The Sky is Not Falling

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

In an attempt to preclude the otherwise-inevitable OMG-WHAT-WAS-THAT-NOISE posts later this afternoon, I'd like to remind everyone that the Green Mountain Boys of the 158th Fighter Wing will once again be doing a flyover to mark opening day at Fenway Park. (I remember the first time I was directly under one of those -- we had no idea what was going on and thought a bomb was about to blow or something. If you know what it is, it's just kinda cool, though.)

But if the sky really does fall, I will be deeply embarrassed.

Go Sox!

Comments

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

I grew up near an AFB, and every so often you could see a B2 Stealth Bomber going overhead - very cool. I wonder if they'll switch from F16s to F22s for these flyovers anytime soon? Probably before they get all those blue line trains upgraded.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The sports-uninitiated appreciate your forestalling of panic.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

And then way the Sox were playing in Toronto, we might need some air support! :/

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

But now all the snarks are going to be miffed because you prevented a snarkable anti-airplane thread from being born!

Actually, there will probably be one anyway. :-)

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

See also:
http://www.hubarts.com/weblog/2008/04/red-sox-ringsta.html
"And while we're at it, is spending $100,000-plus of taxpayer money to burn up a shitload of precious fuel for an ear-splitting flyby over Fenway Park on Opening Day, or any other sporting event for that matter, really a good idea? Oh yeah, it's recruiting. Uh huh. Maybe we could use all that money to pay for some more flak vests or better-armored Humvees for the troops in Iraq - I hear they still don't have everything they need. How about it?"

[infinitemorning.livejournal.com]

FYI, the sky fell at 12:58 pm EDT today and J.P. Licks is now covered in gross cloud guts. I would stay far, far away if I were you. FAR away. Allllll day. Especially around 7:45 pm, when, uh...

...what? No this has nothing to do with any kind of Free Scoop Day. Don't be ridiculous.

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

Gives me the shivers when I hear them overhead, military industrial complex or no. THERE THEY GO!!!

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I didn't know what they were doing it for, but when I heard it, I thought, "Damn, that sounds like fighter jets flying overhead!" Sure enough.

[kalliejenn2.livejournal.com]

thank you for posting that. we were totally wondering in our office!

[somertricky.livejournal.com]

I can't remember who posted the link to the real-time flight information at Logan, but we dialed that up around game time yesterday. It soon became apparent that the plane(s) doing figure eights around Medford and Malden at 2000 feet was going to be involved in the flyover, and it was pretty neat to watch it make its way southward over Cambridge, Fenway, and JP.