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I recently moved from a forested mountain to the center if a very small city. Even though there is a freeway 1/2 mile away road noise isn't bad as this area sti
by kloch 3y ago
I recently moved from a forested mountain to the center if a very small city. Even though there is a freeway 1/2 mile away road noise isn't bad as this area still has significant WFH %.
It did take me 6 months to adapt to the very frequent emergency sirens, mostly fire/ambulance. It was jarring at first but now I've mostly tuned that out.
Then there's garbage trucks with their very loud backup beeps several mornings per week, and construction noise that starts every morning at 5am.
The worst are people who double honk every time they go around a corner in a parking garage, even at 11pm. That's not really a thing in this area so I'm assuming they learned that habit elsewhere.
- _t9ow 3y ago> I recently moved from a forested mountain to the center if a very small city May I ask why?
- kloch 3y agoLife/partner changes required switching from owning a home to renting an apartment, at least for now. I have a strong preference for high altitude/views so ended up in a high-rise apartment.
- runarberg 3y agoI think I remember reading some studies about noise pollution back when I was studying psychology. Anxiety and stress is consistently higher among people that live near high noise pollution, even though they don’t complain about the noise, or even claim to notice it any more than people living in low noise environments. In short, even though you got used to the noise, your brain didn’t.