Protest

Well, the French people are protesting again. All of the oil and gas refineries are being blocked; no trucks are allowed out, and now there are hour long lineups for gas.  Many petrol stations have run out completely. The railway workers are also on strike so the trains are coming less often and there are many demonstrations on the streets. All of this, because the goverment is planning to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. The Goverment says that there will not be a shortage of petrol but no one really believes them. Anyway, if we do run out of gas, we will take a train. Oh wait, they are on strike too.  My parents went out to get gas this morning and they had no problem.  There was gas at the first gas staion they went too and it was not at all busy. As back home, it is always less exciting than the news makes it out to be.