Volcanic Ash

[NotAllThere]

... Further you get from the city the more people are willing to stick their kneck out to help.

I was just reading that in the Gulag Archipelago this morning. A couple of guys escaped from a Gulag, and were free for a month. When they were recaptured, they we forced to kneel on the station platform with their hands handcuffed behind their backs. The locals (Chechnyans) gathered round, and started throwing bread to them (they hadn't been given any food since recapture). When the guards kicked the bread away, the locals took exception to this and had to be dispersed by the militia. Solzynetzin observes that in Moscow, people would have just walked on by.

[threaded]

MarillionFan, at quem non ceno, barbarus ille mihi est.

[chef]

Looking at the weather forecast this morning I'd be willing to bet that the UK will not open it's airports until Monday possibly even Tuesday but I think that the heavy losses incurred will mean they'll be more likely to make it Monday and that it'll be a day or so later before mainland flights are operating.

The reason for this is the predicted weather patterns and the fact that it seems to have roughly a days delay for the weather to get from scotland to northern Germany.

[moorfield]

Got the last Eurostar home last night.



Many colleagues still stuck out in NL for the weekend it looks now.

Doubt I'll be getting back out on Monday morning.

[Drewster]

Due to fly home Wednesday....... Fingers crossed!!

How long will it take them to get back "in synch" once they do start up again..... any ideas??

[Spacecadet]

heard a few soundbites from people who live under Heathrow flight paths who are really enjoying the quietness.
I can see a huge surge in houses going on the market once the flights resume and the residents realise that they are living in a rather stupid place.

[TimberWolf]

Extent of the gas cloud:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8623534.stm

...air control officials said some 17,000 flights would be cancelled on Friday.

[cailin maith]

Due to fly home Wednesday....... Fingers crossed!!

How long will it take them to get back "in synch" once they do start up again..... any ideas??

Not too long I hope! I'm off with the girls for a week next Sunday.

[Drewster]

Not too long I hope! I'm off with the girls for a week next Sunday.

eek NEXT!!! Sunday..... You hope you'll be OK for NEXT Sunday!!!!

Gee Thanks for that!!!

[cailin maith]

eek NEXT!!! Sunday..... You hope you'll be OK for NEXT Sunday!!!!

Gee Thanks for that!!!

Sorry!!