So you think you know...
19 October 2006
... how to survive winter
Now, dear reader, this is not the usual winter survivor's post. After all, we are very used to the normal "dress well, eat well" mantras. No, I'm not knocking them, I just think that no-one has tackled the "travel well" issue.
Rain = umbrellas. Rule 1, do not put it on the seat next to you; it only upsets the people who have to sit on that seat. Rule 2, overhead is not a good idea - dripping. Best bet, put it on the floor under your seat and try ever so hard to remember it. The poor train staff must have to pick up thousands over the winter.
Rain and/or cold weather also means all the windows get closed on the train, hence one travels in a sauna. Now, personally, I love a sauna. I just don't like it when I'm dressed to the nines in business suit, silk shirt, and full make-up. (Word to the wise - girls sweat too! Oops - that should read "glow"!) Could we please have some fresh air on the train? After all, we are dressed in our winter coats (oh god, I love a good lead in, don't you?)
Cold = coats. Yes, we will ALL be a couple of inches wider - winter coats do that. Please, please don't do the elbow war - it's very petty, and just winds everyone up.
Cold leads to "colds". It is the season of sniffles, snuffles, coughs, and other obnoxious bodily stuff. For goodness sake, BUY SOME TISSUES!!!!! It is very early in the "cold, flu, etc" season, and already my hackles rise at the very attractive guy on the train who sniffs all the time. Excuse me, sweetheart, but that is SUCH a turn off. Use a handkerchief; if it's crisp white linen, even better. Sitting there snorting like a coke head is NOT sexy!
Rain = umbrellas. Rule 1, do not put it on the seat next to you; it only upsets the people who have to sit on that seat. Rule 2, overhead is not a good idea - dripping. Best bet, put it on the floor under your seat and try ever so hard to remember it. The poor train staff must have to pick up thousands over the winter.
Rain and/or cold weather also means all the windows get closed on the train, hence one travels in a sauna. Now, personally, I love a sauna. I just don't like it when I'm dressed to the nines in business suit, silk shirt, and full make-up. (Word to the wise - girls sweat too! Oops - that should read "glow"!) Could we please have some fresh air on the train? After all, we are dressed in our winter coats (oh god, I love a good lead in, don't you?)
Cold = coats. Yes, we will ALL be a couple of inches wider - winter coats do that. Please, please don't do the elbow war - it's very petty, and just winds everyone up.
Cold leads to "colds". It is the season of sniffles, snuffles, coughs, and other obnoxious bodily stuff. For goodness sake, BUY SOME TISSUES!!!!! It is very early in the "cold, flu, etc" season, and already my hackles rise at the very attractive guy on the train who sniffs all the time. Excuse me, sweetheart, but that is SUCH a turn off. Use a handkerchief; if it's crisp white linen, even better. Sitting there snorting like a coke head is NOT sexy!
The conclusion is, don't sweat the little stuff (although the sniffing does piss me off). We all need to get to work when the weather is atrocious. Just a little thought for fellow travellers goes an awful long way. You never know, your fellow traveller just might be me...
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