Getting my ash kicked over European volcano
The renewed volcanic activity in Iceland that is spewing a cloud of ash toward Europe is again causing me grief because of the name of my blog.
As with last year’s eruption, travelers looking for information about flight cancelations search Google for “volcanic ash,” find my blog and ask me for the latest news. When I politely say I can’t help, they call me names.
One Lady Gaga type from England who checked my blog for volcano info and instead saw Neil Abercrombie called me a “friggin’ idiot” on Twitter. Another fellow blamed me for his train being 10 minutes late.
As it happens, my wife is leaving on a trip to Europe this week and even she asks me about the ash situation. Geez, I can’t even pronounce the name of the volcano.
(If burglars or loose women have ideas about taking advantage of the knowledge that my wife is out of town, the former should be warned that I have protection and the latter should give a a few minutes to go to Long’s and get some.)
I am so dead if my wife joins the other Europeans checking my blog for travel information.
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May 25, 2011 at 1:17 am
That last bit left me nearly speechless…
May 25, 2011 at 7:25 am
Hilarious, Dave. ๐
May 25, 2011 at 9:44 am
David: What’s the backstory on your website? I know you grew up on the Big Island, but I am curious about your connections to Kilauea.
RETURN TO AN EARLIER TOPIC: Interesting Letter to the Editor in today’s Star-Advertiser from a former Abercrombie supporter.
However, unlike my experiences in trying to get appointments with staff who deal with specific topics, he was unable to meet directly with the Governor despite numerous attempts.
Perhaps the Abercrombie Fifth (and Fourth) Floor Office Big Cheeses might want to work on establishing policies to help address some of these public communications tasks. I suspect that there are even highly-skilled individuals who would be willing to volunteer onne morning or afternoon a week.
May 25, 2011 at 9:50 am
Hope your wife doesn’t see the Long’s comment. lol
May 25, 2011 at 10:03 am
Cap,
Here’s the backstory on how Volcanic Ash got its name, from a column on the last Iceland eruption. Again, my poor wife played a starring role:
May 25, 2011 at 10:49 am
Dave,
You should change the name of your blog. Vog As-h–.
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May 26, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Hey, at least you’re not being confused with a UK Comedian “Peter Kay”. ๐