plane chaos

so, tons of people are stranded because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. i feel bad for all of them but what got me was that out of all the people interviewed, i've only seen one so far who said better safe than sorry. now, i have the Internet and was able to find out why it was best not to fly in an ash cloud (and the reports on what's happened in the past made it very clear - i certainly wouldn't want to be in a plane whose engine became clogged with ash!), and i'm guessing most of the people stranded are not actually given much clear information, but still... apparently, they're now questioning whether the authorities have been too careful. i don't know. unless those reports i saw were really extreme, i think it was probably the best way to go.

on the plus side, less noise in the air these days!