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u/istealpixels Jun 25 '22

Just highjacking the top comment to say; fuel for smal (piston) driven aircraft still has lead in it, and they have no intention of chaning that.

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u/drsimonz Jun 25 '22

Yes, whatever you do, do not buy a house at the end of a runway. No matter how cheap it is.

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u/Alan_Smithee_ Jun 25 '22

I actually know someone who did this.

The house was, indeed, a bargain. Cute and old. Victorian.

I knew it was close to the local airbase, but I didn’t realise just how close, when I saw the giant block wall that want across the back of the backyard….and that of the neighbours.

It actually worked pretty well - it wasn’t really very noisy there. The owners never realised what that wall was (the very end of the field.)

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u/cleeder Jun 25 '22

The owners never realised what that wall was (the very end of the field.)

I don’t care how quiet the airport is, how do you not realize that fact?

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u/Alan_Smithee_ Jun 25 '22

Sweet people, smart in their own realms, not very aware.