I do my best to make sure I don't miss anything important in the NOTAM, before a flight, but the screeds of completely irrelevant stuff doesn't help. For example, this is part of a VFR narrow route brief of a flight of 7 miles from Blackpool to Warton:
Nav Warnings
EGTT: LONDON FIR
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/09 08:11C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) AS A RESULT OF THE UNREST WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF
UKRAINE THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFUSION OVER SERVICE
PROVISION IN THE SIMFEROPOL (UKFV) FIR, IN PARTICULAR OVER THE HIGH
SEAS PORTION OF THE AIRSPACE. CAPACITY MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED IN THIS
AREA WHILE ALL REMAINING UKRAINIAN FIRS APPEAR TO BE OPERATING
NORMALLY. 15-01-0341/AS6
SFC
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0050/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/25 14:00C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN YEMEN. POTENTIAL RISK FROM DEDICATED
ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY. OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER
THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF YEMEN (SANAA FIR). THIS ADVICE DOES NOT
APPLY TO THOSE ACFT OPR ON AIRWAYS N315, UL425 AND R401. CONTACT UK
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44) (0)207 944
5999 OUT OF HOURS. 15-03-0473/AS6
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0051/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/09 08:09C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION WITHIN OR OVER THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF
SOUTH SUDAN. POTENTIAL RISK TO AVIATION OVERFLYING THIS AREA AT LESS
THAN 25,000FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) FROM DEDICATED ANTI-AVIATION
WEAPONRY. OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO TAKE THIS POTENTIAL RISK
INTO ACCOUNT IN THEIR RISK ASSESSMENTS AND ROUTEING DECISIONS.
CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44)
(0)207 944 5999 OUT OF HOURS. 15-01-0253/AS6.
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0049/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/08 08:53C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN SYRIA. POTENTIAL RISK FROM DEDICATED
ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY. OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER
THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF SYRIA (INCLUDING THE DAMASCUS FIR).
CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44)
(0)207 944 5999 OUT OF HOURS. 15-03-0474/AS6
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0046/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/08 08:52C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN IRAQ. POTENTIAL RISK FROM DEDICATED
ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY. OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER
THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE OF IRAQ (INCLUDING THE BAGHDAD FIR).
CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44)
(0)207 944 5999 OUT OF HOURS. 15-03-0472/AS6
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0044/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/08 08:50C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN UKRAINE. POTENTIAL RISK TO AVIATION
OVERFLYING EASTERN UKRAINE THE DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV) FIR - AND THE
CRIMEA REGION THE SIMFEROPOL (UKFV) FIR - FROM DEDICATED
ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY. THE EASTERN PART OF UKRAINE - DNIPROPETROVSK
(UKDV) FIR REMAINS CLOSED AS INDICATED BY THE LOCAL NOTAM. OPERATORS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO ENTER THE DNIPROPETROVSK (UKDV) AND
SIMFEROPOL (UKFV) FIRS. CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (+44)
(0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44) (0)207 944 5999 OUT OF HOURS.
2015-01-0341/AS6
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0043/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/08 08:50C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN EGYPTIAN AIRSPACE IN NORTHERN SINAI
GOVERNATE WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY 311400N 322200E - 294000N
324000E - 293000N 345400E - 312000N 341200E - 311400N 322200E (CAIRO
FIR, SINAI PENINSULA). POTENTIAL RISK TO AVIATION OVERFLYING THIS
AREA AT LESS THAN 25,000FT AGL FROM DEDICATED ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY.
OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO TAKE THIS POTENTIAL RISK INTO
ACCOUNT IN THEIR RISK ASSESSMENTS AND ROUTEING DECISIONS. CONTACT UK
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (DFT) (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44) (0)207
944 5999 OUT OF HOURS 14-12-0274/AS6.
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
V0042/15
Q) EGXX/QROXX/IV/NBO/W/000/999/5218N01451W999
B) FROM: 15/09/08 08:49C) TO: 15/12/06 23:59 EST
E) HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN LIBYA. POTENTIAL RISK TO AVIATION
OVERFLYING FROM DEDICATED ANTI-AVIATION WEAPONRY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH
DIRECTION UNDER THE AVIATION SECURITY ACT 1982 UK REGISTERED
OPERATORS SO SERVED SHALL NOT ENTER THE TERRITORY AND AIRSPACE
(INCLUDING TRIPOLI FIR) OF THE STATE OF LIBYA. UK OPERATORS NOT
CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO DIRECTION UNDER THE AVIATION SECURITY ACT
SHOULD CONTACT UK DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT (DFT) BEFORE OPERATING IN
THIS AREA. CONTACT UK DFT (+44) (0)20 7944 3260 OR (+44) (0)207 944
5999 OUT OF HOURS.
14-12-0160/AS6
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: UNL
There's no excuse for that!