In early February, London had the biggest snowstorm in 18 years! There’s craziness and then there’s good ol’ LDN which closed down all train service and also all buses! Most tube lines were shut as well. Anyone using the phrase standstill would not have been accused of crazy talk. But the BHF was still open for business and my boss asked me to make it in (the penalty for living in central London). A 35 minute walk to a working tube ensued - which was actually quite pretty through the snow covered parks and watching young kids playing (they’d never seen this much snow before in their lives!) Finally made it to the office and was surprised to find many hearty (ha) souls had done the same. Our café staff had even built a snowman on the terrace!But while I’d made it safely in, my Ecco hiking boots did not. Something about the UK snow, or chemicals they use to treat said snow, had eaten away the soles of the boots. I kept trailing little pieces of rubber throughout the office. The snowfall kept trailing too and so we closed the offices early. Not wanting me to make the return trek sans shoes, my facilities manager bundled me home via a car service. Sweet! See snow pics
