..strike again, petrol pumps would be closed for 2 days..
By subhojit10
@subhojit10 (7375)
India
February 19, 2013 10:38am CST
Hey guys, it is so irritating every time there is a nationwide strike, petrol pumps are closed, vehicles r not allowed to move on roads, it is difficult to go to schools, colleges or even offices.
Whole day one has to sit at home and unless it is evening, one cannot breathe easy. There will b a two day strike again, so i had gone to fill up petrol in my vehicle and what i saw, oh my gosh! so much crowd, nearly 100 people were waiting to fill up their tanks. I had to wait for near 30 minutes which was terrible as people were shouting at each other to get ahead as it was jammed at the petrol station.
I have an important meeting at my office but i have to miss that as i cannot take the risk of moving on the roads as demonstrators beat up anyone moving on the roads.
What r your thoughts on this? Do u find strikes irritating like me? any experience u would like to share? Please leave your valuable thoughts!
13 responses
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
20 Feb 13
sorry to hear that. We have had several strikes here in mexico last year. I know they are no fun. Hope yours ends fast and peaceful there.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your valuable response. Well yes u are absolutely right, such strikes are no fun in reality. They have a very bad impact on our economy as after every strike there is a serious downfall in the economy of a country. i am shocked to know that even there were too many strikes in Mexico also. Yeah it was a 2 day strike and thankfully it ended.
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@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Feb 13
Yes sometimes strikes are required to help the employees prove their point as they are disappointed with something due to which they have come to vent their anger on the streets but i can not consume the fact when they would be beating up the people on the street and calling a nation wide strike as they forget that they are dragging others unnecessarily into this.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
22 Feb 13
Sure do, I also understand that sometimes strikes are needed to help employees get a point across.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
20 Feb 13
wow how sad for you cant move cant do nothing at all i hope it gets better real soon
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your valuable response. Yes i feel disgusted sitting at home throughout the day due to this meaningless strike. to be very honest, even though i have a press card with me it does not make any sense to move out as anything might happen as the demonstrators are in no mood to spare anyone on the road.
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@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Yes u are right, i felt i might get misunderstood by the people so it is better to stay indoors and wait until the situation comes back to normalcy. I even had to cancel my meeting as i knew i wont be able to make it to the office, i had to postpone it to other day.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
22 Feb 13
well words i live by always be safe even though you may be a press member you can at the least be hurt but more you could be killed if it get ruff enough hope it ends soon
@Tamosree1993 (1525)
• India
20 Feb 13
Hello subhojit10,
I am very happy for the strike because the rate of every things are very big day by day. So we are protest them. I know it is not a right way but I think it works. I am also Indian. In India 78% peoples are middle class. I am also belonging a middle class family. And it is very difficult to handle the raise of every thing.
Happy mylotting.
@Nilabja (4)
• India
20 Feb 13
Hi tamosree ,
Thanks for your valuable comment , but the thing is that as per to me the strike is the solution of any type of problem , first of there is total loss of work flow , secondly is you consider about the middle class or the lower middle class people they are the most sufferer , because by this strike they go for their work mostly for the business person and hence for them the one day strike is the one day loss for them, hence for me strike is not the solution for any problem.
@Tamosree1993 (1525)
• India
21 Feb 13
Hello Nilabja,
Thanks for your reply. But I think if the middle class people are handling this problem though the high levels peoples are also facing the big problem. Because with out the middle class peoples they are nothing.
Have a nice day.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
I liked and loved strikes ! It made us air our grievances to the government. It tells to the government that we can't allow them to do things that would benefit the rich and famous . Oil price hikes so fast i guess this is controled by few people who benefits from it. We all know if oil prices rises , it is like having a domino effect , all basic commodity will rise also and so sad for salary is still same. The poor becomes poorer now , big businessman earns high. Let us not be afraid to say our stand . Go to the street then be counted .
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
26 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Well yes u are absolutely right, strikes are a very good way of venting out your anger against the faulty policies of the Govt and a way to make them aware that the public is not happy with it. Oil price hike is not a small deal and it has to be dealt with properly. But beating up people on the streets and calling a nation wide strike is not a solution also.
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@tyleremy (170)
• China
20 Feb 13
Hi subhojit!
It's not that irritating to me anymore,guess vehicles are useless to me.I am not kind of person who needs vehicle so much as a matter of fact I walk all the time.You can choose to live in a mote or a house of your friend's that near to your office when the nationwide strike is on the way in case you don't miss important meetings.There's always a way to work it out,just be prepared before it's coming.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
26 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Well yes u are absolutely right, staying near your office can be a very good solution for those who are always bound to report their office on time. It would be miserable for them to travel on the roads especially whenever demonstrators r on the streets. This is a very good solution my friend.
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@Nilabja (4)
• India
20 Feb 13
thanks subhojit for your valuable discussion , but today's strike have some genuine reason, but obviously strike is not any solution of any problem .
but today I would really to salute Govt. of West bengal that govt. transport is running the fine tuning.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Well that is great to hear about the transport facilities available in your state otherwise it would have made things even worse. Yeah no doubt the strike was for a genuine cause but as u have mentioned it is not the answer to the problem. I hope these agitators would have got an answer that the strike was of no use and it was just a mess created by them.
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@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your valuable response. Yes u are absolutely right, it makes situation even worse as those people who have some urgent or emergency works have to struggle very much especially on the strikes as they wont b able to get any vehicles on the streets. i hope the demonstrators open their eyes and stop doing these meaningless strikes.
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
20 Feb 13
Dear friend,
What ever the strike for, it most affected by common man, those daily bread earners. Even if they want to have strike why should they attach those other who are not interested in or compell them. Two days strike cost lots of loss to many out there. After all this strike will they reduce the price may be yes and will increase next time including the cost deducted for the time sake. 
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Yes u are absolutely right, the daily bread earners are the sufferers due to these strikes. There were many people who might be having urgent or emergency works but because of these strikes they could not make it to their workplace. It was simply a two day of complete waste and i think it wont make any difference on our petrol prices.
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@jittu4 (38)
• India
20 Feb 13
Yaa exactly right bro. We are also facing many problems. i wasn't aware of the strike & today morning i got to know about the strike. But by the time, It was too late. I had leave for my office without my bike. I thought that i would take a rickshaw but there were no rickshaws even running. I had to walk around 3.0 kms to reach my office and it took me half-an-hour & after reaching what i saw is that it has been shut down due to strike. i was just so irritated by the time. I made it so difficultly & it's all useless. WTH Mann. I totally agree with what you said subhojit10. I just can't explain how irritating it is.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
26 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Well i can understand your situation very well my dear and i know u must have got frustrated after seeing your office closed due to the strike, u must be thinking that u should have been informed at least prior to leaving for your office so that u would not have walked that much and could have rested at home.
How did u return home then? By walking again? What say?
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your valuable response. He he he, i can understand your situation very well and i know being a student even i used to think that way until i realized when i started working. many of my assignments got postponed which proved as a loss for me and i thought that strikes might be beneficial for some but it harms every one as a whole.
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@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
19 Feb 13
Times like this, pump stations and oil companies sometimes will take advantage and choose to hike up the prices. And since people know what is to happen, they just turn the other way and accept the increase and still fill up gas just so they have something to use for the days to come. It is ridiculous, and totally getting out of control. I really cannot say with certainty if strikes like this will benefit the masses more, or it will just benefit a few.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Yes u are absolutely right, people were going berserk the day before the strike as they knew that petrol pumps would be closed for two full days and hence they were ready to pay any amount of price that was being charged to them for the petrol refilling. as u have mentioned strikes have just worsen up the situation it has not helped us in any way.
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@ATTITUDEBREAKER99 (18)
• India
20 Feb 13
yes,it is very hard. Every time the nation strikes schools, college,offices are face problem.i had a project on my collage but i do not go it for at least 2 days. this is ridiculous.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for your valuable response. Yes u are absolutely right, although it is very easy for the agitators to call a strike but ultimately we general people are the sufferers that hardly goes into the notice of the agitators. As u have said about your project, i am sure there would be many people like u whose work would have suffered due to this strike.
Which project were u having? Did u resume it after the strike? What say?
@achuaswin (2)
• India
20 Feb 13
as far as my concern....i like these strikes bcz.....i will get one free day from the schools..that is , now its the exam time andwe are not getting the sufficient time to study....but due to these kind of strikes..i can study as well as i can sleep well at home....
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Feb 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your valuable response. He he he, good for u as u are a student and u would get ample amount of time to rest as well as to prepare for the exams but my dear think about the working people who have so many urgent things to wrap up. leave the working people, think about the patients who might need emergency at any time. it is very bad for them.
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