Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, If Unserviced Loans Won't Get You, Our Volcanoes Must!

[mcgillianaire]

Here's an image you won't see everyday. Taken minutes ago, not a single passenger aircraft over British skies! [Link to live European aircraft movement]. Of the things that could've grounded every British airport, a volcano in Iceland was definitely creative. They've really got it in for us. First they go bankrupt, then they refuse to pay back our loans and now this! The ungrateful wretches. Some historians even believe that an Icelandic eruption in 1787 led to the French Revolution! They don't stop at anything. Not even for 9/11 did all of British airspace shut down. But the last word goes to the chap who wrote into Aunty B and quite correctly pointed out that the eruptions from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano have been going on for a few weeks now, with negligible UK media coverage. The images from Iceland are nothing short of spectacular, "but get in the way of a £50 'getaway flight' to Europe and suddenly it's bigger news than the election." 'Nuff said!

Comments

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

And according to the Telegraph, the last time this particular volcano erupted (in the 1820s) it went on for over a year. So we might have to get used to this!

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Blimey, I hope not! My dad is flying here in a few weeks for my graduation ceremony and I'd be pretty upset if it went on for that long. But what can ye do?!

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

My guess would be that he'll be okay, since the current slack high pressure is not going to sit over us for more than a few days. I can definitely see the ban being extended even past the current limit (7am tomorrow) but I'd be very surprised if it weren't lifted this coming week. Of course, if the volcano sets off the much larger one nearby (whose name I can't remember) then all bets are off.

I'm actually slightly surprised that this hasn't become an election issue, at least at the margins. If you're a protectionist party like UKIP or the BNP, then you could use this to back up comments about how the UK shouldn't be relying on imports. It wouldn't have to be particularly intellectually coherent to attract a few extra voters.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

That's good to know... let's hope that other volcano doesn't set off till at least after 14 May! :P And good point about UKIP. I suppose if the other volcano does erupt, they might just seize the moment. Another good reason why it shouldn't!