Posted on 04/17/2010 7:12:55 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Thousands Of Flights Canceled Over Many Days Due To Clouds Of Ash Drifting From Icelandic Glacier
PARIS (AP) ―
The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade.
Facing days to come under the volcano's unpredictable, ashy plume, Europeans are looking at temporary airport layoffs and getting creative with flight patterns to try to weather this extraordinary event.
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Obama should of never have mocked God, when he asked where is Armageddon? If this last weeks or even months like it did 200 years ago,Armageddon may just be here. Scary thought, aint it?
At least the volcano makes it more difficult for terrorists to enter the country from Europe.
I'll bet they're getting creative. I hear that the airlines are losing $200,000,000 a day to this eruption.
Pretty soon, this may even begin to affect the US economy. Although, besides high-end cars, what do we import from Europe that is a vital commodity? Anything?
Wonder how all those greenies in Europe are enjoying their government mandated clean air.
I’m trying to think of how cheese might be characterized as vital.
Actually, I do see quite a few Volvo heavy trucks on the road.
But that’s a good question — what do we buy from the Europeans?
You’d be amazed how much cheese and other deli items come from Europe. And it’s all 7-day JIT.
Watch your supermarket in ten days, see what’s missing.
That's what Wisconsin is for. Again, we've got our own ass covered. It's the American way.
But that’s a good question — what do we buy from the Europeans?
I'm sure that we buy some goods, but I don't know that any of them are vital commodities. From what I know, they don't really manufacture much of anything anymore.
I can't think of a thing besides Scotch whiskey and tea that we might get from Great Britain. We probably buy ten times as much stuff from Germany. They still make technological things of value. Other than that, I'm at a loss.
True, but how about besides cheese and stuff?
It must be non-consumer type things that we buy from them — things used in industry that you don’t see at the supermarket or the mall.
The kiwis we had this week were from Italy. Olive oil often comes from Italy or Spain. Maybe wine would be an issue.
Yeah, I’m at a loss too. All I can figure is it’s high tech industrial or commercial equipment — stuff you don’t see when you’re out shopping and so you might be unaware of.
As I mentioned before, I do see Volvo heavy construction equipment and trucks all over the place. But that’s about all I can think of, probably because it’s fairly visible. Maybe there are other Euro companies that have a presence but just in less visible areas.
What do we buy from the Europeans??????????????
WINE, and other ‘spirits.’
I’m sure there are other products but the alcoholic ones will be missed the most.
Can you think of anything besides food? My mom sent me some Swiss chocolate the other day and I have Italian olive oil in my cupboard. But I can’t think of one other thing I own that’s European (except my old BMW).
So the question is, besides making food and deli items and cars, what does Europe do all day? They must be doing something, right?
This can all be solved by a typically Liberal step. Proclaim the volcano a “No Smoking Zone.” Then levy a stiff fine for every infraction. I’m sure the volcano will immediately stop smoking. :)
We’re importing their socialization.
He scoffed at my allegation. What a Putz, but my Wife's Sister loves him...
MSM in May: "The economic news in America is not as robust this month as the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 10.1%. The erupting Icelandic volcano is the cause of the unemployment rise in America.
Much SW production is done in Ireland. Alcatel--Lucent provides a fair amount of telecommunication equipment. Heavy machinery comes from the Ruhr River Valley. Komatsu equipment is made in Germany and some of it is shipped here. The Netherlands produces a large amount of equipment used in the shipping industry -- especially marine cranes. There is quite a bit, but not too many products for the mass market.
Thanks for the info on European exports to the US.
Still, my question is; will a slowdown, or a complete halt to the shipment of any of those items adversely affect the US?
I would think that many of the items you mentioned are shipped via ocean freight, so they wouldn’t be a factor in the volcano fallout.
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