Wednesday, August 22 - progress!

It's a comfortable 17' this morning heading for 25 sunny degrees later this afternoon.

Yesterday morning the fellow came by to dig the holes for the sono tubes that Lloyd needs to put in.  He was pretty happy that someone actually called and arrived a day ahead of schedule!  He picked up the tubes on his way home last night and spent the evening learning how to use the lazer level  he bought some years ago, in anticipation of someday building something on PEI. Finally that time has come. I suspect some of the tubes will be going in this morning.  It is still August and he has a good two months yet to work on it so let's hope he gets as much done as he plans.

Yesterday one of the salesmen, who has a son who's a pilot out west, dropped by my desk and he was like a little kid who just couldn't contain his excitement. He has tickets for this weekends air show in Summerside but he was talking to a connection he has at the airport here, and learned that the Blue Angels and Snowbirds are arriving in Charlottetown today and tomorrow, before flying out to Summerside on Friday. One of the Blue Angels actually flew in yesterday. Today when they get here, Paul's friend has invited him to come over to the airport for a special escorted tour on the tarmac. Needless to say he's pretty excited about that. Not that he wouldn't get to see them on the ground in Summerside, I would think, as part of the show, but maybe not?  So when the first plane arrived yesterday he was all over it. Of course it helps that we're five minutes away from the airport. And from my desk, with all those big windows, I should have a pretty good view of them coming in later today. I received message this in my email yesterday afternoon:

Here is a photo that I took of the first Blue Angel arriving in 

Charlottetown Airport today at 1:55pm.

The remaining (6) and their C130 are to arrive 

tomorrow and the Snow Birds on Thursday.

Let the show begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul

 

 

Somehow I don't think he's going to be giving  customers his full attention any time today!

We didn't see Judi and Gail last night until around 9:00 and it was right off to bed for both of them as Gail has an early tee off time this morning. They'll actually be leaving before I will this morning. Judi said it was very warm yesterday and I don't doubt that it was hot being out on the course all day. They're made of much stronger stuff than me, I can tell you.
Because of their early start today, they will be home for supper. It's going to be a light one - lobster bisque and mussels - our PEI version of fast food!

I made a list yesterday of everything that I need to buy or do for the BBQ on Sunday. I have to go over it with Lloyd in case I've forgotten something. One thing that wasn't on it, that I noticed last night badly needs doing, is mowing the grass weeds! Very little grass has grown but these tall spindly weeds have no problem growing in the heat!