Fuck you volcano

Sitting in a New York airport, it is difficult not to get swept away in the hysteria.

A volcanic eruption in Iceland has prompted the closure of a hefty chunk of Europe's airspace. So not only has that country handed us a financial handicap in our later life through it's banks crash wiping out our savings and pension funds, it has now ruined a whole continent's spring holidays.

And as a result, the Americans are going mental. Fox News is superimposing pictures of Europeans sleeping on benches into it's footage of the airports. It's coverage has led New Yorkers to believe us European travellers are the latest victims in the 'war on terror'.

I'm not sure how but I saw a bulletin featuring the volcano and Bin Laden posing side by side. But hey I'm not complaining. I've received numerous handouts and free drinks since the eruption. My only complaint is that my girlfriend won't be joining me in Portland. And having not seen her for a few weeks I could really do with her company before I explode.