On Friday, October 19th, farmers descended upon Metz to express their disapproval for the EU's policies. Farmers believe that prices are too low - they are selling at a deficit - to sustain them and something must be done. Around 1,000 tractors arrived and blocked off many of the main streets in Metz. On my way to the grocery store, I saw an endless line of tractors heading home from the rally. They drove offroad any chance they got to tear up grass and leave their mark. One tractor even braved a hilly roundabout and off-roaded right over it demolishing the plantings and barely clearing low-hanging tree branches.
Here is some video. You can see how this might get annoying after a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wqZoPKyKiI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqA3zGOF-mk&feature=related
There are a lot of strikes of all kinds here. Rail strikes are common - there was one two days ago, in fact. I walked into the city a few weeks ago and found a group of medical professionals picketing outside their building. I'm sure there'll be a bus strike sooner or later.
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