Flight Delay

[Bigaldoc]

Passenger : "The flight's been delayed? When will it leave?"
Airline Rep: "As soon as we find some goats."
Passenger: "Goats??"

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[HansV]

Well, at least they didn't ask for one of the passengers to give their first born child...

[BobH]

I've flown with pilots who should have taken the goats' place.

[Bowlie]

Ay, if they had only sacrificed a few goats into Eya ... Eyjafjalllll Eyjafjallajokkkkk Eyjafjallajokull !!!!!

(It's pronounced Aya faal o kul)

[viking33]

Eyjafjallajokull !!!!!

(It's pronounced Aya faal o kul)

I thoght everyone knew that?

[HansV]

(It's pronounced Aya faal o kul)

I've seen/heard a few people from Iceland pronounce it, and it's more like eye-a(r)-fyatla(r)-yokut(l) where the letters between parentheses are pronounced very lightly.

[Argus]

[...] Eyjafjallajokkkkk Eyjafjallajokull !!!!! [...]

Heh, I think I would refer to it as EFJK. (Or perhaps as in one of the comments in the YouTube Hans linked to earlier; "Mount Doom" (at least so far)).

[BobH]

Anyone know if there is a website that is tracking the ash flow in the air?

There will probably be some fantastic sunsets a little later in the year. I remember flying back from London after Mt. Pinatubo erupted back in '91. I arrived in New York late in the day and flew south along the East coast of the States as far South as Norfolk, Virginia, as the sun was setting. It was in October. It was the most beautiful and memorable view from an airplane that I recall in 40 years of flying. New York City was lit up with the WTC towers and the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and a beautiful golden orange sunset sky in the background.

Of course I had no camera with me.

[HansV]

You'll find some graphics on the Wikipedia page about Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption

[johbot]

... some fantastic sunsets a little later in the year. ... Mt. Pinatubo erupted back in '91.

From my house, I have a magnificent westerly aspect and always get good sunsets. But I also remember the intensified sunsets as a result of Pinatubo. Those lasted a good six months. (not each!)