It is this idleness, almost to a level of lethargy, that can mean a single leaky pipe will, over time, create the image of a winter wonderland. What once was a cold concrete floor is now a fluffy bed of snow-like material. Not a single footprint taints it.
Although we may be hoodwinking the lax security arrangements on the ground floor above us, I don't think anyone has been down here in months.