So this bus drivers strike is actually happening then - that's a bit
awkward, which is just the point really I suppose.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18530784

Excerpt:
---quote---
Bus workers from 17 companies will go-ahead with a 24-hour strike in
London despite an injunction, a union said.

The Arriva, Metroline and Go Ahead firms applied for the court
injunction, which was granted, and their workers have been told not to
strike on Friday.

But union members at the other firms plan to walk out in a row over a
£500 bonus for working during the Olympics.

Mayor Boris Johnson said the strike was "enormously frustrating". TfL
said services "might be quite affected".

The strike will start from 03:00 BST on Friday.

Unite had called for the bonus to be paid to its 20,000 members, in line
with extra pay deals agreed with train companies.

The three companies who went to court account for 15-20% of London's bus
routes, providing services in north-west and south London.

TfL Commissioner Peter Hendy, said these companies and the routes they
operate would be running as normal, but about the rest of the network he
said: "It might be quite affected."
[...continues...]
---/quote---


Also, press release from TfL:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/24335.aspx

I guess tomorrow might well serve as a potent demonstration of just how
vital buses are to London's travel mix. If one can avoid being on the
road in/on anything with three or more wheels on Friday that's probably
a good idea too.