The Oxford Deluge

In case you haven't heard, and given the idiocy of the US media I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't, Oxford is underwater. It's pretty bad, people have had to be evacuated from their homes, roads are flooded, bridges are out, the train stations is shut down, and there are very few buses. Oh and the power could go out at any moment, which would be awesome since we'd loose heat, water, lighting, and pretty much all forms of entertainment...save for a kebaba pizza.

I went for a walk today to see how bad the flooding really was. I know the media around here has made it sound like we should start gathering two of every animal, but it's not THAT bad. Here are some photos I took so you can see what I see.



This was over on Botley Road, not that far from school. I think I was able to walk there in about 10 minutes. This is just a little bit of the flooding, I couldn't cross the water because it was too cold to go barefoot and I didn't really feel like getting wet. But further down the road there are houses and what not under water.


A little bit closer to school this is the scene, cars parked in a few inches of water. It's not bad, but that used to be a road, not a canal. I know these Brits are a bit backwards but they still know how to park a car.

So ya, not to worry, I'm not going to die. I might be stuck in this place for a little while longer then expected, but other then that I am fine.

Update: Watch the video of how the whole city looks
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