If the Blue Angels are so good why do they have to
practice? Those guys are
nuts. They take several days to practice screaming over Seattle chasing crows out of the trees sending the seagulls into tailspins and the chickadees and sparrows completely disappear. I don’t find this
flying team entertaining at all.
And I really think that what people find fascinating about them is the hope
just a little bit that they make slip up just once and careen into Lake
Washington while the crowd gasps really loudly and the media people go crazy re
running the tragedy over and over and in slow motion.
My friend’s dogs take refuge in bathroom tubs cowering,
thinking the world is coming to the end.
To say nothing about immigrants who have fled their warn-torn countries
to find refuge and peace in the US and then they are faced once a year with a
barrage of F/A-18 Hornets, twin engines, supersonic that can go Mach 1.8 and
greater. What that means is that
at times during dives the blood can rush to the pilots feet or to their
heads. Imagine shifting all the
slosh inside our bodies all our guts and organs rushing to our feet or trying
to find room in our heads. What fun is that for a pilot? And they are so damn close to one
another or heading straight for one another at tremendous speeds.
I know the Navy needs a little PR to attract potential pilots
but I think there are better ways then 40 million dollars each year to have
this demonstration team. I mean things would be different if we were actually
in a war and these guys would flying to support the ships. In 2013 the budget was cut and there
was peace and quiet in August in Seattle and I don’t believe for a moment that
all our citizens were so disappointed not to see them again. I have to deal with them every year and
next year I will flee to some quiet place like the San Juan Islands. I won’t choose Whidbey Island because
of the Naval Air Station on the island which house tactical electronic attack
squadrons of EA-6B Prowlers and EA-18G Growlers. They can really set up a
racket, too. “Pardon Our Noise –
It’s the Sound of Freedom”. Give
me peace.
