Noise

Maybe, I'm going through a particularly grumpy period, but I'm becoming increasingly annoyed by the constant noise around me. I'm not talking about the noise of the TV, which I seem to need to be higher and higher to make things out, but the noise while out for a walk for instance.

It seems that contractors have forsaken their quieter tools, like a hammer and screwdriver for bigger and bigger machines to get the job done. We don't even use brooms any more, and prefer those nasty motorized blowers, even if sometimes they are electric.

I live in the comparative quiet of the mountains, but even up here, noise is all around. And of course, the contracting work never ends. It's almost impossible not to detect some worthy artisan buzzing away somewhere. Then there are the dogs. Mine are just as bad. I do however make an effort to stop them from barking in the yard at any and everything that moves. The same cannot be said for neighbors, whose idea of dog ownership is to allow the dog to live unattended and unwalked on their property.

Perhaps it's time for the ear defenders!