Volcano Erupting on Montserrat

This is not the time to go on your volcano adventure holiday to the Caribbean island of Montserrat.  The Soufriere Hills volcano which erupted ten years ago and temporarily destroyed their tourism industry has been active again recently, shooting plumes of ash high into the sky.   We’d advise against it right now – unless you really like volcanoes and extreme adventure holidays. 

Yesterday we talked about help for people who are afraid of flying.  The arachnophobic among us were horrified to read a report about a stowaway scorpion on an American domestic flight.  The nasty little arachnid climbed up an unfortunate passenger’s trouser leg, stung him behind the knee and then proceeded to sting him on his other leg.  The report didn’t go into detail about how the creature got from one place to the other.  We don’t want to think about it…

No news about the British Airways possible strike.  They’re still in talks.