Remember the air show I mentioned earlier? Well, the Blue Angels will be performing at the show. I found out Monday night that they would be arriving 2 days early and would do a special flyover at 4 Maine landmarks, allowing enough time at each for photos. So, I borrowed a camera from my manager and made the decision to stay awake and go see the flyover. Hubby and I decided to go to Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth to watch. I would guess that maybe 200 people were gathered, among them small children and even a few from out of state. It must have been around 85 degrees outside. Now, keep in mind this is a Lighthouse which means we were on the coast, in the open. Translation, it was hot! The flyover was due between 10:30 – 11:30 am. At around 11:45 am someone yells to the crowd that they had just contacted Brunswick Naval Air Base and the flyover was cancelled!     Hubby and I start the walk back to our car and a cameraman for one of the local news crews informs us that they decided to continue on and will arrive in about 20 minutes. So we go back and wait. Most of the crowd has already left by now. Twenty minutes later we see them nearing the lighthouse. Less than 2 minutes later they were gone, show over.     According to the paper the next morning there was a fueling issue and the had cancelled the flyover until they recieved word that "1000 people were waiting at Portland Head Light" so they decided to just do a quick pass by to "avoid a public relations nightmare."     Ummm too late... people were pissed! Here's a thought for you... when you make a promise to do something special 1) plan ahead and make certain you have what is necessary to follow through and 2) dont dissapoint small children and those who have traveled many miles to see you. Well, unless you just dont care    

So, anyway... Im not going to the air show this weekend. NOAA is predicting an 80% chance of a full on rain storm Saturday (afternoon/night) and again on Sunday. They wont be able to run the majority of the air show in the rain anyway.

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