I got up at 6am this morning as usual to go to work but found that all London buses had been cancelled and train services were severely disrupted due to a massive amount of snow that had fallen overnight. There was nothing for it but to stay home in the suburbs and frolic in the winter wonderland.
Fortunately, thanks to the internet and broadband, I could work remotely from the snug warmth of my study - and, in fact, I was quite productive without the interference of phone calls and other disruptions! For businesses who haven’t yet invested in remote working facilities, it really is worth it to make the most of your team during times like these - and in the UK, if it’s not the wrong kind of snow disrupting transport, it will be some other kind of weather that will do it (wrong kind of heat, leaves on the track, flooding…)
The famous British “Blitz Spirit” was very much in evidence - people were friendly and chatty and going to extraordinary lengths to rise to the challenge of the snow. I met a couple of women who were walking to work, kitted out in hiking gear and rucksacks: “Charing Cross is only seven miles away. Mind you, once we get there, no-one else will be in.” I also bumped into the manager of Dulwich Park at the park gates: “It took me 3 hours to drive up from Folkestone.” If there ever is a test for being True Brit, this is what is required: a cheery demeanour in the face of inconvenience, hardship and adversity!
Here is a slideshow of my photos of snowy London, including snaps of the rugged individuals I’ve just mentioned, and a boy with a giant snowball who was “waiting for my sister to come outside…”
To view the photos without the slide show, go to Snowy Dulwich
