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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Gig economy protest at Barcelona
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 22:04:23 +0100
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No, John, I haven't, but the winter is long and cold so I'll add it to 
the watchlist.
Douglas

On 11/10/2018 16:34, John McMaster wrote:
> Have you ever seen Taxi?
>
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152930/?ref_=nv_sr_5
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Douglas Barry
> Sent: 11 October 2018 15:17
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Gig economy protest at Barcelona
>
> 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
>
>
>
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