Is it really, though? Or is it just belching...?
I'm hopin' it saves the REAL eruption for when we're out there for the wedding.
Or...kinda. I'm fascinated, I admit, though I suppose ash is a real drag. I still feel gypped that I was too young to appreciate being in Portland when it erupted last time. All I remember is not bein' allowed to go play on my swingset because of the ashes, and people jogging with handkerchiefs over their mouths.
It is an eruption... seems to be an ash cloud, maybe 25 kilofeet they're sayin. Not a huge one though. Maybe a "mega-burp" is the way to say it.
A little bit of ash is no big deal. Lots of ash, is a bummer. Ritzville, in eastern WA, got something like three feet of ash in 1980. What a mess.
Can't wash it away. It has the consistency of flour when dry, but if you add water it turns into a grey peanut-butter-like substance that actually makes it harder to clean up.