Well thanks to the volcanic activity in Iceland, Me and my dad have to drive from Finland to England, it's going to take 48 hours to get there. Is anyone else buggered because of the volcano?
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... now, I'm an american and according to most europeans we are horrible at geography but... how the crap are you going to DRIVE to finland from england? Isn't England ya know, an island? Or are you going in some really roundabout way involving a chunnel?darkmushroomm said:
I think it's possible, if you drive to France first, and then take the tunnel.ace_of_something said:
Bubt I suspect they will be taking a ferry from either Norway or Sweden.
They go regularly.
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Hearing a lot of talk about it, but haven't really seen or suffered any effects yet.
Other that a faint odor of sulphur.
I reckon it'll be like the swine flu; Much talk about how horrible it's going to get, and in the end it'll work out without much of a fuzz.
The good 'ol Chunnel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunnel]ace_of_something said:
But a ferry seems much more reasonable for sure.
On a side note I heard they were planning to tunnel from Alaska to Russia. This is awesome. you could drive ANYWHERE! I know as soon as it's done I'm booking off a month for epic road trip.
Well my grandparents were trying to fly out of the country, but for myself I don't have any travel plans.darkmushroomm said:
What I don't understand is that as the ash is in the stratosphere (6-31 miles up) why plane can't simply fly in the troposphere, well below the ash.
Ferries don't seem like they should count as driving. I'll let it pass on the grounds that saying 'driving and taking a ferry for 48 hours' is a little too wordy.fenrizz said:
My stepdad lived in Iceland for several years and is still in contact with his friends there.
They find the disruption the ash has caused hilarious.
I do happen to know that the school German exchange had to return via a long bus journey and a ferry, though.
They find the disruption the ash has caused hilarious.
I do happen to know that the school German exchange had to return via a long bus journey and a ferry, though.
There is a crossing from sweden to denmark, 2 bridges and a tunnel, or the other way around, then its either ferry from denmark to england, or keep on to france and catch the ferry or the eurotunnel train to england, but thats a hell of a trip.fenrizz said:
Why, I could almost hear the ba-DUM tish!! right there!Ross Perot said:
Take a ferry if you can and enjoy a restful journey rather pay over the odds to go through the chunnel (which is probably booked solid anyway).
I read this morning that flights are being further suspended until Sunday. I really hope I don't have to see any more whiney people on the news over the matter. Is it a nuisance? Yes. But it is a no fault situation. If everyone was stranded because of a baggage handlers strike then go ahead but really, jet engines cannot fly into that cloud without crashing in a horrifying fireball.
Of course, if you wanted a bit of a chuckle at an ignorant arse you can always look at this http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2010/04/15/rick-sanchez-too-cold-iceland-have-volcano-there and read about how it is "too cold" in Iceland for there to be volcanoes....
Source is the Top Gear Blog or something like that...but yeah, this volcanic disaster is Top Gear's doing *nods*
Same.ethaninja said:
It'd suck big time but you'd just have to think of it as being an adventure and figure that it's probably happened for a reason and you're where God wants you to be [if you are inclined to think that way
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Yeah, and people hate that the most. They're always wanting to blame someone and it's so unsatisfying when you have nothing but Earth or God or the tectonic plates or nature to blame...Valksy said: