deep archives <-- back to Moronic noise: backup beepers: Backup beepers have never saved a life beyond what a reasonable backing alarm has. It's panic-stricken idiocy, by idiots, for idiots. Why do I need to know that someone one mile from me is backing their vehicle. See: Target's beepers sirens: Ambulance sirens, running in continuous fashion over the course of an entire run -- regardless of traffic level (such as at 3:00 A.M.) -- have never saved a life. It's little boys playing with their toys. gas leaf blowers: Submental low-lifes shuffling along accomplishing absolutely nothing -- for all the moronic noise they are generating. exterior-mounted air exchangers: Sixty years ago: Commercial and industrial buildings did not utilize air exchangers that blast the surrounding residential neighborhoods with their soundscape-dominating roar. We could actually leave our windows open to let in fresh air and the wonderful sounds of summer without being blasted by these wrongly engineered systems. HVAC companies can sell a facility manager on absolutely anything. I've yet to encounter a facility manager -- in any walk of life -- that isn't thoroughly fictitious, vacuous, low I.Q. and delusional. There could be exceptions -- just not aware of any. [1] sport ATVs: I've seen many touring ATVs out west. I wave when I see them, as they putt along quietly in their two, four or six seaters, just like a jeep. People out exploring the wilderness which they appreciate. It's the sport ATVs -- the monster single-seaters whose sacreligious drivers just want to pit themselves against nature -- for which they have zero appreciation -- that are the enemy. The loud noise of those monsters fills the valleys for many miles around -- ruining the wilderness for everyone else. The wilderness is not a race track. boom boxes camping generators None of this is negotiable. If you want to be my friend, you must repent. Note 1. Just remembered an exception: the gal at WRCMN is a gem. Acting as the facility manager is something she simply does on the side there. deep archives <-- back to home <-- |