St. Helens alert

"gatt" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message

I would expect you to be both confused and just as contrary as usual. I
can
at least count on you to keep life from getting dull. In any event,
there
was no full-scale evacuation, nor did they predict an explosion at all.

WRONG! If you're gonna belittle someone, CJ, you should present the facts
straight:


Obviously you read neither my posts nor the USGS diary. If you are going to
flame someone, flame them for something they actually said.

"gatt" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message

I would expect you to be both confused and just as contrary as usual. I
can
at least count on you to keep life from getting dull. In any event,
there
was no full-scale evacuation, nor did they predict an explosion at all.

WRONG! If you're gonna belittle someone, CJ, you should present the facts
straight:


Obviously you read neither my posts nor the USGS diary. If you are going to
flame someone, flame them for something they actually said.

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message

They didn't expect it? Is that why they did a full-scale evacuation?

The red zone is for the loading and unloading...

Fact is, by May, 1980 Mt. St. Helens had erupted many times, far more
dramatically than anything we've seen here yet.

-c

I was with in 3 miles today trying to keep track of 4 choppers was a fun
trip on the way out she vented a little steam was cool but I know if she
went off it would be the end so why not right have fun ill be going back
till they restrict us. Only thing I did not like was the Haze at 9,000' MSL


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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The prediction now is for a much bigger eruption than originally expected.
I
would strongly discourage sightseeing trips in the area.

One of the things that really bothers me is the crowds of people that have
come to see the mountain. They are sitting in the middle of literally
miles
of downed trees: trees that have all fallen in a direction away from the
mountain. Hardly a blade of grass grows there almost 25 years after the
blast. Yet they think they are far enough away to be safe. They don't seem
to get a clue from the total devastation that surrounds them.

I know scientists don't expect another eruption like 1980. Well, they
didn't
expect it in 1980, either.

--
Christopher J. Campbell
World Famous Flight Instructor
Port Orchard, WA


If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

Let em go, CJ.
They are Darwin Award candidates.

C J Campbell wrote:
The prediction now is for a much bigger eruption than originally expected. I
would strongly discourage sightseeing trips in the area.

One of the things that really bothers me is the crowds of people that have
come to see the mountain. They are sitting in the middle of literally miles
of downed trees: trees that have all fallen in a direction away from the
mountain. Hardly a blade of grass grows there almost 25 years after the
blast. Yet they think they are far enough away to be safe. They don't seem
to get a clue from the total devastation that surrounds them.

I know scientists don't expect another eruption like 1980. Well, they didn't
expect it in 1980, either.

Lets hope they don't take anyone else WITH them during the qualifying
trials for a DA

Dave

john smith wrote:
Let em go, CJ.
They are Darwin Award candidates.

C J Campbell wrote:

The prediction now is for a much bigger eruption than originally
expected. I
would strongly discourage sightseeing trips in the area.

One of the things that really bothers me is the crowds of people that
have
come to see the mountain. They are sitting in the middle of literally
miles
of downed trees: trees that have all fallen in a direction away from the
mountain. Hardly a blade of grass grows there almost 25 years after the
blast. Yet they think they are far enough away to be safe. They don't
seem
to get a clue from the total devastation that surrounds them.

I know scientists don't expect another eruption like 1980. Well, they
didn't
expect it in 1980, either.

"Dave S" wrote in message

Lets hope they don't take anyone else WITH them during the qualifying
trials for a DA

You guys keep sucking that media hype right up. "Whoa, this is blahblahblah
reporting. The mountain is DANGEROUS! STAY AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN! Let's
go now to our live NewsCrew helicopter hovering over the crater...."

Better send up a NOTAM to watch out for Rodan.

It's erupting right now. But, guess what? Unless you're -right- in front
of the crater, it's pretty obvious when it's venting. Know what you do
then? Turn around and file a PIREP.

I flew around it yesterday. Know what? I saw MORE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE
LAVA DOME WHEN I HIKED IT LAST YEAR AND STARED DOWN AT IT FROM THE RIM than
I did this yesterday.

Mt. St Helens is binary. It's either erupting or its not. If it's
erupting, stay away from it. If it's not, it's not. The only hazard is if
it starts to erupt while you're downrange or you're dumb enough to fly into
the eruption.

-c

"john smith" wrote in message

Let em go, CJ.
They are Darwin Award candidates.

Aren't we all?

-c

.... a situation where the Earth might actually rise up to smite thee,
regardless of how well thou maintainest thy airspeed.

Rutger wrote:
... a situation where the Earth might actually rise up to smite thee,
regardless of how well thou maintainest thy airspeed.

hehe...