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I've been off the bike for nearly two weeks due to being ill, and had to get the train today as I've still not shaken off the final the remnants of my congested airways.
Anyway, got a call at 1715 from the other half saying she was stuck at Lewisham and could I try and get home quickly to pick Edie up from the childminders. Get a train from City Thameslink to Herne Hill with no bother at all. Get off to Herne Hill to discover there are no trains whatsoever on the Victoria to Orpington line. Curse.
Try and get a cab but none are available so try and get a bus to Crystal Palace. Two go past without stopping before the third stops and some of us squeeze on. Get off at Crystal Palace to discover no buses heading my way so run the last 2.5 miles to get to the childminders.
I've just been outside and measured 3 inches of snow. How the fuck can the capital of the sixth richest nation on earth grind to a fucking halt because of 3 inches of snow?