those icelandics really dont like us !!!

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  • Porgy
    Porgy Posts: 4,525
    Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:
    I suppose it'll be a kick in the teeth for those saying the world is warming up to fast if it helps re freeze the polar ice caps for a short while

    Not at all - it'll only be a short term effect and have no impact on climate change.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    MESSAGE TO ICELAND:

    We said we wanted our CASH back..............eejits!
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Its nothing to do with Volcanic ash and Iceland. Its the Arsenal Trophy cabinet being cleaned out :P .

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Bronzie wrote:
    MESSAGE TO ICELAND:

    We said we wanted our CASH back..............eejits!

    :lol::lol::lol: ... Nice one, Bronzie :wink:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Hurddy gurddy verrdy wordy, bergen jurgen wurgen burden...or other similar Scandinavian sentences.
  • geoffnelder
    geoffnelder Posts: 165
    Sky over Chester has the beginnings of a beautiful sunset. Just hope the silica in the ash doesn't get sucked into my lungs. I don't want to cycle holding my breath for a few days.
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  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    GeoffNelder wrote:
    Sky over Chester has the beginnings of a beautiful sunset. Just hope the silica in the ash doesn't get sucked into my lungs. I don't want to cycle holding my breath for a few days.
    You'll be OK if you're a sprinter, they're anaerobic, apparently :wink:
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Flights cancelled, again!.....
    Not flying till Sunday, now..... Maybe :shock: :cry::cry::cry:
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  • fnb1
    fnb1 Posts: 591
    never mind the Icelandics, who pissed off Mother Nature?

    Wonder if the ash is any good for filling potholes?
    fay ce que voudres
  • geoffnelder
    geoffnelder Posts: 165
    fnb1 wrote:
    Wonder if the ash is any good for filling potholes?

    Yes. All you have to do is heat it to 1000 degrees C and it turns back into lava.

    I'm going to have to hold my breath for my 4-hour bike ride today.
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  • Cressers
    Cressers Posts: 1,329
    Hurrah for clear, quiet skies; unslashed by contrails, for stranded chavs kept from re-entering the UK or from flying abroad just to binge drink, for chavlets who's school trip to Thailand is postponed (my generation was happy with a coach trip to Longleat), for knocking The Debate off the top of the news agenda, for nature showing us who's really in charge!
  • Cressers
    Cressers Posts: 1,329
    Now UK airspace closed until at least 13.00 on 17/04.
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    UK airspace aint really closed is it. If it was closed that'd mean not one single plane was allowed in the sky or anything that could fly.
  • Cressers
    Cressers Posts: 1,329
    edited April 2010
    But you won't be reaching New York in a Piper cub...

    And it may not be over for a while yet...

    http://www.thestar.com/news/world/artic ... -for-years

    http://www.liveweatherblogs.com/prometw ... LD-IMPACT-!
  • geoffnelder
    geoffnelder Posts: 165
    At least it's safe for us to suck in gobfuls. The ash isn't expected to descend from its present 11km high until at least the weekend.
    http://www.airquality.co.uk/news/The_Ey ... ity_v2.pdf
    On that website -very useful one too - the only place with dodgy air at the moment is Leominster with high ozone. Wonder if the sensor is near a funfair's dodgems?
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Cressers wrote:
    Now UK airspace closed until at least 13.00 on 17/04.

    I think you'll find that it's 01:00hrs. :roll:

    Think I'll bring a dust mask home with me, whenever the flights start, as the UN Health Agency now states we should stay indoors if the ash starts to settle!
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  • Cressers
    Cressers Posts: 1,329
    I've still got some that I bought in '05 when Bird Flu was a concern, they're probably about as much use as a nosegay would've been during the time of the Black Death but something would be better than nothing.

    I wonder what would happen if the UK did get a light dusting? Apparently a light dusting can cause all manner of problems, especially given our unprepared infrastructure.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Scottish airports open from 19:00 tonight... There's hope for me yet! :wink:
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  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    I was in Caernarfon town square today, and there were 2 kids crying.
    Their mother then turned up, covered in grey volcanic ash.

    I asked one of the kids "Oh, wots occuring?"

    He replied..."Mums gone to Iceland..."
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Where's the beautiful sunsets this glass dust is supposed to be causing?

    Another disappointment for Brown's Britain.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Where's the beautiful sunsets this glass dust is supposed to be causing?

    Another disappointment for Brown's Britain.

    Not half as disappointing as watching a British sunset instead of the Mallorcan one I was supposed to see tonight :cry:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Where's the beautiful sunsets this glass dust is supposed to be causing?

    Another disappointment for Brown's Britain.

    Not half as disappointing as watching a British sunset instead of the Mallorcan one I was supposed to see tonight :cry:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • hyperginger
    hyperginger Posts: 13
    Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:
    Is volcanic ash good for gritting with?

    If it is why hasn't Gordon Brown got people up there in hot air balloons with big nets to catch it all. So we can stock pile it ready for the cold weather and snow that the after affects of the volcano will bring this winter.

    fairly simple, because next winter, Gordon Brown won't have anything to do with the running of the country.......hopefully!!
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Gordon Brown IS a big hot air balloon.
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Just rescheduled my flight from Aberdeen for Tuesday.
    Just hope I get off here by then!

    The weather at home is fabulous, too. Mrs.hopper1 & the wee man are on the beach! :twisted: :evil:
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  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    hopper1 wrote:
    Just rescheduled my flight from Aberdeen for Tuesday.
    Just hope I get off here by then!

    The weather at home is fabulous, too. Mrs.hopper1 & the wee man are on the beach! :twisted: :evil:

    some bloke on the news is saying they are thinking of shutting some rigs down if it carrys on
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    northernneil wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:
    Just rescheduled my flight from Aberdeen for Tuesday.
    Just hope I get off here by then!

    The weather at home is fabulous, too. Mrs.hopper1 & the wee man are on the beach! :twisted: :evil:

    some bloke on the news is saying they are thinking of shutting some rigs down if it carrys on

    Really... First I've heard of it! :shock:
    What news did you hear that on?... I'm off to start rumours, now :D
    So far, we can't even transfer to a boat as the cranes are not certified for personnel transfers!
    I have about £200, so should be ok for tooth paste and razors for a few months! :cry:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    hopper1 wrote:
    northernneil wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:
    Just rescheduled my flight from Aberdeen for Tuesday.
    Just hope I get off here by then!

    The weather at home is fabulous, too. Mrs.hopper1 & the wee man are on the beach! :twisted: :evil:

    some bloke on the news is saying they are thinking of shutting some rigs down if it carrys on

    Really... First I've heard of it! :shock:
    What news did you hear that on?... I'm off to start rumours, now :D
    So far, we can't even transfer to a boat as the cranes are not certified for personnel transfers!
    I have about £200, so should be ok for tooth paste and razors for a few months! :cry:

    just some 'expert' on Sky news so I would not hold it as certain !! but he definitely definitely mentioned that some companies were thinking of shutting some rigs down - just getting supplies out is apparently already causing some problems ??
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    Had a fantastic sunset to look at on my way to Winslow the other night...... never seen the sun so red. My GF would have loved it, she's a sucker for a sunset
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilliano/

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