“There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” It is snowing now even in those parts of Britain that were not affected last week, but a wee bit of snow is not a challenge: your wardrobe is.
(I will let readers argue whether the quote at the head of this page was first said by Alfred Wainwright or Sir Ranulph Fiennes, but both knew their business. Sir Ranulph knows every extreme of weather having walked to both the poles, through the Himalayas, across the Arabian deserts and so who can contradict him? In Norway, incidentally, the snow would just be considered a light introduction to autumn.
First thing, get yourself a good pair of shoes: when you go into work in the morning you cannot wear those smart black patent-leather work shoes full of holes that you usually do. Smart work shoes that don’t fall apart at the first blow of winter are available
- [amazon_textlink asin=’B00EHE5OBA’ text=’Shoes for men’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’agbwildthing-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’c2d59e4a-ddb8-11e7-9b47-b7d3681cd82c’]
- [amazon_textlink asin=’B01AFYLGL2′ text=’Shoes for women’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’agbwildthing-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’02ee9e35-ddb9-11e7-a1a2-0d98f67d6606′]
(In Norway, where they know a thing or two, shoe shops are not hidden round the back, at the cheap end of the high street and they are not 90% impractical women’s shoes with a corner for men as a concession – they are prominent. They understand the need for shoes that stay dry and stay in one piece.)
Those thin socks won’t work either: get some oversocks.
If you get stares when you wander in with solid shoes on your feet, be comforted that you are the only one in the office who is not about to lose their toes to frostbite. It is good weather out there, when your wardrobe is right.