peasepud 59 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Now extended to 7pm tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-valahnjuk/ volcano cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barrack Road Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 The amount spewed from this so far is a drop in the ocean as to what could happen if a big one erupted in our life time. Can anyone remember the docudrama about Yellowstone National Park in America, and the possibility of that erupting an its consequences. Not even 1/100000th of its' yield has erupted in Iceland and people are getting emotional the temperature might go down a degree for a few days, planes grounded etc.. If the yank one erupted it's fair to say I'd hope the toon have won a trophy by that point, and The Fish has finally said something funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 The amount spewed from this so far is a drop in the ocean as to what could happen if a big one erupted in our life time. Can anyone remember the docudrama about Yellowstone National Park in America, and the possibility of that erupting an its consequences. Not even 1/100000th of its' yield has erupted in Iceland and people are getting emotional the temperature might go down a degree for a few days, planes grounded etc.. If the yank one erupted it's fair to say I'd hope the toon have won a trophy by that point, and The Fish has finally said something funny. And aye, called 'Super Volcano' iirc on the Discovery Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22001 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just had a phone call from my daughter who is in Switzerland at the Large Hadron Collider in Cern - She was due to leave tonight(friday) at 9pm, they have been told thursday is the first available flight, and thats not guarenteed. Trains are all full - Currently trying to rent a car for the long drive home. Your daughter is a particle physicist? Does she know Brian Cox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Some bloke paid 3000 notes to get a taxi from Norway to Belgium so he could get a ferry back to England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31201 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I may need to be on a ferry on Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 looks like it will be Tuesday at the earliest before the wind swings round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Im in portugal right now as it happens, was meant to be home thursday gone flight is now booked for next saturday, its crazy only brought a weeks worth of underwear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just had a phone call from my daughter who is in Switzerland at the Large Hadron Collider in Cern - She was due to leave tonight(friday) at 9pm, they have been told thursday is the first available flight, and thats not guarenteed. Trains are all full - Currently trying to rent a car for the long drive home. Your daughter is a particle physicist? Does she know Brian Cox? Wasn't he Hannibal Lector in Man Hunter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I had to rearrange the visit I was supposed to do on Thursday for next Friday (fuck I hate travelling on a Friday!), trouble is this is now looking like it could be another couple of days, once it restarts does anyone know if all flights due after that will be put back to clear a backlog or will it be a case of existing flights go first? ie my flight is 6.45 on Friday am. If they reopen the flights on Thursday is it likely that mine will go on time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4827 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 My mate was due to leave oz to come home today. They have told him the first guaranteed seat is 9th may, however he, his wife and two kids, can ring the airport each day from the 20th April to see if there are any stand by seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4827 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Are we ok to start making jokes about peoples travel chaos or do we have to wait until the dust settles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 4133 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just had a phone call from my daughter who is in Switzerland at the Large Hadron Collider in Cern - She was due to leave tonight(friday) at 9pm, they have been told thursday is the first available flight, and thats not guarenteed. Trains are all full - Currently trying to rent a car for the long drive home. Your daughter is a particle physicist? Does she know Brian Cox? Astrophysicist - still a student like. She doesnt know the Cox (hopefully) but there was a Horizon on dark matter recently, the featured expert of which has not only offered her research placement to study neutrino stars, but is also a Newcastle fan from Whitley Bay. Current update- managed to get train to Paris - now caught in french rail strike - staying in nearest available hotel in Rouen. Ferry booked from Dieppe Monday. Sounds like she's having a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7084 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Are we ok to start making jokes about peoples travel chaos or do we have to wait until the dust settles. How about we make jokes about you backing Dennis Wise and George Osborne in one lifetime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 http://j.mp/aZVR8D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 http://j.mp/aZVR8D Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Are we ok to start making jokes about peoples travel chaos or do we have to wait until the dust settles. How about we make jokes about you backing Dennis Wise and George Osborne in one lifetime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Some bloke paid 3000 notes to get a taxi from Norway to Belgium so he could get a ferry back to England. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...hits-stars.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22001 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The Independent today is saying this could go on for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 or years but since no-one has any idea what a "safe" level of dust is I expect the economic effects to kick in and "low level" flights will start before next weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 My boss is stuck in Florida for a week at least, maybe a fortnight. If he can't get back we're fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17653 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 My boss is stuck in Florida for a week at least, maybe a fortnight. If he can't get back we're fucked. Isnt that known as a "career oppurtunity" as The Clash may have said?...someone may fill his shoes in the short term? what do you do?...has he not got a blackberry?....seems thats all bosses need nowadays...conference calls etc etc....lots of ways to keep in touch... or has the unthinking so and so got the keys to the canteen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 My boss is stuck in Florida for a week at least, maybe a fortnight. If he can't get back we're fucked. Isnt that known as a "career oppurtunity" as The Clash may have said?...someone may fill his shoes in the short term? what do you do?...has he not got a blackberry?....seems thats all bosses need nowadays...conference calls etc etc....lots of ways to keep in touch... or has the unthinking so and so got the keys to the canteen? He's an optician. If he's not here testing eyes we're not making money. The alternative is to get a locum in, but they charge top dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 (edited) End of the world thread anyone?? Nice pics..Scroll down for all. http://www.grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle/E...s-Julia-Staples Get ready for decades of Icelandic fireworks * 17:38 16 April 2010 by Kate Ravilious We're not quite back to the pre-plane era, but air travel over and around the north Atlantic might get a lot more disrupted in the coming years. Volcanologists say the fireworks exploding from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland, which is responsible for the ash cloud that is grounding all commercial flights across northern Europe, may become a familiar sight. Increased rumblings under Iceland over the past decade suggest that the area is entering a more active phase, with more eruptions and the potential for some very large bangs. "Volcanic activity on Iceland appears to follow a periodicity of around 50 to 80 years. The increase in activity over the past 10 years suggests we might be entering a more active phase with more eruptions," says Thorvaldur Thordarson, an expert on Icelandic volcanoes at the University of Edinburgh, UK. By contrast, the latter half of the 20th century was unusually quiet. Along with increased volcanism, more seismic activity has been recorded around Iceland, including the magnitude-6.1 quake that rocked Reykjavik in May 2008. Edited April 18, 2010 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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