(Posted via mobile) Seeing as this is the first time I’ve been on the London Underground since the strikes and for a week or so, I thought I would comment on the state of London’s public transport system. It was quite amusing to receive a text from my sister on Monday morning just as I was making my way back to London from Wales, that there were tube strikes. I thought to myself, hmmm ok, that means I should avoid the Tube wherever possible. Then I realised that I don’t normally get the Tube on Mondays anyway, apart from the one stop to Royal Oak from Paddington on the Hammersmith and Shitty Line, which is easily avoided by catching the 36 bus from Eastbourne Terrace instead. In essence, as I usually get the 36 bus from Royal Oak to Victoria to get the train to East Croydon anyway, avoiding the Tube altogether. So, where was this Tube strike? You’re probably thinking, Duh, you’ve not seen owt cos you didn’t use or try to use the Tube. That is true, but people I’ve spoken to have said they’ve not seen any problems when they’ve used the Tube. Apparently, it was just the tube stations that were closed, not the tube system itself. The only inconvenience caused would have been to those who like to buy their tickets from a real person, but then it’s cheaper to use Oyster, especially after the recent price hikes. So, where was the ‘chaos’ so widely reported in the papers?