tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252303089512640084.post523600984905245057..comments2023-06-01T09:24:00.818-04:00Comments on One Man's Maine: Air warsJim Krosschellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823295340691282805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252303089512640084.post-1424742826866424862010-08-13T04:59:13.699-04:002010-08-13T04:59:13.699-04:00afternoon novel reading = Daddy's "readin...afternoon novel reading = Daddy's "reading" ;-) <br /><br />Back home in Brest and I'm missing Maine!Kate Krosschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292451378679402920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252303089512640084.post-38909490612762582272010-07-30T19:15:04.819-04:002010-07-30T19:15:04.819-04:00Your brush is broad, but understandable for a mere...Your brush is broad, but understandable for a mere groundling (kidding! just kidding!). True, some of the draw for airshows is the military; way too much IMO. Possibly this is a reflection of our apparent national priorities. Consider what we spend on the military versus ANY other endeavor in this country. AFAIK, it's been this way since at least WWII.<br /><br />But also consider that, just as there are many in the general populace who don't agree with this way of spending our national treasure, there are those involved in aviation who are not rah-rah about the emphasis on the military (historical or not) at fly-ins and airshows. Maybe it will bring some peace to you knowing that many, many of the people flying those small planes overhead, especially up in your area, are more like these folks:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/25kmxur<br />http://tinyurl.com/2a3txl9<br />http://tinyurl.com/24geqnl<br /><br />than these guys:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/2e642sz<br />http://tinyurl.com/25jh66j<br />http://tinyurl.com/2bh74zf<br /><br />Still, they all make the same noise regardless of intent, right? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445705956253296050noreply@blogger.com