Big Air Show Tomorrow

May 05, 2007 09:13 PM

By Will Glynn

My Canon 300mm f/4L IS and 1.4x teleconverter arrived today from LensRentals.com, no thanks to USPS, in preparation for said air show. LensRentals.com shipped promptly and with adequate lead time, but my postal service sucks. Lost mail, misdelivered mail (someone in another building got my car registration!), and the worst parcel handling ever.

Anticipating their usual tactics, I placed a sign on my door that read “USPS: Knock on the door, and we will sign for this package.” I also got everything I needed for my wife to be home all day; she was sitting on the couch near the door crocheting an afghan from 9 to 5. Despite this, when I checked the mailbox around 3 PM, I received a “Sorry We Missed You!” note. USPS simply does not bother attempting delivery of packages, and today was no exception. On the plus side, the wait at the post office at 5 PM was only 25 minutes, down from their usual.

In other news, F-15s circled overhead for at least half an hour tonight, no doubt due in large part to my proximity to Ft Lauderdale International.

I took pictures until the light wouldn’t let me shoot jets.

I’m looking forward to the air show. It’s going to suck—upper eighties, humid, odds of scattered thunderstorms approaching 100%, and abysmal parking situation—but I expect it’ll be worth it.

Comments

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