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Right now I'm relaxing with some HN and listening to the sounds of crickets and the occasional car passing by. I swear, if a neighbor installs one of these thi

by KevinMS 17y ago

Right now I'm relaxing with some HN and listening to the sounds of crickets and the occasional car passing by. I swear, if a neighbor installs one of these things, and I can hear it (whooshing noises, or it develops a noise from just normal wear and tear), one way or another, its coming down. People have so little respect for others around them concerning noise pollution. Leaf blowers, lawn mowers, noisy air conditioners, motorcycles, etc

asdlfj2sd33 17y ago
I can't stand noise as well, but I've always taken it for granted that it is my job to stop noise from entering my home. I am always surprised by people who also hate noise, but don't seem to think a lot about sound proofing, they are more like defenseless victims of noise form the outside world.
- KevinMS 17y ago
  I'm a victim because I prefer to be able to open my windows or sit outside? I'm a victim because I can't sleep through the sound of landscapers early in the morning, even with the widows closed?
  - asdlfj2sd33 17y ago
    Landscapers have been a problem for me absolutely everywhere I've lived. I have two choices, rid the world of early morning landscapers or sound proof the house, starting with better windows.
    - KevinMS 17y ago
      Or local laws can be written and enforced about noise pollution early in the morning. Probably not that different from regulations that don't let your neighbors put a noisy windmill on their roof. I remember a long time ago the town where my dad lived was going to build an animal shelter with an outdoor fenced in area for dogs, which would result in nonstop barking. The neighborhood got together and put a stop to that. Sounds like you would have told them all to just buy better windows and stop being victims.
    - mhb 17y ago
      Do you see no limit to the externalities which may be imposed so that some people can make more money? Landscapers would be using gas-powered nose hair trimmers if it saved them a few seconds. Do you think that the solution to the stink from the new pig farm next door to you is appropriately handled by you installing year-round filtered air conditioning?
- rdouble 17y ago
  Soundproofing is very expensive and might be impossible depending on the noise, the construction of the house and whether or not you own or rent. If possible it's almost always preferable to simply not have the noise in the first place. An apartment where I lived in Manhattan had unbearable noise. The bill for installing soundproof windows would have been $1800 and wouldn't block any of the low frequency noise from a nearby bar, so I moved to a quiet street in Brooklyn...
pasbesoin 17y ago
I'm a bit torn due due to the U.S.'s need for a better energy policy and development, but I have to agree with your concern regarding noise pollution. It is absurd, what some people think is their right to inflict on their neighbors, and upon every block they pass down with their subwoofer or straight pipes. Perhaps these concerns with regard to residential windmills are yet another aspect/reflection of the poor outcome of having a lack of an effective public energy policy and initiative. Communities and governments refuse to address the problem in a coordinated fashion. Everyone ends up "doing their own thing" and, all too often, the neighbors be damned. Noise pollution has remained a hidden environmental degradation and health risk. Hidden in plain sight.
pkulak 17y ago
When you live in a city, you live close to many other people and there is going to be noise. It's like living out in the county and wining about the long drive to the store. If sound pollution is such a huge priority for you, why do you live in the city?
- mhb 17y ago
  Why do you think he lives in a city?

by KevinMS 17y ago

asdlfj2sd33 17y ago

I can't stand noise as well, but I've always taken it for granted that it is my job to stop noise from entering my home. I am always surprised by people who also hate noise, but don't seem to think a lot about sound proofing, they are more like defenseless victims of noise form the outside world.

KevinMS 17y ago
I'm a victim because I prefer to be able to open my windows or sit outside? I'm a victim because I can't sleep through the sound of landscapers early in the morning, even with the widows closed?
- asdlfj2sd33 17y ago
  Landscapers have been a problem for me absolutely everywhere I've lived. I have two choices, rid the world of early morning landscapers or sound proof the house, starting with better windows.
  - KevinMS 17y ago
    Or local laws can be written and enforced about noise pollution early in the morning. Probably not that different from regulations that don't let your neighbors put a noisy windmill on their roof. I remember a long time ago the town where my dad lived was going to build an animal shelter with an outdoor fenced in area for dogs, which would result in nonstop barking. The neighborhood got together and put a stop to that. Sounds like you would have told them all to just buy better windows and stop being victims.
  - mhb 17y ago
    Do you see no limit to the externalities which may be imposed so that some people can make more money? Landscapers would be using gas-powered nose hair trimmers if it saved them a few seconds. Do you think that the solution to the stink from the new pig farm next door to you is appropriately handled by you installing year-round filtered air conditioning?
rdouble 17y ago
Soundproofing is very expensive and might be impossible depending on the noise, the construction of the house and whether or not you own or rent. If possible it's almost always preferable to simply not have the noise in the first place. An apartment where I lived in Manhattan had unbearable noise. The bill for installing soundproof windows would have been $1800 and wouldn't block any of the low frequency noise from a nearby bar, so I moved to a quiet street in Brooklyn...

pasbesoin 17y ago

I'm a bit torn due due to the U.S.'s need for a better energy policy and development, but I have to agree with your concern regarding noise pollution. It is absurd, what some people think is their right to inflict on their neighbors, and upon every block they pass down with their subwoofer or straight pipes. Perhaps these concerns with regard to residential windmills are yet another aspect/reflection of the poor outcome of having a lack of an effective public energy policy and initiative. Communities and governments refuse to address the problem in a coordinated fashion. Everyone ends up "doing their own thing" and, all too often, the neighbors be damned. Noise pollution has remained a hidden environmental degradation and health risk. Hidden in plain sight.

pkulak 17y ago

When you live in a city, you live close to many other people and there is going to be noise. It's like living out in the county and wining about the long drive to the store. If sound pollution is such a huge priority for you, why do you live in the city?

mhb 17y ago
Why do you think he lives in a city?