Our friend called me this morning, pogiBoy’s school canceled the Nursery to Year 1 classes due to flooding. When I spoke to pogiBoy he said there was no school because there was water in their room. He then explained that their classroom and the “outside” is flat “like that” (palm down) and when it rained, the water came straight in.

In the last two years, England flooding (unexpected in most places) caused a lot of damage to property and in some instances lives were lost. Now is the worst time to be trapped in a flash flood, it’s freezing! Even if you do not drown, you’re bound to suffer hypothermia. I know my toes were nearly frozen this morning when I tried to get into work from 730am and didn’t arrive at work until 845am due to severe delays on all lines from my place to the City.

Last night whilst coming home the rain was pouring so heavily that the entrance to the Liverpool Street Station from Bishopsgate was flooded. I was just thinking if it was possible for the Underground to flood.

So after the Siberian snow, now we’re contending with floods.

I saw a news item over the shoulder of another passenger that the London Thames barrier was released. I can’t find a news item yet but that would have meant more water in. Now I don’t know if pogiBoy’s school will reopen tomorrow.

BTW, the Underground suspended a lot of the lines going my way! So the trip home was far pleasant again. Honestly, if the Tube staff really does go on strike, I might join the other commuters in throwing tomatoes at them!

11 Feb 09

My friend just called, the classroom’s still flooded. So she’s taking pogiBoy with her to go shopping. Okay  lang naman rather than have him spend his day on the sofa watching telly. Only this morning I was wishing I could take him to school which he sees as a treat! Nakakalungkot sobrang rare kasi.

At least there was no transport issues and I was here just after 8am.