fun in the rain and doctor who

Remind me never to travel for work again! On Monday I was supposed to be at a meeting in Hull. Yes, Hull that was under water. I got as far as north Doncaster and had to go through flood water up past the bottom of my car - vans driving past me in the opposite direction were making my car rock with the waves! I stopped in a completely flooded Tesco car park and decided that even though I was now closer to Hull than Nottingham, I'd better turn back because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get home again. Turns out that it was the right choice as the meeting never went ahead because the basement of the offices in Hull flooded and they had to evacuate the building! Luckily, the predicted rain for this weekend hasn't really shown its face. My aunt in Sheffield had four feet of water in her back garden but luckily it didn't get into the house.

( Doctor Who spoilers )

floods are judgement on society, say bishops

From an article in the Sunday Telegraph today:

The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops.

One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage, including the introduction of pro-gay legislation, have provoked God to act by sending the storms that have left thousands of people homeless.

While those who have been affected by the storms are innocent victims, the bishops argue controversially that the flooding is a result of Western civilisation's decision to ignore biblical teaching.

Seriously. WTF? Clearly god decided that he'd punish those filthy gay rights supporters by flooding random peoples houses in Hull and Sheffield. I'm sure all my colleagues who can't live in their houses at the moment because they're full of mud are glad to hear that.