So, as mentioned the other day we had a fair bit of snow. In previous years this amount of snow would have been great, as I’d have had the day off school or uni due to it either being closed or me being unable to get there, and I’d have been able to spend the day partaking in the customary building of snowmen and snowball fights.
Of course, these days snow can still prevent me from getting to where I need to be, as Monday’s mass-failure of the entire transport network in London showed (I think at one point there was a single tube line operating a normal service, with all buses being cancelled at that time). This means that as long as my internet connection is still functional I still have to work, through the wonders of modern technology. This is all well and good, but my working from home setup is severely sub-optimal compared to the office, mainly due to only having a single monitor and not having a proper desk phone with headset for long conference calls.
Fortunately I had Monday booked off anyway (so as to get some sleep after the Superbowl) and by the time I came to head to work on Tuesday the transport system wasn’t too broken. We’ve also seen no snow since (and hopefully won’t have a tonne fall overnight) so even the woefully prepared councils around here might be able to get away without doing anything and I should still be able to get into the office tomorrow.
Of course, snow isn’t always an irritation – I’m off skiing at the end of the month, where a lack of snow would be quite frustrating. However in the case where I’ve got other things to do (like work) it’s going to prove to be an annoyance.