09-20-2017, 10:35 AM
People want the benefits of tourism (lower taxes) but not the downsides (a bit more traffic, a little more noise).
A "bit" more to some is 12 instead of 11, or some such 'additional' something or other. Whereas with the helicopters, in many instances it's not a bit more but rather the difference between no noise at all and noise. With as many as 10 - 12, and at other times, 20 - 24 helicopter flights a day that's not a "bit". But hey, some people accept noise as a part of their lives, have never figure out that there is something to be gained by listening to the silence. To the sounds of nature. To so many of the things that makes Puna, and living in a rural setting so rewarding. And god knows they lack the empathy needed to understand the difference. They just expect that we all live the same way they do.
A "bit" more to some is 12 instead of 11, or some such 'additional' something or other. Whereas with the helicopters, in many instances it's not a bit more but rather the difference between no noise at all and noise. With as many as 10 - 12, and at other times, 20 - 24 helicopter flights a day that's not a "bit". But hey, some people accept noise as a part of their lives, have never figure out that there is something to be gained by listening to the silence. To the sounds of nature. To so many of the things that makes Puna, and living in a rural setting so rewarding. And god knows they lack the empathy needed to understand the difference. They just expect that we all live the same way they do.