Joys of Commuting

[keefer]

Temperatures dropped below freezing last night causing chaos with public transport...  stuck on stalled train for an hour, followed by lengthy walk down to Greenwich.. am now sitting comfortably on a boat cruising up the Thames (clipper).... two more stops before first coffee

[MichaelV]

UGH - that sounds terrible!  Makes me appreciate my commute even though sometimes the walk down two flights of stairs to my office from the bedroom seems long (I work from home).  Ha!  Good luck!  Hope that coffee was good.

[+ Charlie]

Climate change: I don't remember ever experiencing temperatures below freezing in London.

[+ Lucky]

They will be below freezing all week!

[keefer]

Just refilled water bottle, hit vending machine for a few granola bars, and bracing myself for homeward commute; after two decades living in Colorado I shudder to think how London will cope if we get a centimetre of snow this winter...    warm fire and glass of scotch to be the reward if I survive the commute home

[+ bashful]

Wait till you have to stand out on a Metra train middle platform with no shelter and any combination of wind, cold, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain.  The joys of suburban Chicago.

[keefer]

Just now, bashful said:

Wait till you have to stand out on a Metra train middle platform with no shelter and any combination of wind, cold, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain.  The joys of suburban Chicago.

I’ve been to Chicago, that sounds like normal summer weather 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

London is ramping up to have their coldest winter season in a long while.

And just in time...  I'll be getting there xmas week.  Boo.

That said, I'll take full-on snow over freezing rain (if Mother Nature is a member here and taking suggestions).

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

10 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

London is ramping up to have their coldest winter season in a long while.

And just in time...  I'll be getting there xmas week.  Boo....

I am arriving for my first time in London this July.  Hopefully the cold spell is over by then 🤣

[BeamerBikes]

11 hours ago, bashful said:

Wait till you have to stand out on a Metra train middle platform with no shelter and any combination of wind, cold, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain.  The joys of suburban Chicago.

Followed by a mile long walk to your downtown building where you have to cross the river wind tunnel TWICE! 

Coworkers would wonder why I'd spend the money for a monthly parking pass.

Edited December 10, 2022 by BeamerBikes

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

20 hours ago, bashful said:

Wait till you have to stand out on a Metra train middle platform with no shelter and any combination of wind, cold, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain.  The joys of suburban Chicago.

Chicago is a whole other animal for dealing with cold weather.

As a native, I have respect for that, but don't miss it.  I still have PTSD from shoveling and throwing salt.

[Luv2play]

23 hours ago, Charlie said:

Climate change: I don't remember ever experiencing temperatures below freezing in London.

I remember one winter in London where I was temporarily working in the 1970's, maybe '74 or '75, and the weather was below freezing. On my radio in the hotel room the announcers were asking people to check in on their elderly neighbours, most of whom in those days had no central heating in their homes.

[+ Charlie]

17 minutes ago, Luv2play said:

I remember one winter in London where I was temporarily working in the 1970's, maybe '74 or '75, and the weather was below freezing. On my radio in the hotel room the announcers were asking people to check in on their elderly neighbours, most of whom in those days had no central heating in their homes.

I was also living in London in the winter of '74, so maybe it was '75.

[Luv2play]

3 hours ago, Charlie said:

I was also living in London in the winter of '74, so maybe it was '75.

I also remember being in London during a summer heat wave. I think it was the summer of 1977 or '78. We all went to the parks to sunbath. I picked up a nice young lad and took him to the theatre. Glenda Jackson was appearing in a play called Stevie.

Edited December 10, 2022 by Luv2play
Fact Correction

[Guest]

I’m in London now and it is frigid! I don’t ever remember it being this cold here.

[+ glutes]

35 minutes ago, Coolwave35 said:

I’m in London now and it is frigid! I don’t ever remember it being this cold here.

Guess you brought a cool wave...

[+ WilliamM]

I was in London on 9/11.

People were afraid London would be bombed as well.

[+ Charlie]

5 hours ago, Luv2play said:

I also remember being in London during a summer heat wave. I think it was the summer of 1977 or '78. We all went to the parks to sunbath. I picked up a nice young lad and took him to the theatre. Glenda Jackson was appearing in a play called Stevie.

I was also there in that summer heat wave of '77, when the parks were full of pasty white people sunbathing.

[Luv2play]

55 minutes ago, Charlie said:

I was also there in that summer heat wave of '77, when the parks were full of pasty white people sunbathing.

The one I picked up had a nice natural tan. From the colonies. Stood out amongst all the pastie whites.

[Greg250]

14 hours ago, Luv2play said:

I also remember being in London during a summer heat wave. I think it was the summer of 1977 or '78. We all went to the parks to sunbath. I picked up a nice young lad and took him to the theatre. Glenda Jackson was appearing in a play called Stevie.

Also my first time in London was late summer of ‘77 (Queen’s Silver Jubilee) and I recall it being unusually hot. I saw Deborah Kerr in Candida and had my first male massage experience… yes, the city was definitely hot! 

[keefer]

On 12/9/2022 at 6:11 PM, keefer said:

I shudder to think how London will cope if we get a centimeter of snow this winter.

Snow, ice, and freezing fog descended on London today... tomorrows commute will be a joy... for now just putting another duvet on the bed....

[+ Charlie]

It was cold (low 50sF) and rained all day yesterday in Palm Springs, and today looks like it could be more of the same. I'm glad I bought those flannel pajamas.

[keefer]

2 hours ago, Charlie said:

It was cold (low 50sF) and rained all day yesterday in Palm Springs, and today looks like it could be more of the same. I'm glad I bought those flannel pajamas.

clearly to protect from those glaciers descending from the north :-)

[Marc in Calif]

9 hours ago, arnemgreeves said:

Surely happens every year. 

It doesn't happen every year in London.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

15 hours ago, arnemgreeves said:

Surely happens every year. 

... And don't call me Shirley.