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  Kommentar till text 17492 av Jim Weller (1:123/140)
Ärende: Aircraft Noise
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to NANCY BACKUS <=-

 GJ>>>> banned from Australian airports

 ML>>> Actually, it was noise.

 GJ>> OK, I can understand some people's objection to the noise

 ML> It's fine the first time or ten. But I'd venture a guess
 ML> that even you wouldn't care to live beneath the takeoff
 ML> and approach pattern at a major facility.

 JW> I have no more use for people who complain about the noise after
 JW> they buy a home near an existing airport than I do for city folk who
 JW> retire to the country and complain about manure smells from their
 JW> neighbour who has been there a century.

I have told the story here before of the silly b!+ch who sued a Realtor and
seller for not warning her about the noise from the airport - even though the
main entrance road to Capitol Airport was visible directly out her front
window. And a little to the north of that was the entry to the 187th Fighter
Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard. Among other things the judge said to
her in dismissing the suit was "Just why do you think you got such a good price
on that nice house?" or something very like that.

 NB> He'd probably just get used to it.  We are beneath the takeoff and
 NB> approach pattern for the Rochester airport, and just about the only
 NB> time we hear the planes any more is when the pattern changes for some
 NB> reason. The difference catches the attention, and then they can sound
 NB> quite loud.

When I lived in Inglewood, CA. I had a place on Century Blvd. Which led
directly to the main gate of LAX. Thus, I was directly under the flight path of
aircraft landing in that aerodrome. Takeoffs were over the water ... but, at
first the whine of the jets overhead was quite annoying. Then it went away. One
night there was a heavy fog and incoming flights were diverted to Orange
County's John Wayne Airport or Burbank. I woke up several times between 10 pm
and Midnight ... until I realised it was NOT hearing the airplanes coming in to
land that was waking me. Slept the rest of the night like a baby.   Bv)=

 JW> I once lived right beside the junction of the Timmins and Noranda-
 JW> Rouyn railways where there were two long and noisy ore trains early
 JW> every morning. At first they interfered with my sleep but I got
 JW> used to them quickly. I never heard the 6 AM one and the 7 AM one
 JW> was like an alarm clock for me. One morning I (and the whole
 JW> village) woke up quite startled at 6 AM because there was no train
 JW> that day and it was quiet!

Different, ain't it. As Sy Mon and Gar Farkle sang ... The sounds of silence.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Silent Stalker's Stew
 Categories: Stews, Poultry, Potatoes, Herbs, Pork
      Yield: 20 Servings

  3 1/2 lb Chicken; in 8 pieces
      2 c  Water
      1    Bay leaf
    1/2 ts Dried oregano
    1/2 ts Dried thyme
           Salt & fresh ground pepper
      8 oz Sausage links; cooked, cut
           - in 1/2" lengths
      3 lg Potatoes; diced
      2 lg Carrots; in thick julienne
      6 sm White onions; peeled
      1 c  Brussels sprouts; trimmed
      1 qt Chicken Stock
           Kibble; [See below .. S.C.]

  Place chicken pieces in large kettle, add water, and bring
  to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, add bay leaf,
  oregano, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer
  chicken, covered, for 25 minutes. Add sausage, potatoes,
  carrots, onions, and Brussels sprouts; continue to cook at
  a rapid simmer, covered, for 20 minutes longer. Add some
  stock if mixture begins to dry out.

  Remove chicken pieces and bone them. Arrange chicken and
  rest of stew over a plate of kibble. Pour enough stock
  over dish to make a rich gravy. Serve at once. Makes 2 1/2
  to 3 quarts chicken stew.

  Makes 2 1/2 to 3 quarts chicken stew.

  [Heh! Had you guys going with that kibble reference I'll
  bet. "Ceideburg's finally gone over the edge. A pity..."
  Picked up a genuine cookbook for dog food yesterday. It's
  called "Bone Appetit!" Too cute, huh? Since I don't even
  like to cook for myself very much the pooch will just have
  to make do with leftovers, but it is an interesting book.

  Lots of doggie lore like the following about Basenjis, the
  "Silent Stalker" of the recipe title.]

  Basenjis are depicted in ancient Egyptian scrolls looking
  exactly as the breed does today. Eventually Basenjis
  migrated further south in Africa, becoming silent stalkers
  for tribesmen in the Belgian Congo, where they were
  discovered by British explorers in the late nineteenth
  century. With an expressively wrinkled forehead, a tightly
  up curled tail, and no bark at all, the Basenjis was
  immediately favored as an export. Fastidiously clean by
  nature, the Basenjis has a grooming ritual that is similar
  to a cat's and involves licking the entire coat to clean
  it. The Basenjis' chortle, described as an appealing
  yodel, is its most distinguishing characteristic.

  MULTI-GRAIN DOG KIBBLE: 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/2
  cups all-purpose unbleached flour 1/2 cup soy flour 1 cup
  cornmeal 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder 1 cup rolled oats
  1/2 cup wheat germ 1/2 cup brewer's yeast 1 tablespoon
  salt 1 large egg 5 tablespoons corn oil 3 cups water

  Preheat oven to 350øF/175øC and grease two 13 x 9-inch
  baking sheets. In a large mixing bowl, combine whole
  wheat, all-purpose and soy flours, cornmeal, milk powder,
  oats, brewer's yeast, and salt. In a small bowl, combine
  egg and corn oil. Stir water into dry ingredients, then
  add egg mixture, mixing well. The batter will be thin.

  Divide batter between baking sheets, spreading evenly 1/2
  inch thick, as though for pizza. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool
  kibble, then break into small pieces. Store in covered
  container in refrigerator, or divide into individual
  servings, place in freezer bags, and freeze.

  Makes 20 cups kibble.

  From "Bone Appetit!" by Suzan Anson, New Chapter Press,

  Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; November 22 1992.

MMMMM

... "Aye, that way goes the game." - Shakespeare

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