From Commuting to Working From Home - and Back?
Pre lockdown, I used to commute most workdays to and from the office. Quite astonishing really, looking back. Train from Borehamwood to West Hampstead, walk a few minutes past Starbucks etc. to catch the London Overground to South Acton. Then down the road, cross a level crossing and enter Chiswick Business Park. On a good day, maybe catch the 8.22am from Borehamwood, and alight at the destination around 9.01am. By default, clock up a few thousand daily steps. Over the years, I subconsciously recognize a lot of track-side graffiti, rust patterns on bridges and buddleia bushes which bizarrely dominate overground railway lines, plus one in my front garden. And people watching: Still have no idea who the person with a beard and floral skirts is, and 'bookman' now mostly uses a kindle. My company office hosts a nice empty desk with 3 screens for my use, plus a bijou view of the artificial lake and deckchairs. But nostalgia does not get a free pass. In truth, both brief train journ