[Gringo1]

I'm gonna spray my garden hose up in the air to knock down the dust, I call on ALL the inhabitants of the world who have a garden hose to do the same and in unison....we can beat this thing!

[steve86]

I'm gonna spray my garden hose up in the air to knock down the dust, I call on ALL the inhabitants of the world who have a garden hose to do the same and in unison....we can beat this thing!

Very good, sensible advice. I advise running down to Home Depot and picking up a proper hose nozzle while you still can. /sarcasm.

Actually, having survived St. Helens micro-eruption (compared to Yellowstone possibilities) and having been inconvenienced for a few weeks by it, I am in awe of volcanos and the possibility of substantial destruction. Here, in eastern Washington, I can just imagine no wheat or potato production for 2-3 years, and having all the irrigation reservoirs and canals jammed with ash. No irrigation => no production in this part of the country. If the ash is anything like St. Helens, it essentially turns to concrete after a few wet/dry cycles.