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Originally Posted by LilZebra
Most of you don't remember or weren't born at the time, but WT had a massive (no buses at all) for 3 weeks in February 1976......
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I haven't thought of that in years. It's was the talk of the town but people dealt with it. Winnipeg was (and still is, though perhaps less so) a big small town so neighbours would ask it you needed a ride anywhere or family and friends who had cars helped out more, especially for students and older people (primarily women, at the time few aged 55+ women drove). I remember that hitchhiking in the city was common during the strike and at the time was considered quite safe, though the police did caution people.