What is essential travel.

[JetSetWilly]

Ever since the present cold snap arrived all I,ve heard in the news reports is about the police recommending against all but "essential travel". What is essential travel, is it going to work, school, Sainsburys for the shopping, or is there an offical explanation?

[????]

work=non-essential

Pub=essential

Thank me later

[womanofdulwich]

essential- basic food and gin

non essential- foie gras and creme de menthe

essential- going to school for a public exam

non essential- going to school to sit in class all day and not being allowed out for health and safety reasons

essential - going to work to look after people or animals or in a shop that sells essential food items or to supervise public exams

non essential- any other work especially if you have a mobile/ pc

( you may not agree with the gin part- you may substitute whisky/brandy/vodka, but nothing fancy)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

It was utterly essential that I popped out for cigarettes before dawn yesterday.

[womanofdulwich]

not sure if that counts as essential travel- but probably essential in order to travel.

[PeckhamRose]

I am not going anywhere on a motorcycle in this weather. It's the only weather I won't go out on the bike, mind.

But it is essential I work for my living but the Special Delivery package containing my time-sensitive work has not arrived three DAYS after it was sent. It is essential it travels to my door.

It is then essential I use public transport to do it which takes about four times as long as on the bike.

It is essential I go out tonight to see the excellent Pete And Dud In The Afterlife at Croydon Ashfcroft Theatre (on 7.30 tonight and tomorrow only). A 197 from the Cl;ockhouse and leave about 11.am, yes? I have seen it in a very early incarnation. Hysterical.

And essential I see Kim Noble tomorrow at Soho Theatre. I got tickets is why and the reviews are fab! Last night for this is on Sunday I think.

And other than that I agree with everything womanofdulwich said but theatre / comedy is essential! Speially when I bought tickets already!