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Roderic O'Gorman <VoteOGorman1>

	Bus strike over!	739 días hace
	I’m very glad that we finally have had a resolution to the bus strike. The reduction of bus services and the complete cancellation of some routes for the past week has caused major hardship for commuters. Hopefully the dispute between unions and management in Dublin Bus has now been fully resolved, though it really wasn’t fair that so many people had to be put at a major inconvenience before the two sides agreed to negotiate. Just like thousands of other daily bus users, I had to make alternative arrangements for the week to get in and out of town. Obviously, for those that can afford taxi’s or hackney’s, there was an option. But considering the price of a cab journey from Dublin 15 to the City Centre, I’m sure there were countless commuters who actually missed days at work, particularly during the first days of the strike. It’s a pity that people like this didn’t feature a bit more in the overall coverage of the dispute. Speaking of Dublin Bus, the bus I got into town this morning was suffering from a chronic attack of ‘bus flood’. ‘Bus flood’ occurs when someone leaves one of the windows on the upper floor of a bus open on a rainy night and the passangers are greeted the next morning with a pool of water sloshing around the upper floor of the bus. Obviously, due to turns, the water eventually cascades down to the lower level, leaving the entire floor of the bus (and plenty of feet) soaked. I suppose I should be grateful that there was any bus at all!!
	escrito por Roderic O'Gorman