| True to form, the Temple Air Show was one day of
rain and one day of no rain. The only good part this year
was the rain came during the night!
I couldn't get out of Austin until about 4:30pm or so Friday
evening, but I had loaded out my trailer with the jeep, bbq pit
and food the night before leaving it at the in-laws. After
hooking up I headed North about 70 miles to Temple and arrived at
the airport with several other members already there and
setup. I dropped the jeep and stuff then decided to park the
truck and trailer in the infamous mud-pit field which was dry as a
bone. Not thinking there was any storms on tap for the
weekend, this seemed like a good plan.
Well Danny Toby and I headed back into town after we were done
setting up, showered and headed out for dinner. Still clear
skies when we got back to the hotel. But that night the huge
storm bands came up out of nowhere and dumped on Temple. I
slept through it all.
Next morning, we made our way over to the airport where we
found our two EZ-Up canopies had been knocked down and
significantly damaged. We repaired what we could and
gathered our items that had blown around, then got ready for the
Saturday show.
Barry was there with his Harley-Davidson Servi-Car and tent
setup, Danny had his M37, Jeff McD showed up with his MB, John K
with his MB, I had the M38A1 and the big trucks included Jeff L
and the Unimog, Rory C and his son Patrick with the 5-ton and John
SS with his M35A2 and trailer combo. John had a difficult
time getting in through the mud, but with the help of a Volvo
bucket loader/tractor, found a perfect parking spot.
About noon I fired up the bbq pit and cooked the famous
"Jeep Burgers" for the club members. The Plane-Girls
made their way back to us and graced us with their beauty and
wit. The show went off without a hitch with all the planes
staying in the air. Afterwards, the crowds thinned and we
secured our gear the the night and headed back into town.
Sunday was an abbreviated version for most of us. I
served bear claws and OJ to the group and Jeep Burgers for
lunch. About 1:30pm, I had cleaned the pit and loaded
everything on the trailer. It was about 2pm when most of us
had left headed back to Austin.
Overall, the show is fun and the friendships considerably
better. The Plane-Girls make it interesting and the rain
keeps us on our toes. |
