now they've had a choice of
Heathrow express or the Piccadilly line for years suddenly there is
uproar because a little bit needs to be closed to improve access.

The logical conclusion of your argument is that, since London had no public
transport whatsoever prior to the Victorians, if we closed down all public
transport for a few years, whilst all road junctions and bottlenecks were
sorted out, we would all in the long run be better off and should not be so
small-minded as to complain about the few years in which we would endure no
public transport whatsoever. All in the name of the light at the end of the
tunnel!

The point I am making is the ill-thought-out way in which the disruption is
being "handled" by TFL etc.

Just like the nonsense at St. Pancras! Has anyone tried getting a Northbound
train from there in the morning peak? It's like walking against a tidal-wave of
Southbound passengers for about half a mile before one even gets to the new
platforms!

It is a complete lack of "joined-up" thinking.

Marc.