Well the TTC transit strike is over.  They were forced to go back to work.  It lasted all of 36 hours!  It’s almost like it didn’t even happen.  When I woke up on Saturdy it was really quiet outside.  That’s very unusual for around here.  It felt odd, like I slept in and missed something that caused the whole city to leave or something!

I did a lot of laundry and cleaning today.  There’s still a ton of laundry left (I’ve been putting it off for awhile).  I’ll get some more of it done tomorrow though.  We also went swimming earlier, and it was nice.  My left shoulder has been bothering me, but I soaked int he hot tub for awhile before the swim, so it’s feeling a bit better now.

Supper is ready, so I should clear off the table.  I’ll write the entry I was planning on writing about accessible cabs in Toronto tomorrow.  Right now I’m going to go finish watching Jerry Maguire.

TTC (Toronto Transit Comission) workers went on strike Friday night (actually at midnight).  They have been talking about it for awhile now, and said that they would give at least 48 hours notice.  This didn’t happen, and at midnight all of the buses, streetcars and subways were parked in their garages/yards and one driver even stoped his bus on the side of the street, put his hazard lights on and walked away.

The one good thing about this is that it happened on a Friday night, leaving most people with two days to find other ways to get to work before Monday morning.  It’s at times like this that I’m really thankful that I work from home!

This is what the TTC has on it’s website:

Due to a legal strike by its unions, the Toronto Transit Commission regrets that there will be no bus, streetcar, subway or Scarborough RT service effective Midnight, Friday April 25. Wheel-Trans service is limited to critical medical appointments only

Wheel-Trans is an accessible bus service.  The people I’m most concerned for are the people who use power wheelchairs that have to get to work.  If they relied on the Wheel-Trans buses I’m not sure what they are going to do.  There are not enough wheelchair accessible cabs (I’ll be writing an entry about this tomorrow), and power chairs can’t usually be carried in regular cabs.  I hope things are sorted out quickly.

If you serch for TTC Strike online I’m sure you can find plenty of news stories about what’s happening with it.