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Well it seems that winter is well on the way. How do I know? Well it’s not so much the slightly colder/wetter weather than it is the fact that I got delayed on my commute to and from work nearly every day last week. Monday on the way home took 2.5 hours (that does include a stop at the pub as every train was cancelled for the next 45 minutes! Still…) and to top it off on Thursday I got the station a minute early only to find the stupid great lump of metal pulling off!!! So had to wait another 20 minutes for the next one. And yep you guessed it: that one turned up 5 minutes late just to rub salt in the wounds.
I admit this is all very First World Problems, but it is annoying nonetheless that a bit of rain and wind can seemingly cripple the public transport network with such ease. It doesn’t bode for the next few months does it!? It also annoys me that I could do my job from home practically every day if I really wanted to, yet this is still frowned upon by most companies. I would go into the office most of the time if I could choose, but 1 or 2 days at home per week would be much more palatable; especially when weather is bad and the roads / public transport networks are congested. Imagine if most companies who’s workers could work remotely were allowed to on this basis, it would take the pressure off the transport networks considerably, meaning a nicer commute for the rest of those that have to go in!*
Anyway, as if you didn’t know already, here are some more reasons why your commute can be totally toxic to your health and life:
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