In a Fog?

This morning in Melbourne was described as 'deep in fog'. Actually, it was not the London-type pea souper restricting visibility at ground level. Rather, it appeared to be an ominously threatening dark grey low-lying cloud mass which seemed to be hovering about 100 metres above our heads. As I was walking through our local village, a 'heavy' aircraft passed over-head at low altitude making a horrendous noise as if less than a thousand metres or so above us. It was obviously on 'climb' after just having taken-of from nearby Tullamarine International AP. Yet not a glimpse of it was visible to those of us directly under its path. Moreover, the sound quickly abated whilst the aircraft must've still been within a kilometre of our position. Very eerie. Apparently a very, very dense cloud mass!

The incident reminded me of the very last current affairs comic-strip comment I had published in TravelWeek magazine before it was made-over into an on-line sans cartoons newsletter during the first half of 2005... thus ending my quarter of a century association with the publisher. The gloomy connection should be obvious as it was prompted by a similar extended period of foggy days endured by this city during that year as well.