So on a bad day I try to remember that - it doesn't always work, mind you.

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The generally collegial tone had been a comfort to commuters, many of whom remember a three-day strike that snarled the city just before Christmas 2005.

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The friendly neighbourhood storekeeper, for those unwilling to bear the trip or the gossip, will also readily deliver such small purchases home, at no extra fee, as many times a day as he is called upon to -- perhaps the biggest reason why Indian households remember their grocery needs only from one day to another.

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