My wife thought I was insane going after working a 12 hour night shift. About 3PM I had to concede she was right. The only reason I was this stupid was the forecast of Saturday being the best sunshine wise. Also the next best attraction of airshows on a hot day are the ladies in their tank tops & shorty shorts. Agree with ho-hum as the best description of the show this year. Was not happy with having to wander around for 5 minutes just to find a garabge can, the porta johns are few and far between, the grass along the flightline needed to be mowed, and I had a perturbed survey taker who could not understand I would prefer to speak with her AFTER I had the chance to take in the days activities. Was it just me, or were the high performance acts farther away from the crowd this year? I did enjoy going deaf while the Golden Kinghts Troopship run up its engines in the morning. A big fan of the A-10, I loved the demo. Seeing it fly between the buildings downtown was great. Seeing the F-4 was great too. Takes me back to my year at Suwon AB in Korea where I got to see USAF A-10's and the ROK AF F-4 interceptors operate daily. The Canadian Orion was sweet, first time I've seen one in action. Also enjoyed sitting under the wing of the C-130, near the occaisional drip of oil from the engine, having a fish & chips lunch in the shade. Will be back with the kids on Monday with temps in the 60's, with the wind chill howling across the lake from the northwest.

As of Wednesday 9/7/11 at noon, the Thunderbirds were still parked on Atlantic's ramp.  That surprised me when I left work.  There is a C-17 on pad 3 getting loaded up, too.