What would you do if the FAA just decided one day to route air traffic over your home? Seems to me that your investment would start to seriously tank, since your home wasn't always on a major flight path.
Can you imagine the noise & frustration? Many an unlucky homeowner in suburban Philly is now dealing with this issue thanks to a federal "restructuring" intended to alleviate flight corridor congestion between Philly & New York. It's so typical of the government to try to make things easier for big business at the expense of everyday folks.
Who gives a damn if travelers have to wait on their layovers? Quality of life for the residents should be tantamount to everything else. Our taxes (expecially real estate taxes in PA) keep this state alive & without us, there would be no need for an airport.
A recent article on MSNBC describes the plight of affected homeowners. The FAA has a noise complaint hotline, but apparently you never get to speak to an actual person & the message mailbox is always full. So what's a disgruntled homewoner to do?
One clever couple decided to send a message right to the source by posting a candid message to the FAA on the roof of their home. The roof now reads "F-ck U FAA" above a picture of a plane with a slash through it & the words "No Fly Zone".
I like their moxy & only hope that all the neighbors do it, too. Maybe then it will get the attention of the powers that be at the FAA.
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