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October 19, 2003
Another Saturday
We took advantage of a rare grandchildless weekend to do some yardwork...and were considerably startled by repeated low fly-overs by military jets. Found out this morning that they were four F16s, flying over the football stadium at the start of the game to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 188th fighter wing. Thanks for not letting everyone know in advance, asshats.
And speaking of the game, I should be kind and say the QB was having an off-day. But I don't feel like it, so I'll just say he sucked....as did the defense in the 2nd quarter. We also watched the first game of the World Series, which was much more interesting....at least what I saw of it. I sacked out before it ended, after a long day of trimming back trees off our roof and cutting & poisoning yet again the sprouts from the city's utility right of way.
And a big thanks to our city's leaders for their infinite wisdom in cutting all the trees from the right of way, but not putting anything on the cut stumps to kill them or the inevitable sprouts. Tards. Wouldn't be environmentally correct I'm sure. Fortunately I don't suffer from such delusions, and thanks to repeated applications of the strongest tree poison I could buy over-the-counter, I am winning the brush war.
I have no intentions of spending next summer cutting black locust sprouts....which, if you don't know, are covered with nasty little thorns.
Environmentally correct be damned.
Posted by Rita at October 19, 2003 07:07 AM
Comments
So it was F16s, was it? They must have taken off and landed from Drake Field. I had all the windows open and was certain we were getting attacked! And my menagerie certainly did NOT appreciate the commotion.
Posted by: Vicky at October 22, 2003 04:19 PM
Yeah, would've been nice if they let us know about that ahead of time wouldn't it? Sure made us jumpy til they left.
Posted by: Rita at October 22, 2003 09:49 PM