I was safely in Kanata away from most of the action but Irene had her own 'harrowing' experience with the transit system since one of the routes to the airport goes right by Carleton.
My father-in-law is a big fan of Obama and his speeches. He constantly uses Obama rhetoric in his lectures to spur his students on to further greatness. 'Yes We Can'. He knew when Obama's plane would be leaving the airport (as did anybody else who turned on the internet, radio or TV) and based on the wind direction he knew that it would take off over Barrhaven (where we live). So he watched for the plane to take off over Barrhaven and snapped this picture of Air Force 1 as it is leaving Ottawa.
This was his great brush with greatness today. I hope it is a while before Obama comes back again otherwise the news people may start dying of heart attacks.
2 comments:
Yes we did! Where was my hi tech camera with my ultra zoom lens when I needed it! This little episode reminded me strongly of my airplane watching days in Zurich...when planes from all over the world would take off right over our house. I remember the day the Polish government fell in 1982(?), LOT airline did not have a flight from Warsaw that day so we knew something was up..
that's a crazy story
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