Originally Posted by radeng
The French colleagues I was with yesterday told me that for some complex reason, French strikes are Tuesdays and Thursdays. It looks like they'll be going on for a while - so I've changed my Thursday flight from Brest next week to Friday.
Simple - so everyone can enjoy a long weekend ! Seriously - I used to live there and that's what it is
You pull a 'sickie' on Mon or Fri and hey, presto!, you've got yourself a 4-day w/e! Very thoughful unions they have... pity they don't realize they're ruining the country in the process
