Simon and I sat beside each other for about 5 years at Credit Suisse. We weren’t on the same team which meant we didn’t really talk about work but chatted about almost everything else. We regularly went running together, did a few 10k’s and 5k’s and a half marathon in Richmond (he beat me!) We were a similar level at running, which added a bit of competition - I definitely pushed myself more than usual to try and beat him doing our weekly laps of McDougall Gardens. We once spent a weekend together skiing in Switzerland. It was impromptu, I think I said I hadn’t been skiing in ages and he said neither had he. We booked flights and off we went. At Geneva airport, I knew the way to our destination well but Simon wanted to drive. As we were driving along the motorway at 120kpm, I could see a turn ahead for a lay-by. It was dark and for some reason Simon thought the lay-by was a continuation of the motorway and before I knew it, we entered the lay-by still doing 120kpm! I shouted some expletive thinking we were doomed but thanks to his quick wits, he nimbly redirected us out of the lay-by, still at 130kpm, as if nothing had happened. We then both cracked up laughing. I’m fairly sure that was the fastest speed clocked for entering a Swiss lay-by & surviving! Still hard to believe. My thoughts are with Caroline, Sophie and Daniel.