tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post8523616697359242487..comments2021-08-10T22:19:43.469-06:00Comments on KKBrees on Writing: Noises and Things That Go Bump AnytimeKK Breeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-2216351528394680452010-10-20T11:20:09.412-06:002010-10-20T11:20:09.412-06:00Ha! I love this post. You've managed to mentio...Ha! I love this post. You've managed to mention every noise that pushes my buttons. As a writer, though, I don't much mind overhearing some conversations, because they can provide fodder for stories. I still remember being at work and overhearing two women talking about shaving their legs. One said, "If I had legs like yours, I'd get a guy to shave 'em for me!"<br /><br />I am still trying to picture a constipated bulldozer.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-76297705905212741142010-10-20T10:18:55.637-06:002010-10-20T10:18:55.637-06:00My pleasure!My pleasure!KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-4177849904905244992010-10-20T07:58:17.388-06:002010-10-20T07:58:17.388-06:00I'm tired of hearing other peoples' conver...I'm tired of hearing other peoples' conversations in stores, restaurants, and even performances, as they talk loudly on their cell phones. Geesh! Why should we be the ones who have to wear earplugs? Thanks for the chance to rant, Karen.Erica Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171209831678856515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-71929480177327138782010-10-20T04:02:58.513-06:002010-10-20T04:02:58.513-06:00I agree with you about loud music in stores. That&...I agree with you about loud music in stores. That's why I don't like shopping! I prefer online shopping. I can at least listen to music of my choice when I'm shopping for underwear on the internet.<br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> My Darcy Mutates</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-14285066871447065512010-10-19T19:49:18.688-06:002010-10-19T19:49:18.688-06:00I agree about the high end burger type places (or ...I agree about the high end burger type places (or similar food). Won't eat in Applebees anymore, can't hear the waitress, can't hear the people I'm with, can't hear myself think. This is supposed to be a relaxing experience? Ballgames of all kinds on multiple tv's, and music over the top of that? I tend to go to local places that keep the background music in the background.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677772238389810821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-25761952577260601862010-10-19T15:51:02.092-06:002010-10-19T15:51:02.092-06:00Have you ever heard anyone roar up to a traffic li...Have you ever heard anyone roar up to a traffic light with Beethoven or Handel blaring out of the speakers????KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-49244282573924922232010-10-19T15:35:46.466-06:002010-10-19T15:35:46.466-06:00Terrific post, KK. I couldn't agree more. I li...Terrific post, KK. I couldn't agree more. I live in the country and write at home in just about silence - except for barking dogs and tweeting birds, but I like that. I used to write at Starbucks but when they turned the music up louder and the beat faster, I couldn't take it. I still do sometimes...but not unless I put a bluetooth in each ear. I should take your advice about the earplugs! <br /><br />And how about my favorite: you pull up at a red light, all your windows are closed, and a car pulls up next to you with a boom base playing so loud the dead are complaining underground and windows are rattling in store fronts two blocks away. And the guy thinks he's cool. <br /><br />!@**&!Janey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308623348870943709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-47205463782653178252010-10-19T13:47:25.167-06:002010-10-19T13:47:25.167-06:00When I sit down to write, the neighborhood dogs st...When I sit down to write, the neighborhood dogs start barking. I vary my schedule from week to week, so how do they know what time to start?<br /><br />The enforced quiet writing time at our retreat last weekend was awesome. At times, the only sound I heard was the nearby river rushing over the rocks.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-45864386890500500342010-10-19T13:01:54.813-06:002010-10-19T13:01:54.813-06:00Excellent comments, Jonathan. It's probably al...Excellent comments, Jonathan. It's probably all about a false economy - saving money where the investment can't be seen. Restaurants have become battlegrounds with customers the first casualties on the front. <br />As for the increased sensitivity to noise, I've noticed it too and I'm not kidding about wearing earplugs. Sometimes they're absolutely necessary.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-42583624943458711242010-10-19T12:29:30.430-06:002010-10-19T12:29:30.430-06:00My personal rant is against poorly-designed acoust...My personal rant is against poorly-designed acoustic spaces... such as chain sports bars and high-end burger restaurants. They start with a generic building shell, but once the lighting is installed, they forget to install the sound-absorbing drop ceiling, opting instead to paint the existing corrugated metal roof flat black. The result is not only a highly-reverberant space - but one with uncontrolled reverberation. So not only are your table companion's voices muddled, but you also get to hear the people at the next table, and the next, at a sufficiently high volume level it becomes difficult to decode human speech.<br /><br />Just in case there are any architects reading this: I believe there is a special place in Hell for anyone who designs a house of worship and ignores the acoustical design.<br /><br />I've got ADD - when I hear seven conversations, I can't ignore them all - I usually have to ask the waiter or waitress to repeat the specials twice, unless they are standing next to me and facing me. And for whatever reason, when I passed 40 years, my ears became sensitive to loud noises. A meal in a place like that is physically painful, and any attempts at conversation render me hoarse. I have seriously considered filing complaints against the worst offenders for ADA violations...<br /><br />Then there is the issue of TV commercials, music on the radio, etc... National Public Radio ran a story a while back, explaining why some things have become just plain loud:<br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122114058Jonathan E. Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334719433572303381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-31037744606078479372010-10-19T10:30:51.211-06:002010-10-19T10:30:51.211-06:00Loud motorcycles drive me crazy. Ones that need th...Loud motorcycles drive me crazy. Ones that need the Midaz touch in a bad way.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-91291384170858969022010-10-19T10:14:07.966-06:002010-10-19T10:14:07.966-06:00Sun Singer, I agree. There's a reason it used ...Sun Singer, I agree. There's a reason it used to be called Background Music. <br /><br />Peg, It's just one more reason I live in the country.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-54389548782285261842010-10-19T10:12:38.594-06:002010-10-19T10:12:38.594-06:00At a recent conference, my roommate and I bemoaned...At a recent conference, my roommate and I bemoaned the constant chatter we'd endured, beginning at the airport, and continuing virutally non-stop. It completely wears me out. The one peaceful (almost eerily so) few seconds I had taking a walk by myself in an area with only trees for company allowed me to catch my breath and reconnect with my head.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-8400114269432025642010-10-19T10:03:23.305-06:002010-10-19T10:03:23.305-06:00Nice post. It was funny even though noise is a ser...Nice post. It was funny even though noise is a serious problem. I don't understand the need for it. Sure, I appreciate light-weigh music in a restaurant because it allows people to talk at each table without hearing all the conversations at the other tables. What I question, is music so loud we can't have a conversation at all.<br /><br />MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163857547695667023.post-25815869657625540352010-10-19T09:24:42.531-06:002010-10-19T09:24:42.531-06:00Earplugs have become my companion whenever I go ou...Earplugs have become my companion whenever I go out. I'm not ashamed to put them in, either.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.com