...there's some mysterious lines in the TfL
budget, the stationary department buried in the basement of TfL's HQ
doesn't appear to have noticed that there's an economy drive on...
hmm.

Oh I *do* wish you hadn't mentioned that. I think I've now got to burn
down the house and head for the Highlands......

FWIW, the "Current Overground network status" page is he
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravel...l/default.html

yes, thanks. We've been monitoring that but decided to sit the strike
out. (One of the v. few advantages of being late-50s NEETs is the
ability quickly to enter Giant Sloth mode.)

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R