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Blue Angels in Seattle this week

My orange tabby cat, Molly Ivins, displayed a great deal of courage last month when she didn’t freak out over the Family Fourth fireworks like she usually does.  But the late July thunder just about did her in.

Molly’s next challenge?  The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be in town this Thursday – Sunday for Seafair Weekend.

Flying schedule:

  • Thursday, August 4 – 10am to Noon AND 1:30pm-2:30pm
  • Friday, August 5 – 1:30-2:30pm
  • Saturday, August 6 – 1:30pm-2:30pm
  • Sunday, August 7th 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Sonic booms reverberating off the mountains and hillsides around here can be distressing, and not just for humans.  Please remember to keep your pets safe this week.  As for you  humans, don’t forget I-90 will be closed during flight times.  And the Seattle Police always ask everyone to avoid calling 911 about the noise, even though you might want to!

To learn more about the Boeing Airshow, click here.   More Seafair information is available here.

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Chris Witwer

Chris S. Witwer likes to call herself Wallyhood’s “Lower Wallingford Correspondent.” Chris is a former Texan (is there any such thing?) who came to Seattle in 2005 for three reasons: weather, scenery, and coffee culture. It has taken her four years to begin to understand Seattle humor, but she’s getting there. Chris is a bureaucrat by day, and caffeine-fueled blogger when she’s not reading novels or pretending to write one. She lives with her partner, Laura, and two cats — Dolce and Molly, and uses the internet to make fun of stuff on her personal blog, http://felsputzer.wordpress.com.

This Post Has 13 Comments

  1. Jacqui August 2, 2011

    Your cat has the best name ever! I miss Molly…

  2. Chris W. August 2, 2011

    Thanks, Jacqui! I love going to the vet & having them call her full name in the lobby when it’s her turn. Someone always snickers.

    She is named that because when we first got her, she was always “bitching about the cat in power.” 😉

  3. ssm August 2, 2011

    We were at Gasworks this morning and saw the Blue Angels fly past and then disappeared behind downtown. I didn’t realize they were here this early.

  4. Chris W. August 2, 2011

    I think they arrive a few days before they actually start “flying” officially.

  5. E30 Memorial August 2, 2011

    #7 came in yesterday, and the rest came in today.

    Chris, only Obama’s boys are allowed to go BOOM. The Blues get close, but are not allowed to shake things up.

    Steve

  6. Jacqui August 2, 2011

    KOMO says they’ll be shutting down I-90 starting at 9:45 a.m. Thurs, and a bit later (11ish, I believe) Friday, plus of course the weekend. So our poor pets have one more day of peace.

  7. Domenic August 2, 2011

    Love, love, love the Blue Angels! I lived in Pensacola, FL for five years and they used to practice over our house. Our next-door neighbor was a mechanic for their C-130, the Fat Albert.

  8. Marty August 2, 2011

    My pets have always been distressed by the Blue Angels, but not nearly as much as ME. What a waste of money.

  9. neighbor August 3, 2011

    surprised it took 8 posts.

  10. Chris W. August 3, 2011

    @neighbor LOLZ

  11. Judy August 3, 2011

    Could never look at the Blue Angels after I saw one crash at a Dulles show (I was waiting for a plane). Can’t we do something about this dangerous, wasteful show? I recognize the drama, but really?

    And I too miss Molly Ivins.

  12. E30 Memorial August 3, 2011

    The Harrier’s are here.

    Steve

  13. Chris W. August 4, 2011

    And Molly Ivins dives under the bed!

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