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Old 17th Jul 2008, 13:47
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Teal
 
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Noise Nazis

Excellent.

The Sydney article at this link is five years old but still worth a read.

Excerpts:

Sydney Airport has been at Mascot since 1921, when most of the houses they bought at a discount because of the noise had not yet been built.
The scenario goes that when people from the leafy suburbs move into inner Sydney, they find life noisier than in the old neighbourhood. But instead of adapting to their funky new surroundings, they set about rearranging the furniture, complaining to councils, police and the EPA about noises from enterprises that were operating before their own homes were a twinkle in a developer's eye.
...new neighbours in townhouses built within the last five years are making life hell. At least one in pyjamas has been bombarding shop-owners and council with complaints about the noise from early-morning bread and milk deliveries...
Sounds familiar.
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