[LINK] Love The Goog! $30M prize for a Moon rover, and they get access to a private NASA airfield

[Michael Still]

Glen Turner wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 16:23 +1000, steve jenkin wrote:
> 
>>     Both stories are very typically Google, both show positive sides of
>> the operation.
>>     That they can 'horse-trade' with NASA says they are credible and
>> respected.
>>     And probably 'put back' into the community.
>>     That'd be why the whining lefties don't get to park their jets there
>> too :-)
> 
> If you check the local newspaper -- the San Jose Mercury -- you'll
> see that the thousands of people living adjacent to Moffatt Field
> are very upset.
> 
> http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_6916274

San Jose is hardly local. Its over 10 miles away. I live about a mile 
from the airfield. Frankly, its so damn loud I don't think one more 
flight matters. There are _frequent_ military over flights (high 
velocity fighters), lots of military transport flights (although these 
seem to come in batches), the occasional weekend with _constant_ WW2 
bomber over flights, and helicopters.

Oh, and did I mention the political traffic?

If you don't already have double glazing, you've probably gone mad a 
while a go.

Mikal

PS: My kids were afraid of the fighters the most. Screaming kids at 8pm 
is no fun.