up… my yellow gilet was draped over the empty passenger seat… phew…
The protestors were not angry or badly behaved, but I still felt nervous. Even when I was finally waved forward, I went so slowly since folk were still milling about and I did not want there to be any accident (to the car or the the folk)…
The mood has changed since last weekend… and I am not going out at all… lots of jobs, around the house, are being crossed off the “to-do” list… (every cloud has a silver lining)
I know what you mean, but I didn’t want to give anyone just cause to question me or my opinions… and it did make me find my yellow gilet… which is meant to be worn if the car breaks down… which is why it should be in the car and not the boot. and I agree that folk do have the right to disrupt…but not the subsequent damage/accidents etc etc
I do think what started as a peaceful protest has been infiltrated…the protest at my local super u island wasn’t at all threatening…I wasn’t expecting them to be there so didn’t have my yellow waistcoat on display but I didn’t feel intimidated by them…
There’s another price rise due January…it does affect everything and everyone and especially those of us at the lower end of the income scale…
In the last fortnight the chicken wings and drumsticks I buy for my Border Collies have just gone up 40 cents per kilo pack…
Heading north tomorrow, Dax > Cognac ish, going to leave early in the hope of avoiding any delays. Should I proudly display my Hi-Viz in pseudo solidarity, will they wave me through?!
Just completed phase 1 of my journey home, Dieppe to Chartres. 4 blockades in Dieppe, 2 in Rouen, 2 in Dreux and 1 massive one in Chartres. Generally not too intimidating, but lots of people, bonfires, tyres etc and they are mainly targeting trucks on the 2 lane roads. We stayed in the left lane, even when turning right at a roundabout, they were letting the cars go, albeit slowly, but the trucks had no such luck. Probably added 40 mins to the total journey time
Leave early next morning , mostly motorway after Orleans, should take 4 hours.
In my part… there was talk of them not being allowed to “block” the road…certainly… but no law against pedestrians using a zebra crossing… so line after line of folk, doing the rounds… such foot-traffic can bring a roundabout to a complete halt… and it does just that…
they have not blocked the supermarket in the next small town (opposite direction to the main town/roundabout… not yet, anyway. although that supermarket is running low on fresh produce.
The roads, roundabouts were blocked, one using a stack of trollies “borrowed” from the neighbouring supermarket. The police or gendarmes, where present in 2 of the 9, were sitting in their cars and doing bugger all
Absolutely no concern for upholding the law by the gendarmerie.
They were set up to control the population, but they have a very partial view upon whom this applies.
Encountered two blockades…both friendly…leaving space for cars to filter their way through (considerably less traffic on the road than normal)…at the intermarche Creysse & on the way to Netto Lalinde…