Austerity Chronicles, November 2012: Garbage Srike

November 21, 2012

It looks like they’ve cleaned this up by now, but at this time yesterday, the whole sidewalk outside my building was blocked by trash, and part of the street was being invaded by garbage bags full of all manner of things.

See also: Local Wives Turned Prostitutes. Or you could try my (much later) article about The Great Recession. Have fun!

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How did I end up in Spain? Why am I still here almost 20 years later? Excellent questions. With no good answer... Anyway, at some point I became a blogger, bestselling author and contributor to Lonely Planet. So there's that. Drop me a line, I'm happy to hear from you.

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