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"Better bring a towel."
Bunch of old rich folks buys expensive apartments built next to the Sydney Opera House (which also hosts outdoor concerts on the forecourt) complains about "noise". >

I used to work at an airport that was built during ww1 every single house in the whole suburb was built after the airport.
Get noise complaints daily.
There are no planes before 7am and none after 8pm, you knew the deal when you moved in. This is your fault. >

Airport in my city has had a planned extra runway for something like 60 years. People have since bought and built under the flight path. They are upset that there property will be affected and lose value. Ignoring the fact that they got it cheap as it was under a future flight path >

Normally I'd hate people like that, but the way you tell it, nothing had changed in 60 years. With no further information, I suspect this is a Hitchhiker's Guide situation:

“But the plans were on display…”   
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”  
“That’s the display department.”  
“With a flashlight.”  
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”  
“So had the stairs.”  
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”  
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.” >

"What do you mean you’ve never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh, for heaven’s sake, mankind, it’s only four light years away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout. Energize the demolition beams."