Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice set. My pick is this one: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spain/Barcelona+2018/Protest/Gig+Economy+Protest+5+-+Via+Laietana.jpg.html Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:47 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > We were in our hotel room in Barcelona when we heard the waspish noise > of a lot of two stroke motorbikes approaching on the Via Laeitana below. > The cacophony got louder and louder and then stopped just underneath the > bedroom window revving away while more and more joined in. It was fairly > deafening. > > Opening the window I saw a protest by mainly Glovo couriers gathered > en-masse, but it included a few Deliveroo ones too. They were unhappy at > the income they were getting under the gig economy. Income in these jobs > seems attractive until you factor in maintenance costs and depreciation. > Most join up and discover the economic reality too late. > > Gig economy protest on Via Laeitana, Barcelona in September 2018. I took > a few shots from above them, and then ran down to get among them on the > street below. Has nine photos. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spain/Barcelona+2018/Protest/?g2_statusId=x81b9223e&g2_navId=x6ab5b380 > > Fuji X100S. Can be seen LARGE. > > After about 20 minutes of revving, they moved off down the long Via > Laeitana gathering more protesters as they went. > > Douglas > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >