advantages and disadvantages

There are quite a few advantages to walking to work:

Walking against driving:

• If there is a road accident, you can probably walk around it and it will not slow you down
• You don't have to worry about speeding tickets
• You don't have to pay for parking - or even try to find a parking space
• You don't have to pay for petrol/diesel

Walking against taking the bus:

• If there is a road accident, you can probably walk around it and it will not slow you down
  
• You can leave whenever you want to - you don't have to hang around the bus stop
• You don't have to sit next to someone who smells of last night's garlic
• You don't have to pay the fare
• It does not get too hot

Walking against cycling:

• You don't end up sweaty at work
• You don't have to wear a helmet (which you have to here and is stupid)
  

Walking advantages against all:

• If there is a traffic accident you can walk around it and won't get delayed
  
• You wake up breathing fresh air
• You can enjoy the views of the water and the sunshine (except for 2 days a year when it rains)
• You get some unexpected exercise without noticing
• You get a nice sun-tan and blond hair
• You can easily stop off at the shop on the way home
  

In addition - I still can't get used to working in an office again.

Advantages to working in an office:

• You save on phone bills - just talk to whoever you want to talk to by visiting their desk
• You can apply your charm better if you are face to face and make people do things for you with a smile
  

Disadvantages to working in an office:

• People can come and bother you when you don't want them to
• Your boss insists you have a desk phone (I have one now that I nicked from another desk - but it is not connected ;-)) - He did not say it had to be connected.
  
• People put things on your desk and expect you to read them . Just found out someone put 2 envelopes on my desk back in July giving me a $2,000 pay-rise... a bit of a surprise as I just found them today
  
• You collect papers (when I worked from home I did not have a printer - well, I had one but it did not have any cartridges in it)
• It is hard to pretend you are in a meeting
• You can't work from your balcony or your bed
• You have to dress in nice clothes every day
• You have to eat whatever yucky lunch you can get hold of - instead of cooking your own

Anyway - just some thoughts for today... what do you think?