No Uni for me today

I'm used to a fair bit of traffic around Birmingham, but today was a bit exceptional. I saw a bus at the top of my road, just as I left the house, and after my three minute or so walk to the bus stop, and a half hour of waiting, that bus still hadn't made it to my stop. There's a 7 lane highway, the Expressway that takes me from home to Uni (and indeed, takes everyone this side of Birmingham anywhere near the centre), which was completely closed off all morning. Apparently my first lecture this morning contained a full 20 people, ouch.

Here's why: