[plasma_beam]

The massive DC/MD/VA ones are the 17 year Brood X and came out in 2021.

[ahi]

I was in DC in 2004 and it was incredible. The sidewalks were like a crunchy carpet. At times they drowned out rush hour traffic.

[CatWChainsaw]

The 2004 brood was far more memorable than the 2021 brood. 2004 was like you said. In 2021 there was only one place in my neighborhood where that level of noise happened.

[hedgehog]

I remember the telephone poles being covered and the crunching sound while driving slowly on a residential street.