[quote="JohnnyBob"][quote="mvn_citizen"]
JohnnyBob wrote:
Or it could partly be a lack of sympathy for the negative stereotyped person who is bothered by noise. I notice this among the younger generation, some of whom delight in torturing older people with their roaming boom boxes in cars. The negative stereotype of someone bothered by noise is of a nervous nelly, jumping at sight of their own shadow, phobic and introverted, a recluse, and borderline (if not wholly) insane. I am here to tell you that is incorrect. Perfectly normal people are adversely affected by noise pollution and the stress which it causes. It is a serious matter which greatly harms our environment and daily lives - all of us, even you. Reasonable daily peace and quiet in our homes and residential neighborhoods is essential for leading a happy, healthy life. That has been seriously damaged by these low-flying helicopters in Mt Vernon.
Or it could be a lack of your sympathy for the lives that are saved on a daily basis by helicopters. I am probably in the "younger generation" that you refer to. However I spend my time helping people, younger and old, rather than torturing them with noise. While I may not understand noise pollution to the extent you are claiming to understand it, I DO understand the medical side effects of it. What I am doubting is how bad the noise pollution really is. I'm sure you can hear the helicopters..but 100 dB???C'mon now, that's a slight exaggeration is it not?
JB, our opinions are obviously the two polar opposites on this issue. I am assuming that most people are somewhere in between you and I. Thankfully, med-evac helicopters are going nowhere because of noise pollution, so as long as lives are still being saved, its all good to me