If you, like me, commute into work on the train, you may have had an unpleasant journey into work today. Or, like me, had no journey at all.
I got to the train station in my South Bucks village only to find that the trains were all delayed by at least half an hour. Shortly, it was announced that all trains were indefinitely delayed due to blockage on the tracks.
Thanks to Twitter, I was able to find out exactly where the delay was: no trains running south of High Wycombe. That’s me then.
I am still periodically checking Chiltern Railways Twitter to find out if/when trains will be running again.
And thanks to the magic of remote working, I have accessed my work emails on my laptop and am able to work from home. What did people do before the Internet?
Admittedly, sitting at the kitchen table isn’t quite the same as being in the office, but it’s something.
I was also able to warn my friends via Twitter and Facebook to not bother going to the train station if they were coming the same direction as me into London. Queue a big online debate about best way to get into London from South Bucks – trains have stopped. Nearest tube – no, that’s not working either. Nowhere to park if we drive in. Taxi? Too expensive. But hey, Google Maps says its only 7 hours and 39 minutes walk!
This got me thinking about people who work from home on a regular basis. Thanks to technology, this is quite doable. Phone calls can be re-directed, emails can be accessed on different computers, most people can log into their company’s intranet. You could even attend a meeting with the help of video conferencing.
Are you working from home today?
Keep checking CBR today for tech news – a little bit of wind can’t stop us!
