The Sound of Freedom

[clintonhater]

That's in the common law. It's called "coming to the nuisance" and it means you have no complaint.

Unfortunately, if it's the common law vs. big money & political influence (which can always be purchased!), not only the common law but common sense is overturned. As the suburbs around big cities expand, all sorts of traditional land uses are forced to give way--keeping chickens or goats in your back yard, for ex.

[Griff Murphey]

I’m close enough to ex-Carswell AFB now NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth to hear Colors at 0800 and Taps at sunset. At night they often run up the 130’s of MAG-41 and the fighting 301st Fighter Wing USAFR sometimes does a squadron scramble. The loudest planes now are the new F-35s. Back in the day the 7th Bomb Wing would spool up an entire squadron of 52’s and they would reenact Dr. Strangelove - THAT was loud. We don’t get too many complaints as our economy depends on our old Convair bomber plant now Lockheed but we do from time to time hear this type of complaint. Noise was one of the reasons we lost the Fort Worth Rifle and Pistol club, next to Lockheed and NAS FW, which was louder. When the Blue Angels come to town they shake my roof tiles! I love it! I can usually watch a lot of the air show from my front porch.

[Darreld Walton]

My second base housing unit was just off the end of the runway at Malmstrom AFB. After a bit, I didn't notice the Canberra's and KC135's. What DID aggravate me was the "zzzzzt" that came over the TV and radio every time the radar antenna rotated over the house. Loudest plane, in my opinion, was the F105's that the 419th TFW USAFR was flying out of Hill AFB, especially while I was working day shift in bldg. 265 about 250 yards from the flight line. That is, until I finally got around an F35 for a bit. Geeze Louise, those are loud! Always loved the sound of a Merlin overhead, though......

[GB in WY]

That engine roar is the sound of freedom! I am darn glad that all most here have to complain about is jet noise. We could be in a hundred places in this world where the sound of a jet engine is followed by incoming!