Erie Air Show ~ What a Disappointment!

My grandfather, a veteran of the United States Army could not wait to go to the Erie Air Show.  He goes every year and has a great time reminiscing and talking about all the flying he did.  He would walk through some of the planes, show me where he would sit and what he would do, have a hot dog and a beer, then sit down to watch many different types of planes from the different wars fly overhead in many different formations.  That was not to happen this year.

This was the first year my grandmother could not attend due to her health, which in a way was a blessing.  She would not have had fun.  Every single booth was either a radio station, a recruiting station, or a tent for children to buy toy planes, yo-yos, and other such toys that would break before they made it home.  One scoop of ice cream cost $2.50 and a beer was $4.00  Hats off to the booth that sold coffee for only seventy-five cents!  One of the few decent sales tents left in Pennsylvania! 

We walked around the field for about half an hour, looking at the six planes they had on display, which were far too small to walk through and look at, all very modern too.  There were no planes from previous wars that could be even glanced at.  There were planes that weren't even used for military reasons on display.  Oh, and the motorcycles!  Who ever heard of having a motorcycle contest at an AIR show?  They had voting for best looking motorcycles instead of planes.  My grandfather was appalled, as were other veterans we chatted with.