Icelandic volcanic ash halts European air traffic.

[6297J]

There are two things I believe to be sacred, aircraft and Top Gear! I've seen neither this week. Dark times.

Funny you should say that!

Have you considered the possibility that this Volcanic activity is actually the unwanted side effect of a Top Gear stunt?

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/04/16/1990/

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/top-gear-takes-blame-for-icelandic-volcano-eruption/

:d

 

[Matt Wynn]

There are two things I believe to be sacred, aircraft and Top Gear! I've seen neither this week. Dark times.

Top Gear is a Religion i've been watching it on 'Dave' rarely miss it, if i am set to miss it even if i've seen it i'll sky+ it heres something for your withdrawal symptoms Clarke...

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back on Topic, hope mondays clear i'm scheduled for a HALO practice... Volcano may yet have a second eruption, and last time as was said, last time this volcano went it was active for 2 years...

 

[Naismith]

I remember when Top Gear used to be about cars and not the presenters. I find it all so contrived and predictable.

 

[6297J]

I remember when Top Gear used to be about cars and not the presenters. I find it all so contrived and predictable.

It's scripted Naismith, as I've said before. And it's so obvious now when the policeman stops Clarkson, or the cable breaks and the car falls, or Hammond's car catches on fire - it's all pre-arranged and overproduced. But it's such a successful program and brings in such big money from overseas that they will keep it going and keep it going until it becomes a parody of itself. Part of the problem I think is that the presenters were immmediately given countless other projects to work on and books to write and voice overs to do. At one point Hammond was everywhere!
I remember when a series of Top Gear used to last about 12 weeks - now you get half a dozen episodes if you are lucky - partly because the presenters have too many lucrative newspaper columns to write and partly because they have run out of ideas.

 

[Quixoticish]

I remember when Top Gear used to be about cars and not the presenters. I find it all so contrived and predictable.

Old Top Gear (the car review show) was boring as hell. New Top Gear (the comedy show) is absolutely fantastic, one of the best shows on TV and something actually worth paying a license fee for.

 

[Rami]

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you know, i was thinking the same thing, sort of.

what will the impact be outside of travel? many goods are shipped by air. mail and packages travel by air. planes do alot more than move people. they do more than move things. it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Cheezyflyer,

Believe it or not, this event is also having a significant impact here in Boston. Monday, aside from being Patriot's Day, is the annual running of the Boston marathon. The top runners in this marathon are a high concentration of foreigners, many from Kenya and Eastern Europe. Due to the eruption in Iceland, many are having extreme difficulty getting here to the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon

The upshot is, if many don't get here in time, the field may be wide-open for an American to win for once. Go USA, and keep that ash a-flying! :USA-flag: