I live just northeast of Sea-Tac Airport in SeaTac. I am close enough to have come under the Port of Seattle's noise remedy program 10 plus years ago.

I have tried to be supportive of the Port's help given to their neighbors through acquisition and the windows, doors and insulation for homes not in the buy-out areas.

I used to blame the excessive noise, at times, on the weather. But a few months ago I was terrified to hear a roar in my attic not heard before.

"A fire roaring!"

Then I calmed down and decided it was a plane "up there"-not "over there" as they have always been. Since then I've decided it's not "weather" anymore. The airport must have moved their take-off pattern.

Remember "up there," not "over there." It makes a difference in our lives.

I hate to think of a new noise study upon us. It involves a lot of people, a lot of time and a lot of paper trails to get help for a changing airport and neighborhoods that need help now. Are we ready for another study?

Virginia E. Dana
SeaTac