Eurotunnel strike

[Brains]

Most definitely, I bet they miss all the English food and customs we introduced them to

And it would solve the 90 day issue

I seem to remember it was a bit of a one way trip as far as food and customs were concerned.

The southern English sent them silver and the Gascon's sent back barrels (Tuns) of wine.
To such an extent the English King (who came from Gascony) had to introduce an import tax, known as the ship 'Tunnage tax' for entry into the southern English harbours, which is still in use today.
I don't remember much going south other than wool and lumber.

 

[Brains]

M20 now stationary between Ashford and Maidstone.
25 mile tailback and growing longer by the minute.

Estimated time for a car is 2+ hours and going up by the minute
Lorries not even being given a time estimate other than 'tomorrow'

There will be thousands sleeping in their vehicles on the M20 tonight.

 

[David and Sally]

We prefer to use the term 'liberate'

There is that flat bit south of Bordeaux to the Spanish border that was was many centuries, English.
Do you think the locals would welcome us back ?

Anything, just anything is better than Macron. They should shower us with garlands in the street for rescuing them from him.

 

[TheMachMan]

Appreciate how difficult it must be but surely there need to be better contingency plans for this situation. A handful of people causing millions of pounds of disruption plus thousands of inconvenienced travelers.

 

[Brains]

It only takes 70 HGV's parked nose to tail to create one mile of queue.

120,000 vehicles use the M20 every day on average

Kent is about to stop .......
(And I was about to pick up our motorhome from storage near Rochester this evening. perhaps not ....)

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[Brains]

Anything, just anything is better than Macron. They should shower us with garlands in the street for rescuing them from him.

In France 'anything' could be Le Pen.
Whilst Macron may not be perfect, he is a lot better than that particular alternative.

 

[David and Sally]

In France 'anything' could be Le Pen.
Whilst Macron may not be perfect, he is a lot better than that particular alternative.

But when we invade they would get Starmer.……er, maybe Le Pen would be better.

 

[Brains]

But when we invade they would get Starmer.……er, maybe Le Pen would be better.

Well I suppose on that basis when we 'Liberate' the Pale of Calais and Gascony we deal with the Leader of the French the same way as we did last time.

As long as they don't elevate Marie le Pen to a sainthood like they did with Jean d'Arc after we burnt her at the steak.

 

[Spriddler]

like they did with Jean d'Arc after we burnt her at the steak.

Bien cuit, in fact.

 

[gus-lopez]

French walk out, they wanted €3k Xmas bonus but were only offered €1k

Why would you pay ANY bonus to workers in a bankrupt business? This is why the UK should not have sold out their share . Then again gov.uk is too weak to do anything about it even if they still had a share.

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[Carpmart]

Shouldn’t be much of a fight if we invade, they usually surrender pretty quickly…

Imagine in 50 years time in the newly occupied bits, the state we can get their billiard table smooth roads into…

 

[bigtree]

I’m sure Chris will be along shortly to give us his opinion.

 

[suavecarve]

I’m sure Chris will be along shortly to give us his opinion.

If Chris and Gus have a chat we will be having a Special Motorhomefun Operation

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

French walk out, they wanted €3k Xmas bonus but were only offered €1k

Bloody Hell!!!!
All I got for a Christmas bonus was a tin of Quality Street and a half hearted "Thank You" for all your effort.
Work for the NHS!

 

[InvictaMoto]

And for that the M20 was closed between J9 and J10 to stack the trucks.... I wonder what we paid millions for on the movable barrier and three years of inconvenience for us in this part of Kent

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[BouncyBoatFolk]

But when we invade they would get Starmer.……er, maybe Le Pen would be better.

I'm sure he would have be elected here first, and that's now not a foregone conclusion since his statement of earlier today.
Mike.

 

[Red Sonja]

Just heard on the news that the strike will finish tonight. Hopefully everyone will get away.

 

[Brains]

BREAKING Strike is over, Eurotunnel says​

Eurotunnel has confirmed the strike is over and there will be a progressive return to services.
Eurostar and LeShuttle services had been suspended due to what the former company calls a "last-minute" strike by Eurotunnel workers.
Eurostar earlier said it will not run any European rail services to or from London St Pancras for the rest of the day - cancelling 30 trains.
It is unclear when traffic will resume.

 

[Landy Andy]

Hopefully all caught up by our crossing tomorrow

 

[bigtree]

In the news it said one train was almost into St Pancras when the strike was announced, it immediately returned to France.
I’ve finally joined the Chris gang.

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[Chris]

In the news it said one train was almost into St Pancras when the strike was announced, it immediately returned to France.
I’ve finally joined the Chris gang.

About time too

 

[dunnah01]

Well done France - pity the UK couldn't sort the strike out - Vive la France

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Well done France - pity the UK couldn't sort the strike out - Vive la France

Sounds like they rolled over and paid the ransom this time next year it will be €5k bonuses they will want!!

 

[Dutch 68]

15.30, kids out of school, last day of term.
Next door neighbours on their way to the tunnel by car.
15.45. Kids and luggage all loaded when text arrives to say tunnel is closed
Now heading for Dover and the ferries and see what happens.

There should be a certain amount of interest in UK Government circles given the strategic location of the tunnel and that for 60,000,000 people it's the only direct link to the mainland, that we should have direct control so that a handful of non-resident workers can not hold an entire country to ransom.
In the event of a labour relations issue the tunnel, as far as Frethun, could be run at immediate notice by the UK.

It's not the same for the ports, as ships can go to other ports if needed.

Eurotunnel now fully owned by the French yes? , not the smartest move from UK government , but they live selling infrastructure to foreign companies

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Eurotunnel now fully owned by the French yes? , not the smartest move from UK government , but they live selling infrastructure to foreign companies

Maybe not such a bad move as I don’t think Eurotunnel have ever made a profit and their rolling stock is getting so worn sooner rather than later they are going to have to spend a fortune on refurbishing it

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[gus-lopez]

In the news it said one train was almost into St Pancras when the strike was announced, it immediately returned to France.
I’ve finally joined the Chris gang.

I'd have just pulled the emergency stop cord .

 

[Yorick]

I think, but not positive, that this is Eurostar and not eurotunnel

Landy Andy

What's the difference?

 

[Landy Andy]

What's the difference?

Eurostar is foot passengers from London. Eurotunnel is vehicles from folkestone.

 

[herald_400rl]

They're on train from London northbound!

 

[emjaiuk]

What's the difference?

I THINK the strike was by maintenance workers at GETLINK, which is the French owned company that owns and looks after the infrastructure of the tunnel. They charge other companies to use the tunnel, such as Eurostar, operating passenger only trains from UK to Paris, Amsterdam and other seasonal destinations, Le Shuttle, which operate the car and lorry service between Folkestone and Coquilles and various rail freight companies.

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