"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 01:40:41 GMT, "Landshark"
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"U Know Who" wrote in
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She's gonna puke!

St. Helens that is.

Yeah, it sure does look like it.


Naw, it's just dome-building. It might spit & sputter in the process,
but don't expect anything big.


I remember the last time, threw ash
all over the place, made 12 noon
look like night time.


Depends on where you were. The cloud hit Yakima about noon, and we
went dark about 3:30pm. It got lighter about half-an-hour later as the
ash started to fall because the ash diffused the city lights just like
snow.


And just for those that might see some ash come their way, don't
panic. There were very few people that had problems breathing, and
it's easily filtered with nothing more than a hanky (btw, those paper
dust masks were about worthless). It caused more problems when it got
into your hair -- sticks worse than hairspray.

The worst part was when people drove too fast and kicked up a cloud.
The other major problem was figuring out how to get rid of it. It
doesn't soak into the ground and it doesn't blow away. We eventually
shoveled it into trash cans and the city picked it up.

Here's a few tips if you get ash:

* Drive slow. This is not just for the sake of your neighbors, but
keeps the ash from swirling into your bearings and crankcase.
* Put a sock over your car's air filter and change both often.
* Avoid using the windshield wipers as much as possible.
* Expect power outages if it rains before the wind blows the
transformers clean.
* Don't hose it off your driveway or street -- the stuff hardens like
clay when it dries and clogs the sewers and storm drains. What doesn't
get wet is kicked back up into the air. And when the clay dries out it
will break up and turn back into loose ash.



It didn't affect me down south, but I remember the
news reports, nasty crap! If memory serves me correct,
didn't the ash rise up into the atmosphere and affect places
half way across the globe? (Asia, Europe, places like that)

Landshark


--
That does suck..sometimes you're the
windshield..sometimes you're the bug.