june gloom on 1/4/2009 at 17:22
Well, I'm grateful for Airstrip One, they do all the stupid nanny state bullshit that would never fly here in the States- taking one for the team, as it were.
mol on 1/4/2009 at 19:16
AND GUESS WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY LEFT HAND?
nickie on 1/4/2009 at 19:18
Quote Posted by thefonz
Well I work in Canary Wharf, I'm a banker...I'll be going to work tomorrow...still not decided whether to go full suited out as usual or if I should dress down as I'm proud of what I do for a living and the Recession most certainly is not my fault.
I worked hard to get to where I am and I'm not going to let a bunch of spongers ruin the start of a big month (end of the first quarter) for me...
1. Could I please have an overdraft.
2. If you wear a suit you will be a hero because you'll be protecting all the non-suit wearers. If you and everyone else goes casual, no-one will know who the bad guys are. ;)
3. On the other hand, discretion is the better part of valour.
4. Whatever you decide - I hope you and everyone else I know in the smoke, do not get caught up in events beyond your control. Because it's frightening.
Good Luck!
thefonz on 1/4/2009 at 20:50
That was most certainly the weirdest day at work I've had in a long, long time.
In the end i went into work suited up - partly because I had to attend a meeting with a couple of big clients and needed to look the part. But also because I decided I dont give a fuck what these protesters think. They're not going to ruin my work day and life so to hell with them.
The trip into work was very quiet with the Jubilee Line surprisingly emtpy and those people that I did recognise from my daily commute were in jeans and tshirt. In the office it was the same, alot of folks had taken the day off to work from home so it was very peaceful at my desk for a change and I got a surprising amount of work done!
All during the day, even when I went out to purchase my overpriced "banker smoothie" from Crush, the security guys were on edge and at one point one of them mentioned that they were going to raise the bridges to canary wharf!
The only real apprehension came close to home-time when people started leaving at around 5pm - very unusual for the first day of the month. So as to get the hell out of dodge before the rioting hippies came through the city all hyped up on booze.
I stayed till 8pm to finish my work, calmly left and had no trouble going through the city...
So all in all, very disappointing - dammit why am I not important enough for them to target me???
For the record also, it was a bit over the top to see them "invading" RBS at Liverpool Street, clearly there was a free face-painting booth in the reception that they all wanted to get to...
Bring on tomorrow!
Scots Taffer on 1/4/2009 at 23:06
jesus this was like the most painful diary entry I've ever read
demagogue on 1/4/2009 at 23:28
I was interested to hear a kid explaining on national news how the Royal Bank of Scotland deserved its fate as it was responsible for causing poverty among countless millions... "And where were the police then?"
Where indeed...
Nicker on 2/4/2009 at 06:40
Quote Posted by SD
Don't you hate it when you're pointing out someone else's typo and you make one yourself? ;)
Yes I do - but not as much as I hate the person who points it out :mad:
But if fonz was wearing a Seville Row suit instead of a Savile Row suit, that might explain why he didn't pass muster for being lynched by an angry yet over-privileged mob. (Still it's impressive he seems willing to take one for the team.)
Speaking of angry mobs, SD, is there a means test for being pissed off that the same cabal that made this mess is again consolidating their lecherous grasp on what's not and never was theirs to begin with? Or are you suggesting the attendees at the G20 are actually trying to make things better for the peasants?
As fruitless as these protests may seem, saying or doing nothing signals capitulation or worse, indifference.
SD on 2/4/2009 at 09:50
Quote Posted by Nicker
Speaking of angry mobs, SD, is there a means test for being pissed off that the same cabal that made this mess is again consolidating their lecherous grasp on what's not and never was theirs to begin with? Or are you suggesting the attendees at the G20 are actually trying to make things better for the peasants?
I think I'm suggesting that, whatever the motives of our countries' leaders (and I do believe that most of them actually give a damn about the effect this is having on people), riots never really did much constructive for anyone.
People can be pissed off, but they need to pick and choose their targets for anger a bit more carefully.
Plus of course, I do have a general disdain for the multitudes of protestors who seemingly want to abolish capitalism. Protesting against capitalism is like protesting against sex: both involve consenting adults.
Kolya on 2/4/2009 at 10:59
wow, wearing a suit and tie has become "taking one for the team" and a brave thing to do. please kill me now.
