The winds outside were relentless and the anemometer had shown that they were stronger than they had been for weeks, 112mph today. The thick, concrete living unit hummed a constant hum as the resonance of the various building appendages were met. These bloody engineers, didn’t they know this would happen and how annoying it would be?<\/p>\n
The multi-glazed windows were half as thick as the walls and provided a perfect glimpse to the outside world. Other housing units, rubble, flying debris, all were in my view.\u00a0 Large chunks of stuff bounced off the walls; it was a fun game guessing what they might be.\u00a0 The sky was filled with blackened clouds exploding with regular bursts of vivid reds, blues, and yellows<\/p>\n
Breakfast had only just been prepared.\u00a0 My grey porridge sat stodgily in the bowl, looking as appetising as ever.\u00a0 The “Porridge-o-tron 2050” might be a couple of models down the scale, but I didn’t need anything fancier.\u00a0 The end result would be pretty much the same and with milk getting more tightly rationed, flavour-wise I’m pretty sure I wasn’t losing out on anything<\/p>\n
Work was due to start in 20 minutes.\u00a0 It was only a polite amble through the tube network to get to the office so after finishing my meal, I packed my bag in preparation for the walk.\u00a0 Not being late in 6 years was a good thing – I didn’t want to have to sacrifice a weeks vegetables (aubergines) just for enjoying a lie in<\/p>\n
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The winds outside were relentless and the anemometer had shown that they were stronger than they had been for weeks, 112mph today. The thick, concrete living unit hummed a constant hum as the resonance of the various building appendages were … Continue reading