The article is pretty good. I feel like they danced around the issue that it's noise while you're trying to sleep that seems to do most of the damage. Also, j

The article is pretty good. I feel like they danced around the issue that it's noise while you're trying to sleep that seems to do most of the damage. Also, just wanted to point out this gem: "Children in loud, loud places like East Oakland are the ones who grow up saying, ‘Can I ax you a question?’" Which someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that that's how that word developed linguistically. It's my understanding that "ask" pronounced "ax" has been around and popped up from time-to-time in a lot of the English-speaking world. It was seen in England pretty far back, but I don't have an exact date or location off the top of my head. I don't think there's any evidence that it's caused by noisy environments. The woman talking about her million dollar house and having to unplug her husband when he menaces their neighbors with his own leaf-blower seems like the sort of person that would be fun to chat with. Just my kind of sense of humor.