At this rate, with The Strike still on, soon all South Africans are going to have to find a new way to get to work that doesn't involve petrol. Which is a HECK of a lot easier said then done! A big Thank you by the way to the SA laws that allow one small group to hold the entire country hostage in a cute move that would be labeled "terrorism" elsewhere but here is just your average everyday strike, eish!
Anyway I was being proactive and thinking of different ways people could get to work! Like:-
1. If they live in a 10km radius of work they could walk! Get out of bed, put their takkies on and go for a nice stroll in the sunshine. (Or, since it's winter, the blistering cold). Mind I suppose most desk jockeys would collapse less then a kilometer in, but nothing says "take time-off-work" like a small, near fatal heart attack!
Or maybe strap on a pair of roller skates? I'm sure once you get over the broken-teeth option it could be quiet a lot of fun!
2. Take the Gautrain! Annoy all the people who use it already by flooding in and making them have to stand because you're "in my seat!" Well it doesn't have your name on it so...oh wait it does? Who knew a ball pen could write on vinyl?
3. Catch a black taxi. Get to find out if 50 people really can occupy less then 2 meters squared, get up close and personal to your seatmate's armpits and get sweetly serenaded by whatever fouly bad R&B music is DA-DOOFING out the speaker conveniently placed by your head.
4. Car pool with friends or neighbours. This is less crowded then the taxi option but does slam you with the 'awkward silences' bit, once talk of how well you slept, and "my isn't it cold" has been used up. A quick solution is to suddenly become fascinated with staring out the window at all the beautiful scenery going by.(Hey is that man doing what I think he's doing?!)
5. Start cycling to work! This is like walking on fast forward. If you're unfit though you get the same results as walking in Rewind. Though you will develop a stunning set of calf muscles, that people will Ooh and Aah about once they get over your ripe B.O.
6. Get a horse or mule. This is south africa. No one's naive enough to think this will be the last time this happens! Consider it an investment in transportation and lawn fertilization!
Well here's to the strike being over as soon as possible and things returning to, ah, "normal"!
Until then, Happy Creative Thinking Everyone!
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