in article , Bob Noel
at lid wrote on 8/15/03 12:08 PM:

In article ,
(Snowbird) wrote:

PS our airport gets a lot of noise complaints.

heck, airports get noise complaints when no aircraft is even
in the area.

I have no idea why people would complain about aircraft noise when the
majority of noise comes from ground-based vehicles. If you live relatively
near a busy thoroughfare, count the number of vehicles per minute that
rattle your windows, or otherwise shatter your peace and quiet.

Harleys, old pickups, souped-up cars--these have all done more to ruin my
hearing over the years than any airplane or helicopter.