Sun, Jul 24, 2005
Calm Before The Storm
By ANN Correspondent Aleta Vinas
No hints of the 700,000 aviation enthusiasts that will be
storming Wittman Field on Monday for AirVenture were evident this
rainy Saturday afternoon. The only aviation enthusiasts in sight at
the field were some of the arriving ANN staffers.
The trailer was naked; no ANN banner was hung by the bungees
with care. The reason was Mother Nature's downpour at the
moment.
The ANN crew made for the trailer and work began. Lists were
compiled for the survival items needed for the week at AirVenture.
Dr. Pepper, chips, dip and the like, the sustenance needed to keep
the largest-ever ANN crew running around Oshkosh, reporting for
you.
The daily stories, will be up, of course. We have ANN's
real-time news for the breaking stories.
As the rain continued, the organization level inside the
trailer increased, which was a miracle of sorts, but outside the
quiet remained. Though the quiet was punctuated by the occasional
thunderclap.
The usually steady stream of cars being directed into almost
full parking lots was replaced by only a stray car now and
then.
The exhibitor's tents stood lonely, with no exhibitors there to
man them and no spectators looking for freebies and product
information.
No radials, recips or jets could be heard. Many of the folks
camping for the week or sitting in hotel rooms were staying put,
waiting out the rain.
The rainy weather was a minor inconvenience, but come Monday,
not hell or high water will keep aviation fans from seeing one of
the greatest collections of airplanes to be found anywhere this
summer.
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