The airport authority has bought my house :(

[ztirffritz]

Allegheny County in Pennsylvania had to purchase my parent's home when I was a kid, but we had to sue them to make them do it. My parents fought the county in court for 15 years as part of a class-action suit until the county finally gave up. The county made an offer on Dec 15 and we were moved out by Dec 21. They then sound-proofed all of the homes and re-sold them as-is.

The problem was that they built a runway that effectively made the homes worthless. There were planes landing at all hours. They cracked windows, knocked stuff off the walls, etc. It sucked. On the flip side, how many 10 year olds can say that they were investigated by the FBI for flying kites?

[N-OS X-tasy!]

My stepson's father and his family live directly beneath the approach vector to Los Angeles International Airport. I don't know how they endure it -- I'm told they've just gotten used to it over the years.

[TheTominator]

[quote N-OS X-tasy!]My stepson's father and his family live directly beneath the approach vector to Los Angeles International Airport. I don't know how they endure it -- I'm told they've just gotten used to it over the years.
You could call them and ask them how they endure it. I can imagine the conversation.
"How can you endure the noise?"
"What? Speak up. I can't hear you."

[DaviDC.]

When I'm outside talking on the phone, we just pause as a plane takes off heading north, otherwise it's never a problem. I can handle a little airport noise as long as they don't fly directly over my house, which rarely ever happens. When I was house hunting, I always Googled the address to see it the place was at the end of a runway.

I have a friend who bought an old house in a former grand neighborhood that's now being gentrified & he wants me to buy one there also but that'll never happen because planes fly directly overhead. They usually extend the landing gear about the time they pass over his place.

[pRICE cUBE]

That is a bummer to hear, better luck in the future man.

[Panopticon]

bummer DaviDC, sorry about your home but glad you made some profit.

heh, as a kid I lived near NAS Oceana.

Sonic booms, the smell of jet fuel, and F-4 Phantom IIs overhead.
ahhhh, sweet childhood memories

:gears:

[Blurb]

So sorry to hear that David. And that is a very charming home you have. I agree with the ones that encourage you to strongly consider moving the house.

[Mike Sellers]

[quote N-OS X-tasy!]My stepson's father and his family live directly beneath the approach vector to Los Angeles International Airport. I don't know how they endure it -- I'm told they've just gotten used to it over the years.
I grew up a few hundred yards away from a train track. Never noticed it going by. Amazing what you can block out.

[blooz]

Damn that's a pretty place. Another vote for moving the house.

[guitarist]

MAVIC, hamlet-like in that Seattle neighborhoods like ours have residential areas where the streets are narrow and wind around in screwy ways, it reminds me of village-like streets in old parts of Europe, compared to much of the US (southern Ca., for example, I just returned from a weekend trip) with wide lanes and expansive vistas everywhere.

Here, if cars are parked along both sides of the residential streets in these quaint little neighborhoods, there's not even enough room for two cars to pass each other. One has to pull over and let the other one go before passage can be made. When buses go by, car alarms go off, the clearance is so tight. And replacing driver's side mirrors is common.

There's lots of craftsman houses in Wallingford and Green Lake, built between 1910-1930. Ours was built in 1918. The narrow streets are better suited to horses and carriages, and walking, less favorable for driving and parking.