I am not facing the shopping and tourist crush in Manhattan right now, cause I am back in Pittsburgh. London has taken the step of having several car free shopping days in it’s busiest shopping district and so far it seems like a huge success.

“The one million shoppers who turned out on Saturday were entertained by choirs, acrobats, giant illuminations and a performance of the Snowman. A fireworks display finished off the event. Mr Tyrrell said: “There were no problems with the roads closures, everything went really smoothly.

“The day was about giving something back to the shoppers and we would love to see many more car- free days, and not just at Christmas.”

Under current rules, two car-free days are allowed each year but the New West End Company wants to increase it to three or more.

Really this isn’t the time to be mad at the tourists who are showing us their wide eyed love and dropping serious cash. The big problem is that at this time of year, the sidewalks are not close to meeting demand.