THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR
Be thankful you're not flying out of Heathrow.
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Or Denver.
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:06 AM
*checks her contacts*
I thought it said frog.
Posted by: Siouxie | December 21, 2006 at 11:07 AM
I'm am thankful. I'm especially thankful for the crazy high temperatures we're having in New England.
Posted by: ubetcha | December 21, 2006 at 11:08 AM
Key Overlooked Quote: Queues snaked around Terminal 1 and the check-in desks today. Although the situation eased slightly by noon it was expected to get worse again as night falls ...
Queues in a Snake?!?
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:10 AM
Love the comment to the story about Americans being "stupid." Danke, meine Freunde. Oh, wait, you still speak English in England, huh?
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:12 AM
Sx: Frogs would make it a way better story. Although the byline would have to be Stephen King.
I'm thankful I don't have to fly out of anywhere this season, crazy temperatures hereabouts or not.
Posted by: Lairbo | December 21, 2006 at 11:12 AM
Dont worry, it's just a spring clean for the May Queen. That's what the song says.....if there's a buzzing in your Heathrow, don't be alarmed now....
Posted by: casey | December 21, 2006 at 11:13 AM
"Mark Bullock, managing director of BAA Heathrow..." LOL Great name for a manager. HAAHAAHAAHAA
Posted by: DavetheRed | December 21, 2006 at 11:16 AM
In Denver at the moment they're saying the passengers could be stranded until Christmas Eve. We're all home with plenty of beer, mead, and wine, and we're not planning on moving for days.
Posted by: artchick (up to the eyeballs in snow) | December 21, 2006 at 11:18 AM
Glad to hear that you're well provisioned, artchick. What variety of mead are you stocking?
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:25 AM
Mark Bullock. Indeed when he says you have to sacrifice yourself for the cause...
Posted by: Edgar Greenberg | December 21, 2006 at 11:26 AM
You know it'll be bad in England when the Chunnel closes because of frog... err .. fog.
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 11:26 AM
Kibby, wouldn't the fact that there are French at the other end be a good enough reason to close the Chunnel any day?
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:28 AM
What the heck are those pudding shaped chocolates that the staff are distributing? I wasn't aware that pudding had a shape.
Posted by: anon | December 21, 2006 at 11:28 AM
CH-right now my particular fave is made from Catspaw honey-I like a slightly sweeter mead.
Posted by: artchick | December 21, 2006 at 11:29 AM
Anon, don't ask about British cooking. You'll only regret it.
Posted by: Edgar Greenberg | December 21, 2006 at 11:29 AM
who needs food...huh, artchick???
priorities!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 21, 2006 at 11:29 AM
Anon- in England a Christmas pudding is a sort of steamed sponge cake with fruit in it and cooked in a deep bowl called a pudding basin. You pour brandy over the top and set it on fire (which is better than eating it, becuase the ones my dear old Mum used to make were actually kind of gross).
Posted by: artchick | December 21, 2006 at 11:31 AM
You'd think so Clean Hands. Too bad the English didn't have enough money to tunnel all the way to, say Switzerland?
English pudding isn't like ours.
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 11:31 AM
Guiness beer was also one of the ingredients. She used to let it age for six months, but I guess the high alcohol content kept the mold at bay!
Posted by: artchick | December 21, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Not familiar with Catspaw honey -- is that a local varietal? (FWIW, you could probably get a sweeter mead with nearly any variety of honey, by adjusting the quantity of honey and the variety of yeast used.)
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:35 AM
And the milk man used to deliver Christmas Puddings if you ordered in advance. They'd have a Holiday selection you could order and pay for in installments. Great for Pensioners.
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Ahh, makes sense to give food with alcohol in it to grumpy people stranded at the airport for long periods :) I had a layover at heathrow for 8 hours once and that was painful enough, there is no comfortable places to sleep.
Posted by: anon | December 21, 2006 at 11:35 AM
Okay, now we need the recipe, artchick. Anything made with Guinness deserves at least consideration.
Posted by: Clean Hands | December 21, 2006 at 11:36 AM
"We're all home with plenty of beer, mead, and wine, and we're not planning on moving for days."
amen, sister. pass the cashews.
actually, i am at work today and tomorrow but then will be off for eight days (i know, i'm usually a little "off"). last night, while hanging with my kids (who are already out of school) i kept forgetting that i had to come into work today. i drank most of a bottle of wine and stayed up till 12:30 before i realized that i had better shag my yuletide a55 off to bed.
Posted by: mudstuffin | December 21, 2006 at 11:39 AM
Found out what was causing all the fog at Heathrow.
Wasn't there something about fog in the bible reference to the end of the world?
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 11:43 AM
"Currently figgy pudding is not a very popular snack"
—Wikipedia
And that is non-point of view.
Posted by: Edgar Greenberg | December 21, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Oh and no kibby F5, that was Lord of the Rings.
Posted by: Edgar Greenberg | December 21, 2006 at 11:46 AM
*wonders if Monica graduated cum laude*
Posted by: Siouxie | December 21, 2006 at 11:49 AM
CH-the Catspaw comes from a kind of cactus, a friend gave it to us and it's really nectar of the Gods. We also have another traditional mead, but it is sparkling and a bit drier, like Champagne, and we have the elderberry mead which is a lovely color, but very dry. Mr Artchick like using Cote Des Blancs yeast.
As for the Christmas pud recipe, I'd have to ask Mum-since I didn't like it I never bothered to make it myself.
Posted by: artchick (up to the eyeballs in snow) | December 21, 2006 at 11:53 AM
Bible - Lord of the Rings, Man!
Keep getting my prophetic references mixed up!
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 11:54 AM
Snork at siouxie! By the way, I sent you an e-mail.
Posted by: artchick | December 21, 2006 at 11:56 AM
got it, artchick....sent one back! awesome work too!!
Posted by: Siouxie | December 21, 2006 at 12:02 PM
I think that the non-operational resources at Heathrow should be looking to secure any seasonal decor, as the rampaging from travelers missing holiday could be epidemic..
Posted by: estrogen centrale | December 21, 2006 at 12:05 PM
"too much time on your hands at Heathrow? Why not floss?"
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | December 21, 2006 at 12:08 PM
Anyone come up with an idea for a record breaking "something" all those Heathrow folks could do?
Worlds largest simultanious flossing?
Posted by: kibby F5 | December 21, 2006 at 12:15 PM
The British think they're the Cat's Pajamas (or, as they say in Britain, "Le chapeau de mon evier") because they have frogs delaying their flights (possible related film: Frogs on a Plane), but anyone who's read Dave Barry Hits Below The Beltway knows that in Miami, our brave pilots fly even if thewy have been served coffee laced with heroin.
That, simply put, is why we are no longer colonies: superior Air Force.
-JP
(Incidentally, AMERICAN PRIDE!)
Posted by: JP | December 21, 2006 at 10:20 PM
Frog is an English slang term for a frenchman, so if the Heathrow delays are caused by freezing frog, we have to blame the cold French again.
Posted by: Greyseus | December 22, 2006 at 03:50 AM
Don't worry about fog at Heathrow. If you live near the isle of sheppy uk worry about something bumping into the wreck of ss richard montgomery see clip from bbc tvcoast 8 program
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/movies/montbbccoast8.wmv (copy and paste into your browser)
or look at main site url
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com
Its only a matter of time before it all goes bang!
Posted by: ron | December 23, 2006 at 02:40 AM