Fairfax Press Rubbish
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Fairfax Press Rubbish
Think I'll call BS on this being a genuine article by a 'real' person. I suspect some junior numpty in the Fairfax office (and others are no better) is employed to write rubbish like this to wind-up gullible readers like me and get reactions!
My initial reaction is of course, the writer is a complete wally (and perhaps truth-stretcher). If the A320 ‘knocked’ their deck ornament over it would be more than a mild inconvenience, it would be a collision with property and thus an emergency.
https://www.domain.com.au/living/i-live-under-a-flight-path-and-its-making-my-life-a-living-hell-20180520-h103fe/?utm_campaign=strap-masthead&utm_source=the-age&utm_medium=link&ref=pos1
Reply 1: When was the airport established? When did you move in? How much cheaper was your apartment because it was near an airport? How stupid are you?
Smug pilot face...ON
My initial reaction is of course, the writer is a complete wally (and perhaps truth-stretcher). If the A320 ‘knocked’ their deck ornament over it would be more than a mild inconvenience, it would be a collision with property and thus an emergency.
https://www.domain.com.au/living/i-live-under-a-flight-path-and-its-making-my-life-a-living-hell-20180520-h103fe/?utm_campaign=strap-masthead&utm_source=the-age&utm_medium=link&ref=pos1
Reply 1: When was the airport established? When did you move in? How much cheaper was your apartment because it was near an airport? How stupid are you?
Smug pilot face...ON
Last edited by Al E. Vator; 21st May 2018 at 02:47.
Funny they never really consider it's people just like the writers of these articles that cause the problem. Let's also not forget that said $250kpa Captain would FAR rather be in any bed at 0600 after a nights' sleep than having flown Bali bogans around all night.
I feel desperately sorry for anyone who purchased property anywhere in Sydney affected by aircraft noise prior to 1921 when Mascot was (I believe) 'opened'. They should be entitled to full and immediate compensation. Unfortunately, anyone who purchased after that year, was aware there was an airport and hence, knew the risks. yes airports are busier, but aircraft are also getting quieter.
Another thing these guys miss is the the flight path of either 16, 25 (particularly) and 07 covers some of the more expensive real estate in Sydney. Especially the entire North Shore and Eastern Suburbs.
I feel desperately sorry for anyone who purchased property anywhere in Sydney affected by aircraft noise prior to 1921 when Mascot was (I believe) 'opened'. They should be entitled to full and immediate compensation. Unfortunately, anyone who purchased after that year, was aware there was an airport and hence, knew the risks. yes airports are busier, but aircraft are also getting quieter.
Another thing these guys miss is the the flight path of either 16, 25 (particularly) and 07 covers some of the more expensive real estate in Sydney. Especially the entire North Shore and Eastern Suburbs.
Hey Stephen. If the $250K/year A330 Captain lives in Sydney he can only afford the place nextdoor.
The difference? He (and the bank) own it, not rent it.
The difference? He (and the bank) own it, not rent it.
Our Stephen Lacey appears jealous of our salaries and our "salubrious" living arrangements. Should have tried harder at school mate.
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Well, it looks like a wind up, but you know what, I couldn’t give a toss, for the same reasons Espoused by the OP. Oh, and by the way Stephen, I am a pilot, and I DO fly over my own house. My kids love it!!! Tosspot.
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Funny how he thinks you can live in Bellevue hill on 250K a year!
From his own website:
Funny how he thinks you can live in Bellevue hill on 250K a year!
From his own website:
Stephen Lacey: Whether it’s interviewing the CEO of a top 100 company, chatting with The Wiggles, or compiling a profile piece on the world’s greatest UFC fighter, Stephen Lacey is one of Australia's most respected writer/authors across a number of platforms, from content creation to journalism and creative writing. With 20 years' experience as a freelance journalist his subject matter is eclectic, covering everything from contemporary art, to travel, health, architecture, design, sustainability, business/finance, cycling and popular culture. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Bulletin, South China Morning Post, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Good Weekend (Fairfax), Traveller (SMH/The Age), Domain (SMH), Belle, Monument, Indesign, Habitus, Hemispheres (United Airlines inflight magazine), The Australian Way (Qantas international and domestic inflight magazine), Sawasdee (Thai Airways inflight magazine), Dynasty (China Airlines inflight magazine), and Silverkris (Singapore Airlines inflight magazine). Lacey has also earned the respect of editors for his insightful interviewing ability. Over the years, he has spoken with and compiled profile pieces on a number of prominent people - artists, designers, architects, politicians, sports-stars and film directors. He is a regular contributor to The Two of Us (The Good Weekend) one of Australia’s most loved pages. As a content marketer, Lacey provides high-level content to corporate clients. These clients include Toyota, Frasers Property, Stockland, World Wildlife Fund, Sydney Living Museums, LZF (Spain) Life Letters (genetic screening) and Lomax Financial Group. Lacey has also worked as a senior tutor in Journalism and Professional Writing at the University of Wollongong and as a lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
He lives in a warehouse apartment in Annandale, in Sydney's Inner West with his family and their pugalier, Dexter
He lives in a warehouse apartment in Annandale, in Sydney's Inner West with his family and their pugalier, Dexter
In fact, when I think about all those planes that fly over my house during a typical day, it really annoys me, because most of them don’t need to be up there wasting fuel and making a racket.
Business nowadays can be done from a laptop and your kitchen table, without the need to jet off to New York. And travel for fun is a contradiction in terms. Travel is tiring, expensive, and – thanks to Google Earth and Amazon – completely pointless.
Business nowadays can be done from a laptop and your kitchen table, without the need to jet off to New York. And travel for fun is a contradiction in terms. Travel is tiring, expensive, and – thanks to Google Earth and Amazon – completely pointless.
Well gents (and ladies), I don't know about you - but the next time I land on curfew, I'm going to have a rather large, conceited smile on my face knowing I'll be waking this flog up. Almost worth the redeye just for that. 
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The (excuse the expression) journalist should see a dietician ASAP.
I suspect that he is suffering from a severe lack of fibre in his diet.
I suspect that he is suffering from a severe lack of fibre in his diet.
...a lecturer in Creative Non-Fiction
Maybe he was trying to distinguish himself from his sensationalist column scrawler colleagues who write the "We'ze thought we'ze were gunna die so we took a selfie….." articles.
If so he was only partly successful!
If so he was only partly successful!
There's also residential areas in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne a similar distance from the runway threshold as Annandale in Sydney, again not so well off areas so no one's listening to them. I guess the residents of the Inner West need something to prevent those housing values from plummeting?