This morning, longest total traffic jams in the Netherlands in history as the whole country was coated in a few cms of snow; 1400km total, that's 400km more than the previous record from 1999, a day which I remember well, having travelled from Zwolle to Den Haag, a distance of about 130km in 6.5 hours. This morning I managed the 94kms to permieHQ in 2.5 hours, so I was lucky. But this time, half the trains were cancelled (the new super duper winter rail policy is to deliberately cancel half the trains when it snows) and nobody from the Ministry of Transport on the news seems to connect the facts 'trains cancelled' and 'record traffic jams'; maybe it's because the broadcasters are mostly public employees who wouldn't want to lay the blame on other public employees. Maybe it's 'coz they is thick.
Now I know there are going to be delays with snow; it's not Switzerland or Norway or some other highly efficient, well run, hard working little country, but come on; cancel half the trains, watch the traffic jams grow and then advise people not to go on the road 'because it's very busy'. I noticed as I arrived that the only other people in PermieHQ are one of the fit secretaries who lives around the corner, yours truly (formerly self employed and currently setting up a new BU in which I will have a share), the boss (who owns the company) and two BU directors who have shares. Is it some coincidence that the only people to turn up are those who either live nextdoor or have some direct stake in the firm's success, i.e. feel the pain in their pocket if they don't bother to turn up?
Is it a coincidence that the people who decide to cancel half the trains don't actually need to run any trains to receive their salary and gold plated public sector pension?
Rant over.
Now I know there are going to be delays with snow; it's not Switzerland or Norway or some other highly efficient, well run, hard working little country, but come on; cancel half the trains, watch the traffic jams grow and then advise people not to go on the road 'because it's very busy'. I noticed as I arrived that the only other people in PermieHQ are one of the fit secretaries who lives around the corner, yours truly (formerly self employed and currently setting up a new BU in which I will have a share), the boss (who owns the company) and two BU directors who have shares. Is it some coincidence that the only people to turn up are those who either live nextdoor or have some direct stake in the firm's success, i.e. feel the pain in their pocket if they don't bother to turn up?
Is it a coincidence that the people who decide to cancel half the trains don't actually need to run any trains to receive their salary and gold plated public sector pension?
Rant over.
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