That volcano travel nightmare

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 17:16

You know the one http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7...cloud-spreads/

Heard a sad tale the other day. One of my wives friends Dads is getting married on saturday and there are several relatives trying to get across for the event. Bloody shame.

Must be fun to be stuck in an airport with queues of people that'll leave before you... call for Mr Satonmeasso...

What would you do to pass the time?
Knit-one perl one, or hunt down the hottest Air Hostess etc...?

**peasea** · 18th April 2010, 17:23

Originally Posted by mashman

You know the one http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7...cloud-spreads/

Heard a sad tale the other day. One of my wives friends Dads is getting married on saturday and there are several relatives trying to get across for the event. Bloody shame.

Must be fun to be stuck in an airport with queues of people that'll leave before you... call for Mr Satonmeasso...

What would you do to pass the time?
Knit-one perl one, or hunt down the hottest Air Hostess etc...?

You'd probably be better catered for if you bashed a security guard and got arrested.

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 17:27

Originally Posted by peasea

You'd probably be better catered for if you bashed a security guard and got arrested.

ha ha ha ha. Probably for longer than you had anticipated, and potentially a non too comfy chair attached to the mains

**Quasi** · 18th April 2010, 17:30

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Heard a sad tale the other day. One of my wives friends Dads is getting married on saturday......
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How many wives you got??

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 17:38

Originally Posted by Quasi

How many wives you got??

ha ha ha... they're all just "friends"

**yungatart** · 18th April 2010, 17:41

One of our kids is stuck in Auckland. She has been here on holiday for a couple of weeks, due back at work (in Brussels) tomorrow, her flight has been postponed until at least Wednesday.
Its a shame, we could have spent more time with her....
Lucky for her, family in Akl are putting her up.

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 18:08

Originally Posted by yungatart

One of our kids is stuck in Auckland. She has been here on holiday for a couple of weeks, due back at work (in Brussels) tomorrow, her flight has been postponed until at least Wednesday.
Its a shame, we could have spent more time with her....
Lucky for her, family in Akl are putting her up.

And as a bonus her trip gets extended... I'm sure she's desperately wanting to get back to work lol...

**peasea** · 18th April 2010, 18:11

Originally Posted by mashman

ha ha ha ha. Probably for longer than you had anticipated, and potentially a non too comfy chair attached to the mains

Nah, just claim you're a victim of an unruly volcano.

That's the trouble with today's volcanoes, no bloody discipline.

**SMOKEU** · 18th April 2010, 18:32

I wonder if shares in the airlines affected by all of this have fallen in price?

**T.W.R** · 18th April 2010, 19:14

Classic all the travellers moaning about the disruption and the airlines bleating about losses of millions of dollars a day due to the ash plume....but for christsake imagine if the airlines had continued to fly and planes started dropping out of the sky??? every sod would be crying blue murder

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 19:33

Originally Posted by peasea

Nah, just claim you're a victim of an unruly volcano.

That's the trouble with today's volcanoes, no bloody discipline.

ha ha ha. True. Always blowing their top when you least expect it. Not a thought for those trying to get away on holiday.

**scracha** · 18th April 2010, 19:50

Originally Posted by mashman

What would you do to pass the time?
Knit-one perl one, or hunt down the hottest Air Hostess etc...?

Been there, done that. Get free flight transfer to next day. Get departure line phone number. Fuck off out of airport and do something more interesting. Lie to boss about lack of internet access. Repeat over telephone next day if necessary.

If flying with the peasants then shelling out on the "flying club" lounges with free food, shower etc suddenly become very good value.

**peasea** · 18th April 2010, 20:58

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

I wonder if shares in the airlines affected by all of this have fallen in price?

I bet the investors are looking ashen-faced

**mashman** · 18th April 2010, 21:25

Originally Posted by peasea

I bet the investors are looking assin-faced

fixed for ya. Because they have their heads up their arses most of the time

**Bikemad** · 18th April 2010, 21:30

Originally Posted by mashman

You know the one http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7...cloud-spreads/

What would you do to pass the time?
Knit-one perl one, or hunt down the hottest Air Hostess etc...?

one word Mashman.........Bar..........make mine a double