This story reminds me of the joke about the guy who wanted to set a record by swimming across the Atlantic. So he swam halfway across, decided he couldn't make it, and swam back.<p> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Pete Hahnloser: LONDON — Tourists and commuters grit their teeth as London's subway workers stage a 24-hour strike, stranding travelers and snarling traffic. Australian Sharon Dawson gives up on shopping at Harrod's after an hour-long bus ride only gets her halfway there.<p>---<p>You can really *feel* Sharon's disappointment (which, incidentally, is clearly more important than the effects on locals).<hr></blockquote>
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