Comments on: Urrgh. And a post about noise.

By: Karen B ( aka Brrmm)

Karen B ( aka Brrmm) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:29:14 +0000

This is very timely Caity! Yesty was in Bunnings (yuk!) and the music was soooooo loud I couldn’t think – it’s not a disco in there, what were they thinking?
Other times I’ve been into Harris & Scarfe at Chermside Shopping Centre. Now here is a shop sort of like a small Target, but devoid of anything Gen X or Y would be interested in if you get my drift here – all merchandise aimed at MY gen, Baby Boomers. But each time I’ve been in there lately, the music is super loud – think Friday night pub kinda loud. WTF?? Last time I was there I asked an assistant (yes, they actually have people on the floor, assistants!!) why the music is so loud. She agreed that it was too loud too, but nothing could be done about it. I’m guessing they bought a sound system sans volume button then. So, now I’m very reluctant to go back in there I have to say. Will maybe give em one more try……….but will vote with my feet if necessary.

By: Cat1

Cat1 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:23:07 +0000

I agree with you. Until about 5 months ago, we had an elderly woman living in the front house (we are a battleaxe). The noise she created was unbelievable. The radio up full blast (she wasn’t deaf), the television up full blast, swearing and abusing her poor dog and then suddenly no noise! She went to a nursing home, the house was sold in record time (my suspicion is that her family couldn’t care what price they got for it) and we have a lovely quiet man (and partner) living in the house who is doing it up. Bliss.

By: Keely

Keely — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:14:52 +0000

Your house sounds like ours – inside anyway (we live in a quiet suburb with the only noises being the odd barking dog or occasional trains which we tend not to notice anymore). Hubby likes music on ALL the time. I like silence or sometimes quiet music in the background. I actually went for a hearing test a few years ago because hubby accused me of going deaf. Lovely doctor told me it was age-related, not a hearing problem at all but effectively aural overload and the answer was to get hubby to turn down the volume. }:)

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:21:36 +0000

LOL! Andrea, I found those somewhere on WordPress and thought they were supercute!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:21:04 +0000

Oh yeah – cheerily singing “Fuck you.. Fuck you very muu-uu-uu-uu ch..” in my head ALL THE TIME….!

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:15:22 +0000

love lilly allen’s music. my fave track is that one that is so damn catchy that i can’t have it on in the car while the kids are in it just in case they start singing. you know the one i mean.

oh, and silence. hmm i do like background noise i’m afraid, so i do tend to get the am radio going in the background most times.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:07:53 +0000

I’m with you, Caity. I relish my drive to work where I am in control of the radio button. I rarely turn it on (only when the traffic is hideous and I’m kicking myself for not listening to the traffic report). The days that DD goes to school and I’m at home, I don’t have anything on either. I don’t even listen to music when I sew.

On the other hand, I can read through pretty much anything – even my husband talking to me (much to his disgust). The only thing I can’t tune out is a toddler screaming or crying. Fingernails on the chalkboard stuff, that.

Kelley

By: Aykayem

Aykayem — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:15:26 +0000

omg – that bug eyed green thingy that appeared next to my comment is cute!
(and it looks just like me! LOL)

By: Aykayem

Aykayem — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:13:48 +0000

Hear Hear!
(sorry – I just had to say that … but I do agree – why does every minute of our lives have to be filled with “background noise”? – anyone notice that even when there is someone talking on the radio – especially during adverts, but I have even heard it on the ABC – the person talking is usually getting kind of drowned out with some kind of tinny sounding background music jingling and jangling and making it even harder to pick out the person’s voice over any other noise that is competing with the radio, usually meaning that I have to turn the volume UP and then deafen myself … sigh … )