Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >