I know exactly what you’re saying; as a kid I’ve lived in the flight path at Wright-Patterson AFB (Ohio) and at Wheelus AFB (Libya).
You know you’re living a different life when your school bus route passes the live fire range for Sabre Jets.
Ha! Now THAT would be cool! (I would definitely be trying to climb over or crawl under some fence somewhere...of course, I was a stupid kid...:)
You were a brat like me, I see...:)