Sunday, September 19, 2010

County Board to Host Community Charade Helicopter Noise Forum September 22nd

Hi Yupette,

The County Board is hosting another 'We talk, You listen' Helicopter Noise Charade on September 22nd between 7 PM and 9 PM in the County Board Room.

Susan 22206

15 comments:

fairgrrl said...

You mean another "We know most helicopter flights are to transport VIPs but we're going to pretend the flights are really important" Forum?

22206 said...

Black (Army) helicopters are not the problem. Problem is with the dark green and dark blue VIP transport helicopters with "United States of America" in gold letters along the fuselage.

Anonymous said...

I wonder how President Obama would like it if helicopters flew over the White House at all hours after picking up and dropping off VIPs?

Anonymous said...

I moved to Fairlington in 1994. So there have been 3 Presidents in office since then. Same old helicopters. Same noise.

Anonymous said...

If anyone is outraged it should be Jim Moran. Helicopters constantly fly up and down the Potomac past his home on the Palisades transporting VIPs.

G. said...

Now that the Space Shuttle Program is ending, why is NASA (which, after all, is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) not starting on R & D programs to build a new generation of quiet helicopters?

Harry said...

Hell, I saw a show on cable the other night where researchers are recovering debris from crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft. So haw about getting this 23rd Century technology into the 21st Century? But I guess that would like making Dominion agree to allow solar panels to be put on a new office building.

Bethany said...

Harry, no one can do anything that moves the USA forward for fear that it might offend a powerful person, organization, corporation, or special interest, threaten "national security", or otherwise make the oligarchy that governs us unhappy.

Anonymous said...

Harry, Arlington's Guru of Gridlock is putting a 1910 vintage trolley system on the Pike while cities with trolleys are taking them out of service.

Larry said...

Some pretty angry residents showed up. But it was more of the same old all talk, no action, from the "Authorities".

Anonymous said...

Charade is exactly right. Another pre-election gimmick to confuse the sheeple.

Independent Voter said...

What's the difference between the Repigs and the Dempigs?

Anything that arises from the Dempigs' agenda that might directly benefit humans over the long term is completely coincidental.

Anything that arises from the Repigs' agenda that might directly benefit humans over the long term is Socialist, Communist, Atheist, or Terrorist.

Anonymous said...

In other words, almost nothing will ever accrue to us from either political party's agenda that will benefit us long-term. Just what I always thought.

Anonymous said...

What's the difference between a Yuppicrat and a Yuppublican?

Yuppiecrat - less corporate welfare and welfare for the wealthy.

Yuppublican - more corporate welfare and welfare for the wealthy.

Anonymous said...

I nominate Scott McCaffrey for Yuppie Idiot of the Year for his "blame the victims" comments regarding helicopter noise