Not a great start to the day (it is Friday 13th after all)…

In my attempt at being more of an Eco-warrior I have ditched my car in favour of cycling, training it in or if I have loads to carry then I jump in a taxi. Collectively this is all far better for the environment than my solo back and forth to work in a car.

The weather is filthy this morning – rain, rain and more rain.

So therefore bike was a no (have two client meetings today and need to look half decent)…

…because of the rain the roads are jammed with cars, so no to a taxi…

so the train it is…

Actually I ended up in a taxi…

The train drivers are on strike (as they don’t get overtime pay – who does these days?) resulting in only a 50 percent service.  This meant that that the trains are double full and you cannot get on them.

Commuters all look like they are going to blow up in anger or die in limp resignation.

So I high tailed it out of the hell.

However please don’t think I got off lightly. In my dash to the taxi from the dry station entrance a bus launched an avalanche of water on me (not quite the tidal wave that Bridget Jones got but quite close).

So I sit here in the back of my cab typing my post slowly steaming dry and lamenting the convenience and comfort of my car (climate control, leather seats, radio 4).

You gotta be tough to be an Eco-warrior – not sure that I will ever get an award for bravery – in fact I am totally sure :+)

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