Just for the record, I better note that I was up in Stratford again today, but instead of having to wait absolutely ages for a lift empty enough to get into, this afternoon one arrived just as I was rolling up to the doors. I was in, up and out within seconds! Rather than getting infuriated, the three or four people already in the lift cheerfully welcomed me in. It was kind of funny because weekends are usually when those two lifts are most crowded. To cap things off, as I rolled towards the Olympic Park I noticed the sun was starting to come out.

Things are obviously not all doom and gloom.