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Way before 0700hrs my deep and dreamless sleep was harshly and sudden interrupted by the distinctive noise of "Choppa" blades ripping through the air at a very low flight level...
Whiskey... Tango... ?!!!
Dang... almost forgot about that annual VCM... what a nuisance... half the city is blocked off and locked down for the marathon, alternate routes (not shown) will be in gridlock until evening...
And beyond this will every imaginary group, be it minorities, political activists or lobbyists, abuse this, originally intended as pure sports event for their motives and propaganda...
We're pretty much locked-in, the "starting point" is less then a mile from my GF's place...
So, accompanied by that "Fallujah sound-stage" of choppers (LEOs, air surveillance, EMTs, news-teams) circling above like angry insects, I grimly gulped my first cuppa Joe, shaking my head in disbelieve...
The cleanup alone will take the city till way past midnight, plastic cups, empty water bottles (also plastic), disposed running gear, all kinds of fast-food & beverage containers carelessly dropped, especially by the spectators, banners and pamphlets circulated by mentioned various groups and protesters exercising their "democratic rights"...
30 min later, also violently robbed of her sleep my GF joined...
More coffee, soft boiled eggs, toasted baguette, etc...
Vienna, chilly 2°C, barely a cloud in sight (except the dark ones around my forehead...)
GF viewing live drone and air footage of the running masses... whilst I wonder how much methane each participant produces per mile...
anyway, cancelled the plans of riding to the bike shed for replacing the Sony stereo... next weekend then...
And you all have a better one!
Whiskey... Tango... ?!!!
Dang... almost forgot about that annual VCM... what a nuisance... half the city is blocked off and locked down for the marathon, alternate routes (not shown) will be in gridlock until evening...
And beyond this will every imaginary group, be it minorities, political activists or lobbyists, abuse this, originally intended as pure sports event for their motives and propaganda...
We're pretty much locked-in, the "starting point" is less then a mile from my GF's place...
So, accompanied by that "Fallujah sound-stage" of choppers (LEOs, air surveillance, EMTs, news-teams) circling above like angry insects, I grimly gulped my first cuppa Joe, shaking my head in disbelieve...
The cleanup alone will take the city till way past midnight, plastic cups, empty water bottles (also plastic), disposed running gear, all kinds of fast-food & beverage containers carelessly dropped, especially by the spectators, banners and pamphlets circulated by mentioned various groups and protesters exercising their "democratic rights"...
30 min later, also violently robbed of her sleep my GF joined...
More coffee, soft boiled eggs, toasted baguette, etc...
Vienna, chilly 2°C, barely a cloud in sight (except the dark ones around my forehead...)
GF viewing live drone and air footage of the running masses... whilst I wonder how much methane each participant produces per mile...
anyway, cancelled the plans of riding to the bike shed for replacing the Sony stereo... next weekend then...
And you all have a better one!
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