'Sorry we're closed' - Today at Manchester Airport.

[VEGAS]

Hi guys,

Just a few snaps of Manchester Intl Airport this morning. The airport has been closed all night and did'nt reopen until around 1245 today.

This gave time for about four or five flights to land and then it closed again.

The airport has sent several frustrated and disappointed passengers home or to hotels for the night with the intention of catching flights tommorrow. With even further snow predicted here I fear more delays and cancellations to come.

A very busy place at the moment for us. More so than when its running normally. Lots of people waiting around for hours, bored to tears and many deciding to get plastered.

Airport vehicles (including our land rover) are very much at the mercy of nature at the moment.

Off now for two days. Thank god!!

I have just got home after battling in the snow and abandoning my car three streets away, but thats another story.

Here are a few snaps that I took before things got really busy. The snow is much deeper than this now!









The snowman was built by bored taxi drivers!

[Motormouse]

Bet they still got the Islander out!

ttfn

Pete

[airboatr]

The snowman was built by bored taxi drivers!

build one at the end of the runway for the jet engines to blast to bits when taking off


video it and post it here .... I double dare ya..



PS
I'm kidding to anyone with airport buisness who might be reading this over some ones shoulder...

or am I

[Garry Russell]

I've noticed the lack of overflights today

Thanks for the pics Eddie...the snowman would have looked well with a woodentop........I don't suppse you have them there

Joe...how's your bit???

I've read that some areas of Florida have frost problems with the oranges and strawberries

[airboatr]

comfortably numb thank you very much ...my toes are numb my fingers are numb ..
heading to 30 de.... I mean zero celsius....

now that does make it really sound cold.... can we use F degress instead of the C type .... for my sanity.


edit

good news is it could kill off a lot of the iguanas that have taken up residence here

[VEGAS]

Ithe snowman would have looked well with a woodentop........I don't suppse you have them there

Whats one of those?!

[Garry Russell]

A bobby's helmet

[VEGAS]

Never heard that description before mate. I feel so ashamed now.

[airboatr]

it must be that invisible type again or something

[Garry Russell]

Never heard that description before mate. I feel so ashamed now.

No worries Sherlock

Even my Gran used to call them that..maybe a localised term