I woke up this morning in plenty of time, but put on a different watch from the one I had been wearing yesterday. After breakfast and a bit of email wrangling I looked at the watch and had a panic. When I got to Paddington and saw a clock I realized that the watch I put on this morning was still on Finnish time, and I was way early.

Still, this did give me time to check out United’s new home at Terminal 1. It is a bit of a hike from Heathrow Central, but check-in and security is very smooth. There aren’t quite as many shops as at T3, but there is a Chocolate Box, which is a Very Good Thing. Lunch is Pret rather than Starbucks, but I suspect that sushi and smoothie are much better for me than coffee and pannini. There are desks with power points in the general waiting area, and my pay-as-you-go broadband works fine.