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Title: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 18:40:02
Since the volcano started erupting and the ash start going around europe.
Its really freaky when in less then 3 days 1600 flights were cancelled by the ash :o
For the  members who live in europe here, I feel sorry for you.
I will just say there are weird things happening on earth these months especially with those earthquackes and t'sunamis.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: jim.smith on April 17, 2010, 18:42:55
Maybe the end of the world :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 17, 2010, 18:44:59
well, look on the bright side. It's said that the ashes will lay a cover on Europe, that will block beams from the sun, bringing the heat down 2 degrees Celsius trough the next couple of months, in favor for the global warming stuff.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 18:47:31
Maybe the end of the world :evil: :evil:
DONT SAY THAT :C

Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 17, 2010, 18:48:11
prepare for 2012 people
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 18:51:25
 Oh boy     
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 17, 2010, 19:54:54
I hope I wont stand under there, I think I'd have a rather bad headache after that...
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 20:17:14
not a headache..
for those who are under it would be SQUISHED or  blown apart.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 17, 2010, 21:05:45
will just build world biggest trampoline, that should take care of it.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: --tractorman-- on April 17, 2010, 21:07:23
The planes running from Newquay to The Isle of Silly are still running, and never stopped because of the ash, though when they landed, the plane had ash on it...
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 21:14:13
not only planes..
ships too cause the ash could cause easely go in their funnel
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Shipaddict on April 17, 2010, 21:18:06
But what is the likelihood of ash going down the funnel when there is a certain amount of force pushing the gasses upwards?
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: McGherkin on April 17, 2010, 22:00:21
The ash problem as far as I know only really troubles jet aircraft , flying through the layer which formed at 20,000 feet.

Low altitude, prop aircraft shouldn't be troubled.

I don't think there are many ships capable of flying at 20,000 feet.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Ralphy on April 17, 2010, 22:09:16
on the island we havn't had any ash yet, im jelous!  >:( the mainland gets all the snow and all the ash as well!!
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 17, 2010, 22:28:15
if you do not had any ash yet its good sign
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Jammy on April 18, 2010, 00:15:16
I'm quite amazed by it all, I've not seen a single plane in the sky and the fact the news is actually speaking about what I can see (well to be correct what I CAN'T see) is astonishing.

I saw the ash cloud on Thursday, was really cold because of the lack of sun. I'm just glad about this ash cloud to be honest, it gives the good old transport a chance again such as trains and our lovely ships. I bet Cunard are kicking themselves for only having one Ocean Liner now. I heard the residents near Heathrow are pleased too, they can enjoy summer quietly, open their windows when it's boiling and not hear loud planes.

As for the 2012 theories, it's the WRONG VOLCANO, so no end of the world yet. :)

Oh and apparently one plane has already crashed in Hampshire, it looks like it might of been caused by the ash cloud. Thankfully it was only a small private plane with two people, but still, it looks like the ash cloud is still having an effect on the engines like its been said it would.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 18, 2010, 07:40:21
Well the ferries are all REALLY busy now - I cam back on the Commoodore Clipper, and there were so many people that they had to sleep on the floor some  :-\
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 18, 2010, 07:58:36
this are on a by accident to be happening on the wrong time
and o yes the world is expected to end in 4 BILLIONS YEARS TIME. (or we move away from the sun and make home by a new star) we will be fine.  :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
 :police:
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 18, 2010, 08:00:39
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/15/article-1266300-09273B5D000005DC-953_634x812.jpg)
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on April 18, 2010, 09:52:32
What I find ironic, is that people are moaning about flights being grounded...If a jumbo jet dropped out of the sky with so many hundred people on it, and they were all killed - imagine what people would be saying then?

The companies can't win either way, since some people are too narrow minded, that they want to get on their flight, and that's the end of the matter... ???

Better safe than sorry... it isn't as though people can't travel at all - the Ferry Companies are there, and good luck to them making their pennies out of this one!
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: laganviking on April 18, 2010, 11:33:02
Got this text last night from a friend....

"Just been outside and got hit on the head by a pizza, a bag of oven chips and a garlic baguette...must be the fallout from Iceland"

 :doh:
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: maalle heitetty kippari on April 18, 2010, 12:29:14
Espoo, Finland is at least not an ash cloud :D
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: clanky on April 18, 2010, 12:39:17
not only planes..
ships too cause the ash could cause easely go in their funnel

Ships sail through sandstorms all of the time in the middle east without any serious detrimental effects (other than needing a damn good clean afterwards).  The air inlets to the engines are filtered so the ash cloud should not cause a problem and as someone above said ash will not fall down the funnel because the exhaust gas going up the funnel would push it away (even if it did fall down the funnel it would do no harm anyway).

The worst thing that i have ever seen from a sandstorm was that all of the engine room fire alarms were activated which gave everyone a bit of a scare for a few minutes.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Kevinmcg_ships on April 18, 2010, 13:13:24
Well the ferries are all REALLY busy now - I cam back on the Commoodore Clipper, and there were so many people that they had to sleep on the floor some  :-\

Yes, it's the same story for the NorthLink Ferries, who sails out of Aberdeen to the Orkneys & Shetland islands. They are struggling to cope with the demand and had to put on extra sailings this weekend.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 18, 2010, 14:42:15
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/15/article-1266300-09273B5D000005DC-953_634x812.jpg)

well yesterday i was @ the airport at there 5 europeans airlines stranded
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: gibby12 on April 18, 2010, 16:38:12
this are on a by accident to be happening on the wrong time
and o yes the world is expected to end in 4 BILLIONS YEARS TIME. (or we move away from the sun and make home by a new star) we will be fine.  :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
 :police:
  Captian cadet is actualy right. the world wiil not end whene all humanity is stilll alive. it will end after. also 2012 is just the end of the long count the maya started a long time ago so we all should live in the next 2 years
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 18, 2010, 16:58:05
Lufthansa and KLM have carried out tests, no problems in the skies and no damage spotted after a complete check on ground. They flied in multiple attitudes.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: JHB on April 18, 2010, 20:43:40
Interesting face of a volcano ;D

Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 19, 2010, 17:19:46
Interesting face of a volcano ;D


it looks like a gost
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: RYAN123 on April 19, 2010, 17:30:46
both my teachers are stuck my main teacher in eygpt and the other in poland  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 19, 2010, 17:42:16
both my teachers are stuck my main teacher in eygpt and the other in poland  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
i think my Teacher is stuck on a school sport trip.  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
i think tomorrow we will be low on teachers.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: dexter7 on April 19, 2010, 17:47:48
um... HELLO! Don't forget that there is a larger volcano that could erupt any moment!
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 19, 2010, 17:50:15
um... HELLO! Don't forget that there is a larger volcano that could erupt any moment!
true but i think im safe where i am
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Iceland+vocano&sll=36.315125,18.28125&sspn=75.453952,113.027344&ie=UTF8&split=1&filter=0&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=Iceland+vocano&hnear=&ll=54.367759,8.613281&spn=58.440834,113.027344&t=p&z=3
i am 1000 miles away
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 19, 2010, 17:54:25
true but i think im safe


IO don't know if he is thinking of Yellowstone, it is pretty big...
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: dexter7 on April 19, 2010, 18:03:07
no... i'm not talking about yellow stone i'm talking about a larger volcano 8 mi. away from the one that's erupting right now in iceland
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 19, 2010, 18:08:50
they say if the volcano Katla erupts it will be a global disaster all over the world, possibly making it impossible for vegetables to grow anywhere, or something along those lines.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: dexter7 on April 19, 2010, 18:47:41
fine for me... i'm not a vegitarian
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 19, 2010, 18:53:13
good news.
 we are safe
they say if the volcano Katla erupts it will be a global disaster all over the world, possibly making it impossible for vegetables to grow anywhere, or something along those lines.
this will not happen
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: The Ferry Man on April 19, 2010, 19:04:57
good news.
 we are safethis will not happen
I am glad you think so  ;D
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Shipaddict on April 19, 2010, 19:05:50
fine for me... i'm not a vegitarian

Sounds like you have a varied diet. :)

good news.
 we are safethis will not happen

I can sleep soundly again!

I think the UK are starting to lift some of the airspace bans currently in place for tomorrow, not sure on that but it sounds like air traffic will be moving again.

Mike :)
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 19, 2010, 19:27:02
they say if the volcano Katla erupts it will be a global disaster all over the world, possibly making it impossible for vegetables to grow anywhere, or something along those lines.

Minime not too sound fresh but i do not eat vegetables.

So i would not worry with that..
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 19, 2010, 19:27:47
Sounds like you have a varied diet. :)

I can sleep soundly again!

I think the UK are starting to lift some of the airspace bans currently in place for tomorrow, not sure on that but it sounds like air traffic will be moving again.

Mike :)

Are you sure?
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Shipaddict on April 19, 2010, 19:29:19
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8630455.stm
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 19, 2010, 19:41:28
Minime not too sound fresh but i do not eat vegetables.

So i would not worry with that..
then what would you eat? The animals all need vegetables, so there would be no meat ether.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 19, 2010, 19:44:52
Nevermind now i should worry :o
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 19, 2010, 19:57:26
hehe, though if this would happen I'm sure there must be some solution, can't be that hard to make a fake sun?
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 19, 2010, 20:17:21
hehe, though if this would happen I'm sure there must be some solution, can't be that hard to make a fake sun?

Have you been watching titan ae again?? :evil:

Bcause even if we did, someone will have to go repair it when it burns out
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Best on April 19, 2010, 20:23:13
Interesting face of a volcano ;D


It rather looks like a puppie  :blush: ;D
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 20, 2010, 02:27:27
Are you joking? :P
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 20, 2010, 18:16:56
they say if the volcano Katla erupts it will be a global disaster all over the world, possibly making it impossible for vegetables to grow anywhere, or something along those lines.
in 1 billion years of the earth we have sovived a vocano... we will be safe... this info must be Fake or the story will be like fire around the world not ship sim fourm.
 :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police:
and where are this info from. Minime.
 :police: :police: :police:
we may have young children on the forum and this may worry them so pleas be careful.
 :police:
thanks
C'c
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Wave Music on April 20, 2010, 18:32:47
Just sit down, take some beer (or juice for kids), turn on some lounge or chillout music, relax & forget about this crabby world.  :thumbs:
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: Minime on April 20, 2010, 18:48:36
in 1 billion years of the earth we have sovived a vocano... we will be safe... this info must be Fake or the story will be like fire around the world not ship sim fourm.
 :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police:
and where are this info from. Minime.
 :police: :police: :police:
we may have young children on the forum and this may worry them so pleas be careful.
 :police:
thanks
C'c

from trusted sites.
Since these are all real facts and there is a tiny possibility that it could happen I don't see anything wrong with posting it.
Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 20, 2010, 18:56:28
You are wright..



Title: Re: The iceland volcano eruption and other things
Post by: oceandream on April 20, 2010, 18:59:41
in 1 billion years of the earth we have sovived a vocano... we will be safe... this info must be Fake or the story will be like fire around the world not ship sim fourm.
 :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police: :police:
and where are this info from. Minime.
 :police: :police: :police:
we may have young children on the forum and this may worry them so pleas be careful.
 :police:
thanks
C'c

And is the age 16 good enough for you? >:(