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[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (4 children)

See also:

  • locals who live in a college town every time they see a student
  • locals who live near an international airport every time a plane flys over
  • locals who live near a military base every time something goes boom
  • locals who live near pretty much any industry town every time anything from that industry annoys them
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Its weird with military bases. I used to work on one and got regular emails about scheduled EOD explosions, and somehow i never heard a single one.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

I did survey work on a military base for a year and didn't hear a single explosion. We were traveling all over the base.

Growing up my house was about 25 miles from a military base and I still remember the glass on my window shaking from the explosions.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

Except for the first time! It was a loud one.

[–] LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 days ago

Here in Russia we used to have people complain about the military bases. But we fixed that problem.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is possible they were there before the base is built so they do have a reason to complain.

But if they are complaining while benefitting from it(better access to amenities as a result) then yeah, they really need to be more realistic about their expectations and how the world works.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Pretty unlikely in most places in the west. Most military bases were established at the latest WW2 or shortly thereafter.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but for the most part those bases have been there

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 days ago

Also:

  1. People move near a racetrack.
  2. People complain about the racetrack.
  3. Racetrack gets shut down.
  4. People complain about all of the lunatics racing on public roads.