[quote user="NormanH"]Sorry, but I thought that the whole point of a strike was to be disruptive. I suppose you would prefer it to be in toffee-apple factories, so it didn't upset 'everyone in life.' who has a holiday home in France and enough money to waste on needless 'allez -retours' with low cost airlines. These people are battling for real survival after 60, not your privileged way of life. [/quote] yes I agree, Ignore Norman, although he does seem to have a huge chip on his shoulder. I’m afraid his pathetic comments seem to come from a man who has nothing better to do than criticise his fellow ex pats. What is your problem, do you object to those of us who use cheap flights for our families to come and see us? How do you return to Britain, if you ever do, maybe you have no friends left over there. Or maybe you have you own private aircraft!! Anyone who knows Norman should let us know. I started the thread as I was interested in finding out how everyone managed with the strikes, not to start a pointless attack on my fellow brits!!