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Old April 17th 06, 05:07 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Devastation in Iowa City Tonight

(Thankfully, no hail in *that* one, or we -- and a billion dollars
worth of planes parked at OSH -- would have been toast! Can you
imagine how much the insurance adjusters must sweat during OSH week?)


Was this the '05 storm, you are talking about?


Yep. We (Jack, Steve, Montblack, et al) got caught in the torrential
downpour midway between the bar and our tent.

It was raining so hard, I couldn't run in my sandals -- the water kept
getting between my feet, and the soles of the sandals, and it was like
running on marbles...

Once in the tent we were fine, up high on our big, queen-sized
inflatable mattress. The kids, however, were down "in the valleys" and
spent a miserable night laying in puddles. This year, they've got
their OWN inflatable mattresses...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"