This morning I went to get a cup of coffee and down the block I could hear lots of banging and chanting and I could see a mass of people. Typical Catalan-style, it was a demonstration to protest the power outage, blocking cars and tourist buses. Locals came out with pots and pans to demand power. People are mad at having to pay so much for electricity on low salaries and yet, get so little in service. The Maragall power station is still not estimated to be back up and running for a week. That means ruin for many businesses such as meat shops. Mauricio said that he saw our meat guy, bread gal and more among the protesters.
Oh, and the power just went out again as we were returning home. Shopkeepers were hanging out by the door. Fortunately for us, our building was fine.
Addendum: Later that night, our street started to protest by banging pots and pans from their windows. The owner of the bar down the block led the protest with whistles. It went on for a long time.
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It was awesome to have witnessed the protest first hand!!
Linda
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