Renting near(ish) Heathrow ... Getting used to Aircraft Noises

[BrilloPad]

Well it is temporary and is Isleworth which is 1 mile further away compared to Hounslow.


Calming myself down ..

Still time to move to the best bit of LOndon - East.....

[Diver]

Still time to move to the best bit of LOndon - East.....

Full of Chav's

[NotAllThere]

...Last defence - a pillow on the head ?

Get someone to hold it down for you, and you'll never be bothered again.

Or by some SAMs.

[BrilloPad]

Full of Chav's

So is West LOndon. At least East LOndon has good transport links to the city - and no aircraft noise.

[BlasterBates]

I live under a flight path. If the planes are landing continuously then they always get on your nerves, if they are directly overhead, but you can sleep through it. You don't have to be far from the flight path and the noise drops dramatically; half a mile makes a huge difference to the noise level. I don't mind the 6 am landings because I sleep through it, and I don't mind the take offs because they don't follow the same path so they only come over occasionally.

Yes ear plugs are advisable until you get used to it.

[b0redom]

You're a contractor FFS, get a flat in St. Margarets or Richmond. Guessing you're at Sky?

[KentPhilip]

You're a contractor FFS, get a flat in St. Margarets or Richmond. Guessing you're at Sky?

Noo! Richmond is right underneath the flight path if they are using the South Runway for landings.

[DimPrawn]

The next Chapter of my contracting life seems to be taking me to a 3 months studio-rent in the Heathrow-nearby-parishes of Isleworth/Hounslow/Southhall. Anyone living there and can confirm if you get used to horrendous sound from the descending air-crafts ? Every 5 mins ? .

I am pretty certain I better get some ear-plugs ASAP

Shouldn't this be posted under "Contractor Lifestyle (post Credit Crunch)"?

[Bob Dalek]

Where did my post go? Posted last night. Mods, what gives? Surely not my describing Hounslow as a toilet?

[KentPhilip]

The next Chapter of my contracting life seems to be taking me to a 3 months studio-rent in the Heathrow-nearby-parishes of Isleworth/Hounslow/Southhall. Anyone living there and can confirm if you get used to horrendous sound from the descending air-crafts ? Every 5 mins ? .

I am pretty certain I better get some ear-plugs ASAP

Yes you will get used to it.

I lived in a crappy bedsit in Hounslow 10 years ago and can report that for the first three weeks I would be woken at 5:30am by the first flights into Heathrow. But then I got used to it and slept through it no problem.

Concorde was a fine beast to watch come in to land right over my head. No more, alas.

Also great if you're a terrorist with a rocket launcher. Which I wasn't, I'm sure you'll be glad to know...