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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What’s your neighborhood?[/quote]

We're in Bethesda, a couple of blocks from the DC line. [/quote]

so are we, right off Mass Ave in Westmoreland Hills and this has never once bothered us. I truly can't comprehend how this is an issue. Do you sleep with every window open and in complete silence. Does your home have a roof?

If this somehow bothers you, why don't you move? You live a block from one of the busiest cities in the world. What do you expect? Quiet skies? That's what Cumberland is for.[/quote]

I have a roof.  My windows are closed.  If I could post a recording of the jet currently flying over my house, I would.

I don't expect silence.  But what I'd like is approximately the noise level that existed when we moved here.  The uptick is noticeable to my out-of-town family who complained that they couldn't sleep, and they've been visiting me here for 25 years without ever commenting on it.

I kinda doubt that you live where you say you live. [/quote]

I promise you I live right near the park. Invest in a better roof and insulation? You expect the noise to be the same it was TWENTY FIVE years ago?? Are you kidding. Your generation has lost it. DC was a totally different animal pre-9/11. The growth and sprawl has exponentially increase and you live right near the heart of it. I can't believe people think this wouldn't change in 25 years..

DC metro had a population of 3.8M in 1999 and now it's just under 6M. Do you not expect increased flights with a 50% increase in population?

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/cities/23174/washington-dc/population
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Changing roof and insulation is cost prohibitive for most people.  Also, people move to SFHs to enjoy private outdoor space. If planes fly constantly you cannot sit outside or play outside in your own yard or a deck.  Maybe turning the entire metro area into an airway highway by means of having a super busy airport smack in teh middle of it is not a good idea?[/quote]

...you still aren't addressing the fact that you chose to live 500 yards from the DC line, right along the Potomac river, a few miles from DCA.

People move to SFHs in the [b]far out [/b]suburbs for quiet and tranquility. They live where you live for a bit more space and convenience (which has pros and cons).[/quote]

IDK what you are talking about.  Planes fly way inland and rather low.  They even fly over the CIA which I would think is a restricted area?  You can hear planes in DT Mclean, which is not anywhere near Potomac or close to the airport.  IDK why the hell they fly so low.  And no, it's not just nearby neighborhoods or areas along the Potomac.  It's residential burbs inland too.  [/quote]

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