The fragility of the air traffic network has been shown dramatically recently, as all flights in Northern Europe have been grounded for the last few days, due to volanic dust from Iceland in the atmosphere. I was due to fly with Ryanair back out to Limoges today. I know, I know, the environment... But the price was £26, as opposed to £206 on the train. Including the booking fee, which is an absurd £5 per person per leg. (Not person leg, journey leg, in case you were wondering.)
So I'm trying to do my work from here. It's not the same. For one thing, I don't have access to OMNIS, our trusty database, upon which I rely heavily. But mostly I just don't have access to the people I am working with, so I feel disconnected. I can't pop my head out of the office door and ask Tracy how something works. I can't chat with someone in the lunch queue and get an idea how they're doing. Obviously, I can't go to meetings, or check in in the daily gathering.
Luckily I have somewhere familiar to be, with an Internet connection, and access to work email. But I miss the land of great bliss intensely.
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