The TWU (Transport Workers Union) started a full strike as of 12.01am this morning. I was supposed to have my last two final exams today, but they have been postponed because there is no public transport whatsoever, so many students had no way of getting there. Perhaps that's a blessing in disguise? Exams are postponed until the first day the strike is over, but if the strike is not over before Friday 23rd December, the remaining final exams will be held on Friday 6th January instead. Many people have booked trips out of NYC for the Christmas break, which means if the strike does end before the 23rd, a lot of these people wont be around to sit their final exams, so I'm hoping the strike does stay on until at least Friday, as strange as that may sound.

The strike is affecting almost everyone in NYC - IceQueen got a ride to work this morning with a colleague and it took two hours for them to get there due to the extreme traffic, a trip that would normally take about 20mins in a car. With no subways or buses running I guess it's not all that surprising that the traffic was so hellish. Many people have had no choice but to stay home.