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Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
FREE GRAPEVINE TEE HEE HEE! We’ve got a new prize for all your MOST AWESOME LETTERS. And it’s a scorcher!…
It’s Time To Act Socially Responsible For A Change
Since the Eyjamafjalladjadoodadloekur started spewing its fancy ash all over the place, halting European air traffic and once again putting…
It Stirs!
Firstly I should apologise for the lack of updates recently – I’ve been quite busy elsewhere, and besides the eruption…
Cruise Ships Unaffected By Volcano
by grapevine
The cruise ships who swing by Iceland each summer are apparently unafraid of the mighty Eyjafjallajökull volcano, and will be…
Come Get Your Ash Here!
by grapevine
One enterprising company has taken what many have seen to be a detriment to Iceland’s economy and turned it into…
Three Icelanders Make TIME’s Least Influential List
by grapevine
TIME magazine has recently released their Top 100 Most Influential People list. Unfortunately, the events of the past year have…
Ash Cloud Heading West and South West
by grapevine
State news channel RÚV reports that the Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud is now moving in a west and southwesterly direction. The…
Feared Being Trapped in Iceland
by grapevine
Hundreds of tourists have cancelled hotel reservations in Iceland out of fear of being stranded in the country due to…
Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Becomes Flash Game
by grapevine
If you’ve ever wanted to navigate a commercial airline through clouds of volcanic ash while a plume literally chases you,…
Tens of Billions Possibly Lost Due to Eruption
by grapevine
It is possible that tens of billions of crowns were lost in cancelled flights and tourists who never arrived due…
Moody’s Raises Iceland’s Rank to Stable
by grapevine
Financial analysts Moody’s have raised their assessment of Iceland’s economic situation, from negative to stable, and give the government an…
Clean-Up Operations Begin Under Shadow of Volcano
by grapevine
The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management has issued a statement saying that the cleaning up of farms in…
Attention World: Reykjavík is NOT Covered in Ash
We’ve been getting a number of concerned e-mails and phone calls from friends and family about the volcano in Iceland….
This Effing Guy!
by Rex Beckett
So, the Special Investigative Commission dropped their report last week on the events leading up to Shitstorm Bank-Collapse 2008. Needless…
From New Year To New Mountain
It is 1 AM. My phone is going crazy. Emails and Facebook messages are flying around. Why? A volcano is…
Icelandic President: Amateur Volcano Expert
Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has once again spoken to the BBC about the dangers of the volcano Katla, only…
Flight Ban Lifted Across Europe
by grapevine
The European flight ban has been lifted, although flights are still often late. Those who have found themselves stranded across…
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
As so often happens with volcanoes, a lot has changed in the past day or so, so I will try…
The President is Not a Geologist
President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson said many things to the BBC last night with regards to the volcanic eruption….
Tourist Eruption Takes Heat Off Government
Through the foreign media we learned that there was an emergency in Iceland. True, the main airports were closed, the…
The Erupting Insurrection
By one swift, decisive act, it has paralyzed Europe’s airline industries for almost a week, delayed 64 thousand flights (and…