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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby 34053 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:23 pm

Latest News (again, courtesy of LBC): No Flights until 0700 tomorrow!

PW

EDIT: Time now revised from '0600' to 0700
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby 10680 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:48 pm

Gatwick website says closed until 8:00am.

Any advance?
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Spitfire » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:35 pm

Take a look at this now....

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/ that's if you can get through to what is an extremely busy server at the mo' :D :D

It's REALLY spooky ..... absolutely NOTHING over us.... in or out :( :-o
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:43 pm

Been trying to get on that all day, always says

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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:44 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Been trying to get on that all day, always says

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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Wedgy » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:52 pm

I'm keeping my camera out - apparently will be a stonking sunset tonight :)
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:54 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Hihonyr8811 wrote:Been trying to get on that all day, always says

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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:55 pm

Stand on a box!
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:58 pm

I don't like heights :p =))
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:59 pm

only a small one!
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Mayfly » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:03 pm

I got on this morning when the only a/c flying were in the south - but haven't been able too since. :(
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:06 pm

It's been lovely and quiet at the pond!
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Nickolas » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:00 pm

Been Eerily quiet in Sawbo...........
Nothing flying commercially round here.

St. Ansted is dead airside but heaving landside.

Few bug smashers up though probably get the 'Want to buy an aerial photo of your house' brigade round any moment.
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Mayfly » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:28 pm

strangly quite around here - you don't notice it until it is :))
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:48 pm

I miss the way my mum listens for KLM to land at Humberside :((

And there's not herc going over :(

Very eerie :))
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Mayfly » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:56 pm

I've just read somewhere whilst browsing NATS have said it's now 13.00hrs tmrw
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby 34053 » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:18 pm

Mayfly wrote:I've just read somewhere whilst browsing NATS have said it's now 13.00hrs tmrw


Yes Mayfly, that's what has just been reported on ITV's 'News at Ten'! Plus, 'the first Volcanic Ash is starting to fall in Scotland'.

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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Nickolas » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:27 pm

I couldn't believe some of the comments that travellers were angry because they weren't flying. :-o :-o :-o

They'd be a bloody site angrier when the plane they were on fell out of the sky due to failure. (Well they would be till it hit the ground). ;)

The crass me, me, me attitude just beggars belief.

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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Mayfly » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:01 am

now gone back to 19'00 hrs tonight!!!!

Yeah some comments really make you wonder......mind you those blaming Gordon Brown may have a point. ;) :)) :))
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:22 am

If it continues to erupt and the prevailing winds remain in our general direction will domestic aviation ever return to our skies?
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Mayfly » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:24 am

That's a scary thought!!!!
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:25 am

Mayfly wrote:That's a scary thought!!!!




NOT for me it isn't!
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Cluny » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:45 am

Xplumberlives wrote:If it continues to erupt and the prevailing winds remain in our general direction will domestic aviation ever return to our skies?

Well , you have a point .
The last time this particular Volcano erupted [1821] , it erupted for 18 months .
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:18 am

Cluny wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:If it continues to erupt and the prevailing winds remain in our general direction will domestic aviation ever return to our skies?

Well , you have a point .
The last time this particular Volcano erupted [1821] , it erupted for 18 months .




And guess what, absolutely NOTHING was flying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) :p :)) :ymapplause: :-o












Wind direction expected to turn more westerly over the weekend and to give us some respite! :ymapplause:
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Re: Volcanic Eruption

Postby Jigsaw » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:20 am

=)) =)) Wouldn't believe it could happen twice, would you? :)) :))
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