Despite the weather being uncooperative it was still a decent weekend. On Friday I hung out on the roof watching them practice. Saturday was the roof-party so I met up with some neighbors and watched and took photos on the big camera until the rain shut it down. Sunday I met with a friend and we went to North Avenue Beach to get the floor level action. There were some crazy strong thunderstorms that passed through in the morning and delayed the show, but that just meant less of a crowd and we got a good spot to sit and watch. I love the Raptor and the Blue Angels. True story: I wanted to be a jet pilot in college, even went to the ROTC recruitment office and filled out the paperwork until I learned that you needed to be at least 5’5″ to fly (at that time anyway) and since the majors offered weren’t anything I was overly interested in I told them I’d go home and think about it…then decided to go to Japan instead. Every year I watch the show and wonder where I might have been if I was just a few inches taller…oh well. Maybe I should go for my pilot’s license? It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.
Chicago Air and Water Show
