I was very fortunate to arrive home to suburbia yesterday before the traffic jams really set-in. It did take me an hour longer on my normal route across London. I started sliding in second gear on the north circular before Hanger Lane.
My wife who works just 5 miles away rang me at 2015 to pick her up. I told her to get a taxi only to find out that there were none available. All the roads around our house were full of ice and jams. I finally went out at midnight and was not able to get more than half-a-mile and it took a good hour to get that far and two hours to get back.
My wife had to stay at work, and finally arrived at home at midday today.
It sickens me that the councils didn't grit the road. Its just typical of their incompetence. We live very near the Central Line (Tube) which is now closed for two weeks following the recent derailment.
Transport in London is crap.
And we are being pushed into this congestion charge by the guy in the glass box
www.sod-u-ken.com, it is going to have a knock-on effect across London as traffic gets pushed into other areas. It is the biggest tax increase ever from a so-called socilaite who couldn't care a damn about you and I.
As a district nurse I will be affected, as will all other public workers. We are expected to pay first, and be re-imbursed later. Another selfish policy done by a politician.
And in the background of the forthcoming war that's just as unpopular.........84% are against the war.
