The south east air show debacle

So here is what happens when event organisation FAILS to the power of 10

Myself and Debs ( the wife ) set off for a 30 mile drive from Sittingbourne Kent to Ramgate Kent to see the south east air show, and in particular the only flying Vulcan in the world.

The show gates open at 10.am as advertised on the website for the show, so I say to the wife, " rather than get there too early, we will leave home at 10.00 am". After 20 minutes of driving we come to a halt on the A299 Thanet way. Here`s where the photos start.


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To the left is "Thanet Earth " just 4 miles left to travel - the time now is 11.00 am

www.thanetearth.com/


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we notice people now abandoning their cars to try and find a place to relieve their bladders the time is now 12.45 and we have traveled 1/2 mile !!!

Please note we are on a duel carriageway and have no way of turning round and going home.


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At 13.00 hours the show starts and this is the first photo of the planes at full digital and optical zoom


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Oh and Thanet Earth is still in site


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This next photo is at the last roundabout to the show -we did at this point say to each other "were here now so lets stick with it". The time is 14.25


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I must point out that my wife had taken over driving the van so as to let me try and photograph something at least


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The so called travel news -107.9 stated at this point that there was a 9 mile tailback to get to the show and that the organisers had turned it into an all ticket show, so people with no tickets were stuffed as the pay on the gate was closed


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lots of people were abandoning their cars on the duel carriageway and walking the 3 miles to the show !!!!


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So still at a standstill I hear a rumble and took these


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Finally at 15.00 we are on the approach road at last when a distinct sound hit everyone that was around us. Everyone stopped and jumped out of their vehicles cameras in hand for the site that probably all of us wanted to see.


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The time is now 15.15 and we are moving again when we spot this = happy days


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still a way to go yet tho


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then noticed all the classic and sports cars leaving the show at around 15.45


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here is the only shot I got of the Apache gunship in the air


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Finally we enter the show at 16.00 !!! an hour before it shuts !!!

No time to set up my camera or tripods these are simple point and shoot automatic shots = GUTTED

I will just continue with photos from inside the show. But was it worth the £24 ticket price ?


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