The buzz begins for another season
In another, parallel universe, my post from yesterday would have served as the “drop that caused the vase to overflow”. It wasn’t, obviously, but Canada has grounded all 41 of the Boeing 737 Max 8/Max 9 planes used in Canada. The US followed, several hours later. Suddenly, Canadian airlines are “short” an estimated ten to twelve thousand seats, short term.
For anyone who needs to travel (I am not in their number), this is going to be a problem. In Canada, you can’t jump on the next train to get from here to there, and a car ride that lasts several days will put a crimp in any plan for that business meeting later in the afternoon. I wait to see how this will play out, logistically. At least the chances of an unscheduled landing will be diminished.
Earlier this afternoon, with bright sunshine and a light breeze, I took a few minutes to simply look out my window. We made a rational choice, several years ago, when we decided not to chop down the row of trees between the house and the highway. This photo doesn’t show the density of life; believe me, we are the landlords to a lot of satisfied tenants, in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours. Our own wildlife preserve.
I’ve also noticed a sudden uptick in the fly flights. Warm weather seems to recharge their motors, and outside/inside, things are abuzz. I read about ways to trap them, involving detergent and plastic film and then realize that they also have rights. They were here first, and unless they invade my supper plate, I’m best to be very zen about the whole thing.
