From the factory to the weather vane

The pandemic has freed us from being indoors all the time. Will we consider climate change more, because we are out more in the climate?

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From the factory to the weather vane: factory-ization, weather and climate change

Every morning in the before times, I would wake up and cycle to the office - rain or shine.  As Scandinavians say, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.  As long as there was no ice, I was on a bike.

Now, working from home, I plan my days (to the extent that clients allow) according to the weather.  On short winter days I go outside at noon.  On hot summer days I swim laps in the evening.  If rain is predicted, I cycle before or after it.  

Is it possible that we might begin to structure our lives more in tune with nature? I know an business in Johnson City TN where employees ride bikes at noon, an office campus outside Seattle with a series of covered walkways connecting it to the adjacent park, and a forest school in Brooklyn which uses Prospect Park as their classroom.  My favorite conferences are those with outdoor tours and walks instead of droll presentation naps. 

Consider the fabled snow day.  Before the pandemic, kids went sledding when weather upended the school run.  Now, as long as the internet still works, on-line learning continues apace.  Will employees similarly tele-commute instead of slip sliding to work?  We do not need another 20-car pile up - just stay home.

I hope we are seeing the end of the industrial revolution that shut us into a factory/office/shop/school from dawn until dusk. Will this heightened regard for weather lead to an augmented regard for climate change?

#Cycling in the rain in #SãoPaolo. Good times.

Walking to a meeting in #Trenton NJ. Good times.