How is the volcanic ash situation affecting you, your friends, family or work? - Page 6

Blighter · 18-04-2010, 23:10

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Originally Posted by Jonny69

The European government has officially been operating out of 69 Towers this weekend trying to settle some kind of compensation for flight losses

69 Towers?

Fayshun · 18-04-2010, 23:12

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Originally Posted by Blighter

69 Towers?

Jonnys house.

Garp · 19-04-2010, 04:55

A colleague from a previous job flew out to Spain for a weeks holiday before it all kicked off, Thomas Cook package holiday deal. TC has had to extend and extend the hotel stay and he's merrily enjoying the extra break. Not sure how his work situation is.

Other than that its not impacting me or friends that I've been in contact with.

edit: Something that does occur to me, I now doubt my abroad voter registration will go through in time for the General Election.

Mark · 19-04-2010, 07:52

I heard somewhere that US/UK mail may be being routed via spain. I don't know if that's true, but it might mean that mail is at least getting through.

vix · 19-04-2010, 08:09

At least three members of staff are stranded abroad that I know of at the moment.

Justsomebloke · 19-04-2010, 08:24

There are no Planes in the Sky, It's Scarey.

I've never known it before in All me years & I don't like it !!!

Burble · 19-04-2010, 08:45

I just got off a conference call where the main topic of discussion was colleagues stuck abroad. Out of a company or around 650 people there are 96 people unable to get home. Some of them are on holiday but the vast majority are on business trips. There are 20 or so people stuck in Los Angeles, 10 in Beijing, 9 in Seoul... the list goes on.

Justsomebloke · 19-04-2010, 09:03

I would hate not to be able to get home, i don't envy anybody that is stuck any where no matter what the location.

Burble · 19-04-2010, 09:06

I've lost count of the times I've had to spend an extra day or two away because of flight cancellations and the like but this really is in a different league!

I feel very sorry for people having to fund their extended stays out of their own pocket - it's going to cost a small fortune. At least our lot who are away on business don't have to worry about the cost.

Stan_Lite · 19-04-2010, 09:06

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Originally Posted by Burble

I just got off a conference call where the main topic of discussion was colleagues stuck abroad. Out of a company or around 650 people there are 96 people unable to get home. Some of them are on holiday but the vast majority are on business trips. There are 20 or so people stuck in Los Angeles, 10 in Beijing, 9 in Seoul... the list goes on.

That must be damned inconvenient - both for the poor people stranded and for the business. Having been stranded on the rig for an extra three days before due to snow in the UK, I can sympathise with the stranded people who want to get home.

As this drags on, it looks less an less likely that I'll be heading out to Egypt on Thursday as planned. The problem there is that we don't actually have an experienced ex-pat engineer out there at the moment who can go to the rig. I was due to go to the rig on Saturday with drilling due to commence on Monday/Tuesday. We recently made modifications to our equipment and, when drilling starts, it will be the first time the equipment has been run in it's modified configuration. The local guys are more than capable of running the equipment without me but I'm concerned that, should there be teething problems with the modifications, the relative lack of experience and confidence of the Egyptian nationals may cause problems.

Just been announced on the radio that flights delayed until at least 01:00 tomorrow.

19-04-2010, 04:55	#53
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	A colleague from a previous job flew out to Spain for a weeks holiday before it all kicked off, Thomas Cook package holiday deal. TC has had to extend and extend the hotel stay and he's merrily enjoying the extra break. Not sure how his work situation is. Other than that its not impacting me or friends that I've been in contact with. edit: Something that does occur to me, I now doubt my abroad voter registration will go through in time for the General Election. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"? Last edited by Garp; 19-04-2010 at 04:58.

19-04-2010, 08:09	#55
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	At least three members of staff are stranded abroad that I know of at the moment. __________________

19-04-2010, 08:24	#56
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	There are no Planes in the Sky, It's Scarey. I've never known it before in All me years & I don't like it !!! __________________

19-04-2010, 09:03	#58
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I would hate not to be able to get home, i don't envy anybody that is stuck any where no matter what the location. __________________

19-04-2010, 07:52	#54
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I heard somewhere that US/UK mail may be being routed via spain. I don't know if that's true, but it might mean that mail is at least getting through.

19-04-2010, 08:45	#57
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I just got off a conference call where the main topic of discussion was colleagues stuck abroad. Out of a company or around 650 people there are 96 people unable to get home. Some of them are on holiday but the vast majority are on business trips. There are 20 or so people stuck in Los Angeles, 10 in Beijing, 9 in Seoul... the list goes on.

19-04-2010, 09:06	#59
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I've lost count of the times I've had to spend an extra day or two away because of flight cancellations and the like but this really is in a different league! I feel very sorry for people having to fund their extended stays out of their own pocket - it's going to cost a small fortune. At least our lot who are away on business don't have to worry about the cost.