Sea Fair is here. The fleet's in town. And I've been hearing and seeing the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels buzzing overhead all week.
Those F-A18 Hornets never cease to amaze me, and I look forward to their screaming overhead each August.
My family spent the day out and about enjoying ourselves and my daughter enjoyed catching the occasional glimpse of them, though she complained that they are too loud. They are loud. Very loud.
Unlike many airshows, in which the Blue Angels must perform their show over a runway, in Seattle their stage is Lake Washington, and they roar over the city to the delight of many (and to the consternation of some).
I had the privilege of being on the waters of Lake Washington a few years ago while the Blue Angels performed their show directly overhead. Talk about loud. And let me tell you from experience -- when those guys scream directly over your head you can feel the heat of their afterburners.
Truly an amazing experience, seeing the Blue Angels for a week every year is one of the things I truly like about living in Seattle.
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Ah...I remember getting a phone call from you while I still lived in Va. Beach. Every few minutes, the sound of jet engines (uncharacteristic in your calls, but very familiar in mine as I lived within three miles of a Navy Jet Base) interrupted the conversation. Being confused at hearing jets on your end, and not on mine, you told me it was Sea Fair Time.
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