literally another aussie in london

without water you will die

I was in a tube station the other day (I don’t know, Waterloo maybe) and I heard a public safety message.

It went a little something like this:

“During the current heat wave remember to carry a bottle of water with you on the tube at all times, and if you feel unwell, do not travel on the tube”.

The temperature that days a maximum of 21.

I know the tube is hot, the fucker is hot during the winter, but 21 degrees is not part of the heat wave.

31 is.

The worst thing was I saw a woman in front of me rifle through her bag, and then sigh when she found her water bottle.

There was a touch of theatre about it, like she had found an oasis after a long trip through the desert.

She didn’t drink the water; she just kept it there in case she was about to die of thirst on the long trip from London Bridge to Canada Waters.

Her life was saved, and I felt a little better for having been there to see it.

July 16, 2009 - Posted by Jrod | living in london | heat wave, the tube