Wow! The alarm went off at 6:10am and it wasn’t a good feeling! I’m not sure when it last went off that early but it was a long time ago. After a quick shower and getting dressed, Jack gave me a lift to the station. As I opened the door to get out the car I nearly managed to knock a bloke off his scooter as he went past! I’m not sure if this was because I wasn’t really awake or just because I’m not prepared for scooters – I don’t think they have them in America!!
To ease the pain of going on the train I decided Expedia could treat me to a 1st class ticket so at least I would be able to sit down rather than be squashed like cattle. As I stood on the platform 2 (at a time that I am still normally in bed) I recognized all sorts of faces from when I was doing this journey 7 months earlier (maybe over 8 months ago as I did work from home rather a lot at the end!). I don’t know why I found this strange/surprising but I did.
Once the train arrived I started reaping the rewards of an extra pricey train ticket with a cup of tea, a bottle of water and a copy of the Independent:
More importantly than all those benefits I got wireless which is good as the data on my phone wasn’t working which I need to sort otherwise they’ll be no tweets for the month of December! And that, I’m sure you will agree, will never do!