YES...IT IS FLEET WEEK in San Francisco.. :P

[yuiyoshida]

Bay Area residents will begin seeing Blue Angels pilots practicing in and around San Francisco skies on Thursday, in preparation for Fleet Week air shows all weekend.

The weeklong event, which welcomes dozens of U.S. Navy vessels and aircrafts, kicked off Monday, with the main attraction, the Blue Angels air show, happening Friday through Sunday.
On Thursday, between 1 and 5 p.m., the pilots, famed for their daredevil mid-air tricks, will begin their practice session, taking off from the Oakland International Airport.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-Prepares-for-Blue-Angels-as-Fleet-Week-Gets-Underway-495145411.html


personal note, Jets flew really low and over my house...I watched birds scatter, cats fleeing and dogs barking.. yikes.

[pangaia]

1. What a waste of money.

I was enjoying a beautiful QUIET spring day at Toronto Island Park several years ago, when suddenly the Canadian version of the Blue Angels started doing low passes!

HOLY SHIT on a stick. I didn't see them coming for the trees,, and YIKES nearly deafened me. !!!!!!!

Like 6 feet off the ground, or so it seemed..

Dumb fuckers...

[RandySF]

2. I'm in Japantoen now and the Blue Angels are practicing

I keep waiting for a sonic boom.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. You won't hear one.

They don't fly that fast during demonstrations

[BigmanPigman]

3. The Miramar Naval Air Show was in San Diego the other week.

My school where I taught First Graders was almost underneath of where they practiced. I had to stop teaching it was so loud...almost like they were leaving tire tracks on the roof of my room. I realized many years ago that trying to teach was useless, besides the kids and I wanted to watch them so I would take the whole class out to the playground. They did giant loops almost touching the ground...very cool!