Hope this is sorted by then for you too LOL

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8621407.stm


Jo xxx

Yes, just watching that on the news! It looks like all UK airports will be closed by midday today. There are already tremendous disruptions in Scotland already, just been interviewing some Brits trying to get back to Spain. Not a hope! They'd be better off staying here and enjoying the sun!

one of my students just told me about that!

awful

maybe we should send them our rain to wash it away

Looking out at blue skys a lovely big yellow sun it makes a change for us to have the sun here in Southport and you the rain.

You wait till you get the Volcano cloud over you


By the way can anyone suggest a warmer country for me to move to as soon as possible

England!!

Jo xxx

The sky is blue the sun is out theirs not a cloud to spoil the veiw here in Southport but its raining in Spain what a shame.

Ah, but as Mitzi says, we havent got a big cloud of soot about to fall on us!!!

jo xxx

Aint raining here
Wifes out by the pool reading

But come 7 pm tonight it will be a bit chilly

You don't need to change country,..just hop on a flight to Tenerife.
Lived there most of ten years and here for more than six and without doubt there is a much bigger difference from here to the Canaries than from here to UK.

Serious question then... Why are you here and not there - is there a downside?

Not really,for me anyway.
Only thing was the flights became much more expensive and difficult,where previously I could walk straight onto a half full plane just about anytime for peanuts.
Thought it was time to see something else,especially have the freedom to hop in a car and drive anywhere in Europe and also see the many different areas of Spain I'd heard so much about.
I've done much of that and really enjoyed it,but there are times more recently when I think about how I rarely ever needed more than shorts and a T-shirt in TF.even mid-winter.
Only other thing I would say about weather is to recommend TF. and the three other western isles as the others suffer much more from the prevailing Easterly breezes and accompanying sand and dust storms.
Oh and the westerly isles are much prettier anyway.

Spent two weeks on La Palma once - stunning.

Well there's been some sun this week, but it certainly hasn't been warm in the UK (although they're saying Saturday - today will be nice). Figures have struggled to get into double figures day time, and most nights have had frosts inland. Still very nice to see the daffodils and blossom, Spring can be very beautiful.
Can't see how this situation will help anyone though. Roads in the UK will be gridlocked, as holidaymakers stay at home instead of flying abroad, and B&Bs understandably (they've had some hard times) will hike their prices to take advantage. I'm just wondering how the airport taxi drivers are going to cope, with no business. I won't spare too much sympathy however, as I've just had to survive a year without work/money coming in. I'm more sympathetic to those trapped at airports with no way of getting home. If I had a bit more money and time (and a car) I'd think about making up some sarnies and fruit salad, and popping along to the departure lounge to distribute a few goodies.

Pissing down all night and morning, thunder and lightning, TV and tinternet taking it in turns to throw a wobbly.