Am I the only person in the Milwaukee area who did not exactly find the Blue Angels' performance at the weekend air show a congenial experience? I know the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels are supposed to be exciting, but unexpected blasts of sonic boom, especially when you are trying, say, to snooze on a hammock or concentrate on a Brewers game can be a distraction, even a pain. Aren't there laws against noise pollution? How come these guys get a pass?
I picture Mr. Foster awakened from his nap and resuming reading the editorial page.
Mr Foster's reaction to the noise was apparently identical to that of the seagulls on the breakwater: all (around 300) of them leaped into a confused and frantic, but short flight.
ReplyDeleteFoster and the seagulls have a lot in common--two legs, a monotonous, dull, apparently meaningless communication, and a tendency to flap about after being disturbed by harmless events.