Before 0405 - wake up
0405 - look at clock and realise it is 0405
0425 - give up battle to return to sleep
0425 to 0630 - shower, eat, drink coffee, write emails, do some work
0630 - depart for Bromley South
0652 - arrive Bromley South - notice that ALL TRAINS are delayed or cancelled due to "very severe weather conditions in Kent" (this means it got a bit chilly last night)
0659 - my 0704 train to Ramsgate is cancelled but 0736 train to Canterbury West is listed as "on time"
0731 - 0736 train apparently goes missing and is listed as delayed
0736 - 0830 - wait outside the barriers, occasionally popping off for a double espresso, whilst getting buffeted around for 3,127 commuters who, despite the rucksacks strapped to their backs, the kit bags over their shoulder or their hand bags the size of Luxembourg, naively fail to realise that they take up more space their body without the luggage.
0831 - just before going through barriers hear the following announcement: "the train now standing on platform 1 is the 0614 Blackfriar's service.
0832 - share chuckle with woman standing next to me
0842 - board marginally delayed 0736 Canterbury West train
0944 - arrive Lenham where all evidence of "very severe weather" has magically vanished and it is a lovely sunny spring morning.
0958 - arrive work and warn colleagues that today is not a day to fuck with me.
0958 - 1718 - work (it doesn't go very well)
1908 - arrive at the Partridge and begin consuming London Pride. This will continue until morale improves (or chucking out time arrives)
I thought that you should know.
0405 - look at clock and realise it is 0405
0425 - give up battle to return to sleep
0425 to 0630 - shower, eat, drink coffee, write emails, do some work
0630 - depart for Bromley South
0652 - arrive Bromley South - notice that ALL TRAINS are delayed or cancelled due to "very severe weather conditions in Kent" (this means it got a bit chilly last night)
0659 - my 0704 train to Ramsgate is cancelled but 0736 train to Canterbury West is listed as "on time"
0731 - 0736 train apparently goes missing and is listed as delayed
0736 - 0830 - wait outside the barriers, occasionally popping off for a double espresso, whilst getting buffeted around for 3,127 commuters who, despite the rucksacks strapped to their backs, the kit bags over their shoulder or their hand bags the size of Luxembourg, naively fail to realise that they take up more space their body without the luggage.
0831 - just before going through barriers hear the following announcement: "the train now standing on platform 1 is the 0614 Blackfriar's service.
0832 - share chuckle with woman standing next to me
0842 - board marginally delayed 0736 Canterbury West train
0944 - arrive Lenham where all evidence of "very severe weather" has magically vanished and it is a lovely sunny spring morning.
0958 - arrive work and warn colleagues that today is not a day to fuck with me.
0958 - 1718 - work (it doesn't go very well)
1908 - arrive at the Partridge and begin consuming London Pride. This will continue until morale improves (or chucking out time arrives)
I thought that you should know.
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