I flew from New York to London once, listening in to the ATC channel. Lots of fun. We passed Newfoundland, things got quiet. Then one aircraft came on line, say

I flew from New York to London once, listening in to the ATC channel. Lots of fun. We passed Newfoundland, things got quiet. Then one aircraft came on line, saying "we are at such position and height, it's a bit bumpy, anyone got any advice?". Somebody answered that they were 10 minutes ahead, bumpy, too. Somebody said they were 2000 feet higher, very bumpy. The radio chatter died away with a final pilot saying the only thing to do was to "strap'em up and ride it through". Me? I spent the next few hours preparing for turbulence that never arrived.