Today there was a street party on Oxford Street to celebrate, well, I’m not sure but hey a street party is a street party. Those who are familiar with the this High Street are probably very aware of just how overcrowded this stretch of road can get on an ordinary day so the thought of a street party probably sent most of the locals running. I apparently did not have this common sense.

Seriously, the street party was supposed to attract shoppers to the street (not like they needed it) and there were street performers, celebrities, free foods, fashion etc. and the opportunity to win £1,000 (sadly not something I was lucky enough to win.)

All in all it added up to masses of people on the street and even the extra space created by the shutting off of motor vehicle access to the street did nothing to reduce the bottle-necks that would inevitably crop up.

The good news is that my bro and I survived the crush to shop another day …