Thur, Sept 28

Today did not go as planned. Although, like the saying goes, all's well that ends well. Paul dropped Dawn off at the station early this morning, so she caught an earlier train than usual. However, after that the schedule went up the wall. Within 10 minutes of leaving Hertford, and after arriving at Cuffley (the next station), the train came to a halt and stayed there for a while because there was a power line down further along the track. A little while later the train moved to Crewes Hill so that the train behind could pull into Cuffley. However, Dawn's arrival in London was no where in sight. To cut the story short, after Dawn had called Paul to tell him about her luck, Paul drove to Crewes Hill station to pick her up and drive her to work. However, in order to avoid the £8 ($15) congestion charge, Dawn suggested that he drop her off at a local tube station instead where she could use her train ticket. He did this instead. Dawn finally arrived at work around 11am, which was nearly 4 hours after she had left home. Luckily, the track was open for the homebound journey, and with her bosses allowing her to leave early, she got home half an hour earlier than usual.