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Grimsvotn eruption previews Rapture?

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END OF DAYS?

From my source of breaking business travel information:

Saturday, May 21, 6:45ET

Dear JoeSentMe member:

Just a brief note to let you know that Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano began erupting today for the first time since 2004.

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As you'll recall, eruptions from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano last year spread volcanic ash across the North Atlantic and much of Europe.

Thousands of flights were cancelled last spring and millions of travelers were stranded, delayed, rerouted and generally inconvenienced. (including Medic 999)

It's too early to tell whether this new volcanic action will affect air-travel patterns. According to scientists, it'll all depend on how long the eruption continues and where the winds blow the ash in the coming days.

So do watch for developments.

On the other hand, that Harold Camping fellow did say volcanoes and earthquakes (and there have been some smaller quakes in Iceland after the eruption) were the first sign of the end of days, which was scheduled for today.

However, like the airlines, Camping's Rapture has been late in arriving. And, just like the airlines, Camping's Web site has gone down and neither he nor his people are available to explain the delay.

I'll update you via E-mail if the volcanic ash begins to affect transatlantic or other flights. Unless, of course, it is The Rapture and then your own your own. …

Tremblingly yours, Joe Brancatelli // JoeSentMe.com //

CNN: Grimsvotn volcano erupts in Iceland

Mike "FossilMedic" Ward

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One Journey Finally Ends

Posted at 5:04 am East Coast Time:

It’s taken 34 hours from leaving my hotel, but I’m finally back in Newcastle! Thank you tweeps for being my family for the last 2 weeks!!!

Mark “Medic999” Glencorse

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His original April 14th British Airways flight from the Zoll conference in Denver was turned back after 3 hours due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption. He finally got home April 21. We have been vicariously living his crisis on Twitter.

Makes my whining of a Tuesday filled with delays trite.

One Journey Begins

Was staggered when I read Dave Statter’s item about a colleague announcing that he is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

Part of the message sent by Charleston Fire Chief Tom Carr to his firefighters:

Chief Tom Carr from Post & Courier website.

Chief Tom Carr from Post & Courier website.

I also want to help other fire fighters understand Parkinson’s, its risk and how your environmental exposure as a fire fighter increases your risk of having PD. There is a study that states in the general population the probability of PD occurring is 3-4 out of 1,000 and for a fire fighter the risk increases to 30 per 1,000. It is thought that people develop PD either genetically or environmentally or a combination of both factors. I went though genetic testing to determine if my children were at risk.

I do not have the genetic markers for PD. Given the genetic test results, I most likely developed PD as a result of environmental exposure, such as, chemicals released from normal room and contents fires as well as exposure to pesticides and other chemicals. We need to assure our fire fighters have the information they need to understand the risk and reduce exposure.

STATter911 item HERE

Another Journey Continues

I have joined up with 25,000+ members of our tribe at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference. Got in too late last night to register or catch the ISFSI social, but I did walk by the Rock Bottom Brewery (across from the Conrad Hilton and the Borders Bookstore) to visualize where I need to be Friday night.

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Mike “FossilMedic” Ward
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