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Old December 13th 05, 01:25 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default plane noise = no bell ringers

WWII was the reason most of our airports were built, a few
were built during the Korean War period and very few in the
1960s. Some have been expanded and what, just the Denver
airport since.


"Don Tuite" wrote in
message ...
| On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:20:56 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
| wrote:
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| Let's build more airports.
|
| Newark would a good place to start, since there are no
airports for 20
| miles in any direction. Maybe the mayor of Newark could
buldoze a
| shopping center some night. Business is apparently so bad
from the
| plane noise that no one would notice.
|
| Or there's a lot of property Sun Micro isn't using.
|
| Don
|
| "daffy" wrote in message
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roups.com...

| | Something is missing from Newark, California shopping
| | centers this holiday season, the Salvation Army bell
| | ringers. They just can't hack the constant sound of
| | small plane noise all day long.
| |
| | Even when they ring their bells loud and long, the
| | noise from the planes drowns out the bells.
| |
| | Other chairatable groups have similar complaints about
| | the plane noise, and they are way behind on fund
raising
| | this year, since the plane noise drives them crazy too.
| |
| | Newark has lost the holiday spirit this year, since
there
| | is nobody waiting outside the stores for you to give
your
| | change to.
| |
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