How is the volcanic ash situation affecting you, your friends, family or work? - Page 8

Will · 19-04-2010, 13:09

Agreed whilst earthquakes and other such events cost lives, I still can't help feel as though it's a fair compromise between our existence on earth and the fact we have no control over nature.

Creature · 19-04-2010, 15:15

There's a rumour that our airfield might get shut until this all clears, which would be bloody annoying. However, a plus side to all this is that our pilots are getting to do things we'd never have the chance to do. In the last few days, I think as a club, we've carried out 10 missed approaches (flying down the runway at 500ft) at Luton, Stansted and City, and also a landing at Luton. Make it quite interesting really.

Goose · 19-04-2010, 15:19

Bugger, I never thought of that! Time for me to dust off my gear!

Mark · 19-04-2010, 16:27

Looks like we've caught a break - airspace may open progressively during the day tomorrow.

Tak · 19-04-2010, 16:41

Yeah but the volcano activity has also started to increase again over the past couple of hours

Kitten · 19-04-2010, 17:00

According to NATS :

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The latest information from the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) and Met Office advises that the volcanic eruption has reduced in volume and the volcano is not currently emitting ash to altitudes that will affect the UK airspace. Assuming there are no further significant ash emissions we are now looking at a continuously improving situation

Pickers · 19-04-2010, 17:03

The head of physics is stuck in Brussels I found out this morning, means a bit of responsibility being shifted to me. A compliment, but also stressful when I got my own stuff to sort out too. Still, the rest of the teachers in the department are doing their bit too, which cant be bad!

Burble · 19-04-2010, 17:11

I just walked through St. Pancras and it is absolute bedlam downstairs around the Eurostar area!

I'm travelling by Eurostar tomorrow to Brussels (and maybe back) and have already printed my tickets at home to try and avoid some of the queues at St. Pancras. Hopefully that plus the fact that I'm travelling business class should mean that I don't have too much trouble doing what I need to do tomorrow.

Pickers · 19-04-2010, 17:14

I meant bulgaria, not brussels - whoops!

TinkerBell · 19-04-2010, 17:48

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Originally Posted by Lozza

Well Barclays/Barclaycard are complete tossers. My auntie and uncle are stuck in Spain... they only took a credit card with them and a small amount of cash as the hotel was all inclusive they have run out of cash and because of having to pay for a hotel they have reached their credit limit on the card (only £1500 original hotel and flights were booked on it) My dad went into Barclays this morning to pay some cash into the account, but Barclays wouldn't accept it as he wasn't the account holder... he explained the situation and ask what they suggested, Barclays suggested that they contact Barclaycard and request an increase in their credit limit!

That sucks! Have they not got online banking? Or can they not transfer money over internet from a relative to the account ( not sure if you can do this with Credit Cards)?

19-04-2010, 13:09	#71
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Agreed whilst earthquakes and other such events cost lives, I still can't help feel as though it's a fair compromise between our existence on earth and the fact we have no control over nature. __________________ *No No!*

19-04-2010, 15:15	#72
Creature Crispy Coated Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 2,087	There's a rumour that our airfield might get shut until this all clears, which would be bloody annoying. However, a plus side to all this is that our pilots are getting to do things we'd never have the chance to do. In the last few days, I think as a club, we've carried out 10 missed approaches (flying down the runway at 500ft) at Luton, Stansted and City, and also a landing at Luton. Make it quite interesting really. __________________

19-04-2010, 15:19	#73
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Bugger, I never thought of that! Time for me to dust off my gear! __________________

19-04-2010, 16:41	#75
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Yeah but the volcano activity has also started to increase again over the past couple of hours __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

19-04-2010, 17:03	#77
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	The head of physics is stuck in Brussels I found out this morning, means a bit of responsibility being shifted to me. A compliment, but also stressful when I got my own stuff to sort out too. Still, the rest of the teachers in the department are doing their bit too, which cant be bad! __________________ Pictures

19-04-2010, 16:27	#74
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Looks like we've caught a break - airspace may open progressively during the day tomorrow.

19-04-2010, 17:11	#78
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I just walked through St. Pancras and it is absolute bedlam downstairs around the Eurostar area! I'm travelling by Eurostar tomorrow to Brussels (and maybe back) and have already printed my tickets at home to try and avoid some of the queues at St. Pancras. Hopefully that plus the fact that I'm travelling business class should mean that I don't have too much trouble doing what I need to do tomorrow.

19-04-2010, 17:14	#79
Pickers Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,692	I meant bulgaria, not brussels - whoops! __________________ Pictures