"Most stations are likely to be open but the trains and stations are likely to be a lot busier."
That's not what the TfL website is advising.
Yes, there are talks Monday, but there were talks up to the day before last time and the strikes still went ahead. And some of us need to make plans before the end of business tomorrow - hence I have had to book to stay away most of the week. If I left it til tomorrow night the chances of finding anywhere would be diminished and more costly.
It would be nice if it was called off, but that hasn't been recent experience, has it?
My impression is that the drivers are not striking simply because they have been getting all the flack, so it doesn't harm them not to strike and let the rest do it for once. The effect is the same.
ihatethecold - they are expected to be Wed and Fri, with the Tubes closing at 18.30 the night before each time, so Tue and Thu. Which for those of us who travel to and from London for work and need the Tube to get to work pretty much takes out four days.
I will probably have to walk to Kings X, though if I can get out on time Friday I might be OK.
Yes, there are buses, but people waited over an hour last time just to get on one. I already leave home at 6.15am to get to work, I'm not leaving at 5am to allow an extra hour for queuing for a bus. It would also take me an hour to walk from KX, so that's the same again.
"A bit of inconvenience isn't going to kill you, and we should support the workers.
It's not like there aren't any alternatives if it goes ahead."
It's not "a bit of inconvenience" is it? This is least the fourth time now. They are just holding the city to ransom. If I don't work, I don't get paid as I am self-employed. I have appointments I need to get to next week. I'm not entirely sure why I 'should support the workers', they don't seem to be supporting me.
The alternatives are unreliable.