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I've been reading the headlines about the volcanic ash and transportation woes in Europe -- how crazy is that? One tiny island in the North Atlantic, one single volcano, and tens of countries are grinding to an air travel halt? Wow.

And one wonders -- when will this stop? As far as I know, volcanic ash eruptions can go on for days, if not weeks. I mean, is it really feasible for air travel to stop across Europe for weeks?

Well, at least maybe there'll be some savings in jet fuel.