Insane statistic: 78% of noise complaints lodged against Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were made by a single household. Reminder that NIMBYs are a very loud minority of people.

Feb 26, 2024 · 7:36 PM UTC

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From this paper by @elidourado: mercatus.org/research/data-v…

The Evolution and Distribution of Noise around Reagan National Airport

Airport noise is a part of living with the convenience of a nearby airport. While it is important that levels do not become intolerable, complaints alone are not a useful indicator of whether there...

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Many such cases
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At least one European airport operator I know of spends hundreds of millions of Euros per year in noise mitigation for the community. They could pay to replace the windows of these 1-2 NIMBYs with soundproof ones for a little money, and complaints would go to zero.
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Replying to @AlecStapp
Denver's airport is literally surrounded by farmland. It is an actual joke that this is anywhere near the top of the list 😂
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DCA is extremely noisy fwiw
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Want to bet all those folks moved there in full knowledge of the location of the airport? Mental illness is a real thing.
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Some people aren't happy unless they are complaining about something.
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I think I account for 78 percent of phone calls to Xfinity Mobile in the past month. I'm trying to transfer my 89-year-old mom's Xfinity "landline" to Xfinity mobile (mom moved from MD to FL this month). Had a 2-hour 7-minute call today where the agent identified about a dozen errors made by the previous agent who attempted this.
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You would think repeats would count still as one
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