Air Show

Since the fairgrounds is across the street from the Marine Corps Air Station, we get an up- close and personal experience with the many flying machines the Marines use. A lot of the activity seems to be pilots learning how to use a carrier deck, but there are bombing and artillery runs as well out to the various ranges around here. The point is that they are noisy, very, very loud. The trick is to suspend conversation for a few seconds as they go by, but that's a surprisingly difficult thing to learn to do.

Chats with the vendors that are here (a very good group) get interrupted frequently, and the seminars and presentations come to a stop regularly.

It was windy today, too much to sit outside but at least it wasn't pouring rain. The rest of the week should be calm, warm, and sunny. And noisy.