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This eruption is over, but things are going from bad to much much worse. Geothermal hot water pumped from the Svartsengi power station supplies house heating for the entire outer peninsula. The old pipeline got eaten by magma, but work had started in January to lay another pipe underground in case of the first one being ruined. There has been a race against time to get that extra pipeline finished, so that during this frosty time, peoples houses wouldn't get damaged and water freeze in pipes. The electric output of Svartsengi is very limited now, heating with electricity creates blackouts and so therefor not a viable option. Last night, just after the new pipe was finished it got destroyed by magma and so now 25-30 thousand people are in freezing homes and all gas heaters are sold out. It will take many days, if not weeks to lay another pipe. Emergency meetings are being held of course. Oh and land has again begun rising under Svartsengi.

Fair

I was called a chimp today, I took it really well

Thank you for that example. Neither side can or is willing at this point in time to prove the reason for peace talks breaking down back then, so we can leave it at that. You've got me there, when it comes to Zelenskyy I like to call him by his surname as a tease, because he banned the letter Z. Also Volodymyr is such an ugly name. I reserve the right to call people anything I like and to break my rule at my convenience, but generally I choose the first name.

This could be called a cultural clash. Boris is okay because he is English and therefor familiar, ok, got it. Here in Iceland we refer to everyone by their first names, it is a habit that I choose to transfer to English as well. Ah, so you are inferring that I am also a chimp, I see, charming. Shall I now refer to you as a gullible tool of the American empire? No, that would be hostile and we are all fellow sheep here, heh. I asked you some questions you have not answered. Did you watch the entire interview, or are you simply commenting based on previous ingrained views you have had of Vladimir? At what point in the interview did Vladimir lie? I understand if the answer does not arrive until a couple of hours from now, I will be patient.

We speak of Tucker, so why not Vladimir? Alright, subtle humour then and granted not all are capable of grasping instances of it. Perhaps Vladimir strayed from the truth in some segment of the interview, can you help me spot at what point he lied? What's with the chimp?

Did you listen to the whole interview? I found much of it fascinating and even if Tucker wasn't exactly a hostile interviewer, he did put forward some challenging questions, tricky even, to get Vladimir to name names and reveal what other leaders had told him in discussions. One thing came out that I don't recall Vladimir saying directly before, that the president of the USA, be it Biden or any of his predecessors is not really in charge of the big issues of foreign policy. Who are making those decisions then, Tucker inquired, you must ask your people that was the answer, to me it is a mystery. You have to admit, Vladimir has a wicked sense of humor. I had not realized that English speaking inhabitants of Ireland are being oppressed by a mob of the Irish speaking minority, but live and learn. The French however I can believe all kinds of crazy stories about, I suspect they are allies to UK in name only and must never be trusted.

The American empire must be the only strong player in the world. A robust Russia cannot be allowed to exist. This is the thought within the Russian power structure and so figures like Nadezhdin are seen as a direct threat to the existence of Russia, as an agent of the American empire. There can be no peaceful coexistence with the folks running the west is the grim prevailing mentality in Russia today. It cannot be denied that the American power structure doesn't want anyone hearing both sides of any matter they are intimately involved with, to understand the opposition, folks must only hear one side of the story. An American journalist is in Russia and has interviewed Vladimir Putin. Before that interview is even aired there is loud talk of that journalist being a traitor to his country for daring to speak to that vilified man. That kind of reaction reeks of fear of what might come out in that interview.

The flow is moving fast, at 500 meters per hour, it has crossed the Grindavík road and running beside the barrier around the power plant. There is great risk that the water pipe supplying 25 thousand people with hot water will be severed, that is Keflavík, Njarðvík, Sandgerði, Garður, Hafnir and Vogar. The houses are heated with this hot water. Switching to electric heating is not really an option, the power station cannot handle that output. My wife and I were looking at houses in Sandgerði and Garður, almost bought one. Glad we chose Stykkishólmur. There is work going on that started some days ago, laying a new pipe in case this pipe goes, it will take a few days to finish it though.

Eruption began at 6am in the same general area as the last one, fissure is 3km long, however lava flows west this time.

Up until these latest eruptions, the prevailing scientific thought has been that there are 4 volcanic systems under Reykjanes peninsula, the revised opinion by some now is that it is in fact just 1 system, or at the very least all 4 interconnected. A new eruption is now expected at any time, the magma chamber under Svartsengi has exceeded 9 million cubic meters in magma volume. It will come up somewhere close to the last one. Lots of quakes all over the peninsula and some in the sea and there is serious talk of the Reykjavík area being in considerable danger of lava flow in the near future, some scientists want protective walls being piled up sooner rather than later. Much of the newer neighborhoods have unwisely been built over old lava fields. Grindavík is finished, the town is torn apart. Former inhabitants have been collecting their belongings from their houses in groups, each group having only 6 hours to clear everything out. The weather has been really bad, delaying these actions, for roads have been snowed over. It is like the townspeople have a curse on them, nothing goes their way. There was hope that the sports arena had not been badly damaged, but then some sagging on the floor covering was noticed... Pictures: https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2024/02/06/myndir_uppgotvudu_hyldypi_undir_gervigrasinu/

Warne out?

What kind of things?

Disappointing, was impressed with Jeffcott the few times I've seen him play. Wasn't open for a doable permanent deal is what I would guess.

Excellent news, that should stop all moaning for a couple of days