RE: Ashley’s Airshow Report
Ahhhh, children at airshows……………..
I propose that the powers that be establish a pen, oops sorry, a creche, for parents to leave their kiddywinks in when the flying starts.
For the last couple of years my feet have been stomped on, legs tripped over, chair back been kicked, ears assailed by wailing babies, attempts at video/photos spoilt by kids running around – need I go on??
Why, oh why, do they insist on bringing the kids???
The kids run around with their model planes, plastic guns, playing war, whilst their parents sit blissfully unaware of the slowly increasing feelings of sensible folk nearby to scream at them.
Then the parents stand up and block your view of a formation coming in low and fast, or stand their offspring on chairs so they can see everything – speak incessantly on the mobile phone “We’re at the airshow…WE’RE AT THE AIRSHOW!…I SAID WE’RE AT THE AIRSHOW!!!!”
Perhaps they see the enclosures as some sort playground area for the kids? It’s even worse in the Gold Pass enclosure – you pay £50 for the relative comfort of this only to find Joe Public has brought his whole tribe with him. AAARRRGGGHHHHH……………….
I will say this – last year there was a young lad, 8 or 9 yrs old, who was an absolute gent. He was with his dad, and grandad, and spent a good part of the afternoon bringing his grandad drinks and food. And he sat quietly watching the displays, talking with his GD. A better behaved, polite youngster I have rarely seen.
So in closing, I’m not opposed to parents bringing their children to airshows, after all how do you encourage interest otherwise, but to abandon them to their own devices is irresponsible, and selfish, to the other people who have paid good money to spend an afternoon enjoying living breathing history.
A little parental control is needed………..
control the parents!! 🙂
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