We had excitement in the neighborhood today.

[WildRoseBeef]

I grew up always looking at the sky.
My Pop loved planes and was a charter member of the PA Flying Farmers Assoc. ( yes there is a national assoc too.) He never got to OshKosh WI to see the experimentals but he wanted to go. He had many pilot friends and a private airstrip 1500 ft on the farm. One of the equipment sheds housed his small ragbagtaildraggin Piper Supercruiser and we occasionally were allowed to touch it. Pop worked very long hours on the family farm and seldom got the opportunity to actually fly but he loved it dearly. In his old age he had Parkinsons and couldn't climb into the plane but a buddy of his flew it and would give my kids rides in it. They all still love flying in the small planes.
Pilots are a tight group... just like farmers.

My uncle has a friend with a small plane and when I was growing up they would be out flying and buzz the house once in a while. I do mean buzz. Not sure what the plane was but, it reminded my of a large bee sound.

The farm gets buzzed too occaisonally by one of my brothers' friends who flies who knows us well...same son I just talked about who's pa died of cancer who was best friends with my dad. It's kinda neat to have him fly over, LOL sure surprises us too! It would be really neat to be up in an airplane and see the farm from high up. I've yet to do that...

 

[Thewife]

Somebody goes up above the timber co. and does the air acrobatics.
I don't mind it when I watch it, but when all I can hear is the throttling up and the throttling down, it really ruins the peace of the valley!

The two things I want to be when I grow up!
An Alaskan bush pilot or an Oceanographer!
Heights bug me and I can't swim!
Guess I will just stay on the farm!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Somebody goes up above the timber co. and does the air acrobatics.
I don't mind it when I watch it, but when all I can hear is the throttling up and the throttling down, it really ruins the peace of the valley!

The two things I want to be when I grow up!
An Alaskan bush pilot or an Oceanographer!
Heights bug me and I can't swim!
Guess I will just stay on the farm!

Ooops! Those are rough! I'm not sure what I want to be when I growup. But, then again, who wants to grow up? All the responsibilities and having to act grownup. Doesn't sound like any fun to me.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Their crew arrived last night and did their footage/pics and interviews. They have replaced my pics with theirs so if you would like to read the story here is the link: http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/42694212.html

 

[Thewife]

Their crew arrived last night and did their footage/pics and interviews. They have replaced my pics with theirs so if you would like to read the story here is the link: http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/42694212.html

I guess it's just a sad day all around.
Hubby called me the other night, to tell me if I hear about a crash on 507, it's not him. I've always worried about him having to drive through Ft. Lewis, this is kinda why.

http://www.katu.com/news/local/42637582.html#idc-ctools

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Their crew arrived last night and did their footage/pics and interviews. They have replaced my pics with theirs so if you would like to read the story here is the link: http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/42694212.html

I guess it's just a sad day all around.
Hubby called me the other night, to tell me if I hear about a crash on 507, it's not him. I've always worried about him having to drive through Ft. Lewis, this is kinda why.

http://www.katu.com/news/local/42637582.html#idc-ctools

Yeah, there have been quite a few crashes on the interstate here lately too. Thankfully, it's not something we drive to often!

 

[Thewife]

When Hubby worked in Seattle, I wouldn't even watch the news unless I knew he was at work, or home!
I would only watch the morning news, when he got a job driving to Oregon every night.

 

[GrassFarmerGalloway]

Wow.

What else can I say. 0.0

 

[Kute Kitten]

He drives to Oregon every night?

 

[Thewife]

He drives to Oregon every night?

He did for awhile!
I think it only took about 6 hours, round trip.