Having them in a field out of sight or traffic won’t inconvenience the millions, but could very likely inconvenience the thousands protesting. But, then again, I don’t see a problem with that.

But, hey, I’m not fond of strikes in general, so I suppose I’m the odd ball.

About the funeral, I think they were having trouble enough with keeping the man on his gun carriage. At some point, I heard it looked like his body was going to fall off.

G – LOL! You make me laugh, especially the part about the tiropita makers. Certainly they deserve better conditions!

After two years working for my boss, he agreed this year (not last) to give me the minimum raise required on paper, but this works out to be nothing in my pocket because it turns out he’s been claiming my salary as lower to IKA to avoid higher payments to them. He still feels that it’s not necessary since I should be getting money from my fiance; my productivity and his profits from it have no bearing on my salary.

M – There are a lot of good ideas, but implementation is quite another thing, isn’t it? I generally don’t think a one-day strike in Athens or anywhere else in GR is a serious threat. It’s only when it goes on for days or weeks that people mean business and real attention is paid. i.e. A garbage collection strike in summer or banks refusing to open for months, thus depriving people of OAED and IKA payments.

E – A few of us have helped organize, then participated in protests that concern us (see past articles), so please watch what you say. Some us will never collect a pension in GR and don’t attend university here, and therefore don’t care. Most of us have enough sense to understand that protesting isn’t going to do a whole lot in rooting out corruption, which is at the core of economic instability and lack of development; you even said in your comment that “no one listens.” Some of us are immigrants with a lower standing than you (a Greek), and the govt unfortunately doesn’t give a rat’s ass what we think.

In my defense, your comment does say “every one of you posting on this board,” thus giving the impression you are singling us out and not speaking generally as you said when you wrote back. However, I apologize for any misunderstanding and hope you’ll continue to comment whenever you like.

Wake up people, noone listens to us, so we will just have to shout louder and louder until they do.

TEI teachers, who work a lot and are very professional. They are committed to their students, and their quality standards are really high.

Lawyers… should I say something about these ones? (They’re not guilty, the justice system created them).

Municipal workers deserve more money because the price of the tiropita has increased. And what is a good break without a tiropita?. (Tiropita makers should go on strike too).

Unionist groups. Politicians should join them to learn what a place without corruption and bribes is like. They always fight for the rights of the poor workers.

I’m doing my best at jokes.

Taxi drivers… they deserve an increase, but if they raise prices beyond the inflation rate, the raises will never end.

BTW: I got no pay raise and I had to ask for my time/money back after working on weekends (It was like I was asking for a favour). So..

I’m on strike! No more overtime for free during the week

About going out at night, in Spain we have Botellón. The idea is very simple: instead of paying 7 euros for a drink, pay 11 for the bottle (if you like to drink of course). Use public places to gather with your friends and enjoy talking (and drinking if you do).

Couldn’t they do that in Greece. Give all the protestors a big empty lot away from Athens and they could do all their strikes and protests there. It wouldn’t inconvenience any of the rest of us, but still would give them their rights to demonstrate. Maybe the old Olympic venues could provide a nice location for protests? Just not Athens!

On a side note, I noticed all the mourners from Christodoulos’ funeral on TV and it seemed like they were ready to protest about something. I mean they were already in Athens, couldn’t they think of a reason to protest? There must have been something they could have protested since they were already assembled downtown?