G & T, that's an old wives' tale!
Hadn't heard the myth of the reason for the offset nose gear before!
Of course the other O.W.T. is that the things only ever got airborne because of the curvature of the earth....(just in case you hadn't heard them called that)
HS Trident a.k.a. the HS Ground-Gripper. forward thrust provided by 3 noise generators, soundwaves thrusting the aircraft forward - More speed? turn up the volume....
Talking about fog at LHR, once after finishing a late shift on the south side missed the last bus & had to walk home, in the fog. Damned nearly walked into the outer waterway at the crossing by Stanwell, where there were no street lights, pitch black and 000 visibilty.