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Odd that this hasn't been mentioned on the forum (until now, that is). Eyjafjallajokull kind of rolls off the tongue, does it not?

Health risks? Probably no worse than living in London or any other large city*, I should imagine. Especially if you're lucky enough to live near a main road.

But what about "out there" Neil ... is Saudia still flying domestically? I should imagine so. I always enjoyed those internal flights. I used to try to get a window seat so as to admire not only the vastness of the desert below, and the occasional herd of camels, the (what appeared to be) shanty towns (but may have been animal pens) on the edges of the larger towns, and but also the acres of junked vehicles, Caterpillar tractors (and all the rest) plus the palls of black smoke from stacks of burning tyres etc.

But what's this I hear about a Nuclear City? The mind does indeed, er .... boggle!

Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the clear (clear of aircraft, that is) blue skies over England whilst they last!

* Or even Al-Hasa when they are burning the dead foliage from the date palms.

I wondered if this flight ban was a bit of overkill (sorry!). What happens in the desert when they have sandstorms etc? I would have thought that aircraft engines would be designed to cope with particulates. One problem stated that the particles could melt due to the heat at the rear of the engine and block cooling ducts. You would have thought that this problem could be designed out.

I noticed that the Green Party shot themselves in the foot last week. They calculated the anount of CO2 that has been saved due to the planes being grounded. It was pointed out to them that the volcano had just spewed out millions of tonnes of CO2.

No problems here, except for the flights west as there is no where to land. Myself I am off to the East on Wednesday for 3 weeks of rest and relaxation (no phones, no internet) sun, sand and the sea!

I've heard that it nothing to do with a Volcano!
It was a chip pan fire in Liverpool :-).
I hope to fly too Florida on Friday - So here's hoping

I am gobsmacked we haven't yet heard that it's a massive conspiracy - probably to keep Europe's Air-Space clear of flights whilst the Alien Fleet lands the invasion troops in wherever unobserved by aircraft. No whisper of a conspiracy..... but has anyone done a translation of that volcano's name, huh, have they, huh, huh?

Eyjafjallajokull - yeah - they SAY it translates as Island-Mountain-Glacier - well how unlikely is THAT for a name, huh, huh?

Hey - wait until Katla kicks off - this plume is a puff compared to the capabilities of Eyjafjallajokull's big sister, and Katla usually spurts shortly after her sister quietens down..... ooooh boy!

Oh it's a conspiracy all right, but it's nothing to do with those aliens (they'll be using the Large Hadron Collider to create a worm hole between Earth and Rigel-7). It is in fact a Europe-wide Stalinist programme to restrict movement. I knew that EU Contitution / Lisbon Treaty / Whatever It's Called This Week was bad news!!!

Incidentally, I've actually been in an active (but not erupting) volcano - Nisyros. It's one of the Greek Dodecanese islands (near Kos), and it's quite odd because the crater is full of solidified mud, so you can actually go right down into the crater and stand on this mud. There are holes which vent steam continuously, and bubbling mud pools. It was very interesting, but there's a terrible eggy smell due to the sulphur.

Apparently some the ash is moving west across the Atlantic toward NA. Several flights on the east coast of Canada were cancelled yesterday.

I was living in Victoria,British Columbia when Mt. St. Helens blew in Washington State, USA. Old Helen did not just erupt, she exploded. It rained ash for several days in Victoria afterword.
Also remember Mt. Pinatubo in the Philipines. It caused changes in weather paterns for years.

I remember Pinatubo well. The sunsets around that part of the world were beautiful (for the wrong reasons, unfortunately).

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Well, I just returned from a slightly extended holiday... I was supposed to return on the 17th and as I say - only just now got back.

Sooooh, to all you guys who are waiting for responses, thank you for your patience, I will get in touch asap.

To those who have already received a response - don't worry, the issue hasn't been forgotten, I have got everything documented and I will be in touch as soon as I can. :)

What an excuse (only kidding)!

Welcome back, Mate.

This picture link was passed on to me enjoy.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html