The Penny drops

So far my stay in London hasnt been too cold, before coming over I was expecting near blizzard conditions the way every one was carrying on (I may regret these words pretty soon though). Everyone moans about the weather and how cold it is, but to be honest I've only had 2 or 3 cold days over here, but this morning I left the house and the first thing I noticed were the ice caked cars lining the pavement. Its almost as if the frost was smiling at me, saying yes I'm here, a bit late but I'm here, damn it was cold!

The frost was pretty thick, and as tempting as it was to see how long it would take for my finger to stick to the ice, I decided against it. It's so cold that the 10 minute walk to the tube station results in my nose running uncontrollably (this happens every morning without fail to a large number of the population), so as you enter the warmth of the underground, everyone is pulling out these tissues and hankys (uggh). I'm amazed that the whole of London doesnt get sick at the same time, those tubes are like germ incubators.

Bottom line: even though theres frost, its still bearable.