North Europe hit by volcanic ash

Hi, thank you replying, feel a bit more validated now ! Not sure how much more I can say, except that the weather in Scotland since Friday 9th has been exceptional, maybe too exceptional, considering the severe winter that has been very recently experienced. I am not a scientist or looking too lead any discussion one way or another, I do however like to think as a grounded, rational, common sense sort of person that something is wrong here.
Right now, it just appears too be another typically British day, unremarkable, with no sign's whatsoever of this massive UK wide volcanic cloud. Not a thing and i've travelled from North to South, talked to friends, family and neither have they seen, smelt or touched anything, so how does that work ?
Too me also the winds here have changed direction daily and today it is
quite gusty, tops of trees moving as I look and clouds moving along nicely, so why then is this not being dispersed or pushed across parts of Europe to let some space clear for flights to operate.
Watching the media, the powers that be seem to be hellbent on having nothing in the air at all, why ? I have never seen, as a casual observer, better flying conditions in the UK over the last few days.
Makes me think, is there something on the way that they don't want to tell us to prevent mass panic ?

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Do you been maybe they are worried that it's about to blow it's lid properly? Flying through ash is one thing but getting caught in the pyroclastic cloud would be kinda nasty.



[edit on 17-4-2010 by riley]

I have never seen, as a casual observer, better flying conditions in the UK over the last few days.
Makes me think, is there something on the way that they don't want to tell us to prevent mass panic ?

I does make you think indeed. Over here in Belgium it must have been ages since we had a beautiful weather like this one today. Also the temperature is risen.