Dear People of France,

I know you all love your strikes. I have seen more strikes here than I think my Dad has to handle at his job and he's a labor attorney. I think its a good thing that you do this. You stand up for what you think is unfair. You stand in the streets with cigarettes hanging out of your mouths, carrying homemade picket signs, shutting down streets and holding up traffic. For the most part I say "good for you".

But now, people of France, you are making me a little worried with this new strike. President Sarkozy once said ""these days when there's a strike (in France), nobody notices". Well people are taking notice of this one. The strike, started by the workers of the Centre Pompidou on November 23rd, has now sent a ripple effect on other museums and tourist attractions in Paris. Some to add to the list: Musee d'Orsay is completely shut down, Versaille could not keep up with their shortage of workers, parts of the Louvre were closed today, the Arc de Triumph was shut down. This would of course be a complete bummer for the tourist visiting right now. It is even a BIGGER bummer when you have a 7 page paper due on a painting at the d'Orsay and YOU CAN'T EVEN GO LOOK AT IT AGAIN. Also, there is a big possibility the museum libraries will close as well. Not cool French workers, not cool.