F-15E nearly killed my children!

[jasman71]

Where I live I'm on a flightpath not only of the airliners going to and from Ireland and North America', but of the Hawks coming down from Valley, which use my local mountain as a turning point. Sadly the numbers flying down here have decreased, and in the good old days I regularly had two Tornados tail chasing and getting lower and lower with each circuit, loved every minute. The Hawks were so frequent I stopped running outside to see them as you got used to their whistling noise. I've also had F-15s and still have very low Chinooks and Hercules coming over. As far as I know I've never been distressed by them.

I do, however, have people like this individual who come here on holiday and proceed to complain about the smells we farmers make on our fields, and can't we "....stop work at 5 like everyone else"?! We call em NIMHHBYs....Not In My Holiday Home Back Yard. And don't even mention those who come up in their shiny new Range Rovers who will not drive off the Tarmac to let you pass, seeing as most seemingly have no clue where the reverse gear is!

[Meatbox8]

I just saw the photo of her and her little cherubims outside the Co-Op where she and her children were 'tortured'. An unfortunate use of the word when you consider the behaviour of our ISIS friends who the RAF are currently bombing. Anyway, she and her hairy friend look like the types who knit lentil soup for their non-gender orientated children so I suppose we shouldn't be that surprised. I love the fact that the report says that Penzance mothers are complaining about Co-Op's choccy display when it should in fact say 'Panzance mother' - singular. Did anyone see the comment left by a headteacher saying that Mrs Thompson has set her children up for some merciless bullying when they go back to school?

[Meatbox8]

Seldom have I taken as much delight in in "upticking" the comments box to that article!

Me too. Couldn't resist.

[Meatbox8]

In the immortal words of Fr Ted Crilly and Fr Dougal McGuire

"Down with this sort of thing!".

I stayed in Cornwall one weekend with her goodself (Padstow.......the place, that's not my other half's name).

Anyway, we had a great time and a lovely place but the flippin' seagulls outside our hotel window.....talk about a racket from early in the morning. Dear oh dear.

Nothing that wasn't cured though by a good feed of pints every night

Dermot

God, I miss that programme. "Aww. Will you look at him there with his hairy hands?'

Edited August 26, 2016 by Meatbox8

[Kallisti]

In the immortal words of Fr Ted Crilly and Fr Dougal McGuire

"Down with this sort of thing!".

I stayed in Cornwall one weekend with her goodself (Padstow.......the place, that's not my other half's name).

Anyway, we had a great time and a lovely place but the flippin' seagulls outside our hotel window.....talk about a racket from early in the morning. Dear oh dear.

Nothing that wasn't cured though by a good feed of pints every night

Dermot

Careful now!

[Miggers]

Yes she does - local resident.

I bet she wasn't born there,so she's probably not Cornish.

[Kallisti]

Count her thumbs...

[Latinbear]

And don't forget consumer association's and the one for equal opportunities. We've all got the same rights, to hear our daily Woooshh not being the least!

Spot on. But I also think we've forgotten the Taxpayers' Alliance too.

In fact, come to think of it and as you mention rights, my human rights must be impinged upon on in some way. It's a shame that nice Mr Shiner of Public Interest Lawyers is closing his law firm otherwise I could request some legal aid to sue the government. (I might have gone a bit off topic here).

[charlie_c67]

Count her thumbs...

Thumbs? Or toes?

[Meatbox8]

Thumbs? Or toes?

Or both. Or should I say all eight?

Edited August 26, 2016 by Meatbox8

[PattheCat]

French being my native language I'd vote for toes ("Bête comme ses pieds" literally translating as "Dumb as his (her) own feet").

[JPuente54]

Hey, is this the same Penzance with the pirates and 'the very model of a modern major general'? We have a few of them(people whining about the jets, etc.) here as well.

[thepureness]

Hey, is this the same Penzance with the pirates and 'the very model of a modern major general'? We have a few of them(people whining about the jets, etc.) here as well.

Yes, This is the same Penzance. The town the "Pirates of Penzance" was based in

[gruffy]

Count her thumbs...

Instead of high five it's high six in Cornwall!

It's a joke for our sensitive friends on here!

[TimV1969]

Strangely, the original article appears to have been taken down now, but there is a story about the story that is just as good...

Tim

[dfqweofekwpeweiop4]

The MJW Models resident Guinea Pigs don't mind when we have Tornados (and they are regular) low flying overhead and they are in the conservatory, which has the least insulation (both for noise and temperature) and they show no concern and Guinea Pigs are naturally nervous and a bit skittish. When I was a small child, I loved noisy fast things (still do) but never saw that many of them!

thanks

Mike

[Ascoteer]

This story reminded me of those halcyon days when Nimrods were based at St Mawgan.

There was a holiday park / campsite that lay within the footprint of the visual circuit. That day, low level circuits (500ft) were being practiced by an OCU crew - 4 Speys being quite noisy.

Cue an irate holiday maker (IHM) phoning up OC General Duties Flight (OC GD) to complain about low flying aircraft. Now, read on...

RIng Ring

OC GD: "RAF St Mawgan, Flt Lt Bloggs speaking."

IHM: "I wish to make a complaint. There's an aircraft flying over the campsite that is illegally low. So low in fact I could see the whites of the pilot's eyes!"

OC GD: "Oh really sir? The whites of the pilot's eyes you say? Did you happen to see the markings on the aircraft sir?"

IHM: "Of course I did. I told you, this aircraft was dangerously low!"

OC GD: "I see sir. Now these markings, where they red stars?"

IHM: "Of course not!"

OC GD: "Well then sir, we're obviously doing our job, aren't we."

Click. Brrrrrrrrr

[bentwaters81tfw]

I find it somewhat amusing. Many of you know exactly where Lakenheath is, and a standard left hand circuit for runway 24 takes you right over Center (sic) Parcs Elveden Forest. I wonder how many folks booking a quiet relaxing week away complain about the noise?

Certainly quite a few (mostly males) manage to find the viewing area, and enjoy a free day's airshow, probably while their wives are having their nails done.

[charlie_c67]

Do you think she might be on the payroll of the Cornishman? Seeing as how they seem to run all the stories about her "complaints".

Good to see the majority of people pointing out the ridiculousness of her complaints. As to the one who 'nearly had a heart attack' when they passed over, I suggest she sees a cardiologist, like yesterday. Something like that with so much warning and someone who looks (reasonably) young should not be having a cardiac arrest unless they have serious health issues!

[JohnT]

Do you think she might be on the payroll of the Cornishman? Seeing as how they seem to run all the stories about her "complaints". !

That thought did cross my mind but surely the British Press would not stoop so low.

Next weeks headline

"Woman complains her children are gender conflicted after reading The Cornishman and demands name change to The Cornishperson"

[Robin-42]

I once watched CF101 take off, leave the burners in, accelerate, perform a roll of the top of a loop and keep the burners in, which was unusual, because it guaranteed he would be returning shortly. Just as I was losing sight of him we got a sonic boom. Next day it made the papers with complaints of broken windows. The base responded. "Yes, we did have an aircraft go supersonic north of the base, but it was 40 miles away and it was freak atmospheric conditions that caused the boom to be heard in town." Well, my youthful eyesight was better than it is now, but I am pretty sure I wouldn't pick out a Voodoo at 40 miles. Plausible deniability, works every time.

[Latinbear]

I find it somewhat amusing. Many of you know exactly where Lakenheath is, and a standard left hand circuit for runway 24 takes you right over Center (sic) Parcs Elveden Forest. I wonder how many folks booking a quiet relaxing week away complain about the noise?

Certainly quite a few (mostly males) manage to find the viewing area, and enjoy a free day's airshow, probably while their wives are having their nails done.

I have always flatly refused to visit Center Parcs with the family as it sounds like hell on earth. However, I have clearly been rather thick because had I agreed to go then I could have taken the day to watch the Eagles as LN. Doh! Silly me.

[Flyboy72nd]

This reminds me of 2 incidents I had while serving in the RCAF.

Animals - there is/was a group here in Canada that thinks the RCAF & others should abandon low level flying at least at the range in Labrador, Cold Lake is probably in their sights as well but far too remote for good press coverage!? Their reasoning is that those noisy jets scare the animals & when they stampede they could die!?!? I remember a day doing some low level in an F-5 and passing over a moose, who appeared to just look skyward, identify us as friendly and continue munching leaves. The funny thing about the range at Cold Lake is that there are notices all around the border (luv to know who had the job of doing this, it's huge!!??) saying NO trespassing & NO hunting. It is amazing that when doing low flying you notice more huntable large animals inside the range when hunting season starts!!! Dumb animals, eh?

Sonic booms - I was the Ops Officer for our unit and rec'd a call one day from a local resident stating that he was being bombed!! He was in quite a panic!? I asked where he was calling from and he said he was hiding in the basement, so to have a complete report when I phoned Base Ops to transfer his call I asked if he would check to if he could see any bomb craters. He asked if I was bloody crazy, or something to that effect. I transferred his call and asked the OPSO to call back and tell me what the situation was, about an hour later I got a call, she reported 4 Hornets had 'accidentally' broken the sound barrier en route to the range, very close to this gents house.

JP4 being transformed into very hot gas = the sound of freedom!!!

[JohnT]

I recall as perhaps some of the more mature membership might, the early testing days of the Concorde prototypes when they flew and their daily programme was intimated to the general public. Many was the day that BAC got calls intimating claims for broken windows etc. Oddly enough they got just as many calls about damage from noise and pressure wave the day Concorde had to go back in the hanger when the pre take off checks showed a technical fault and there was no flying. Funny that.

[lasermonkey]