The ones the apocalypse was made for

[cjsmith]

Our neighbors across the back fence are having a pool party, complete with speakers pointing directly toward my house and what sounds like several families' worth of shriekers.

If I were a different person I'd say how sweet and uplifting it all was. I'm not that person. I'm wishing the wheels would fly offa western civ already so the sound system would have no power and the human noisemakers would all have to go concentrate on obtaining food. Worst case, even if they didn't shut up, at least they'd have something to scream about.

Would it really be that much less fun with the music turned down or (God forbid) unplugged? Really, would that wreck the whole day? Would the good time truly be destroyed by speaking in a normal tone of voice?

Yes, I am a curmudgeon. Particularly when it comes to noise.

Edit: Aaah, blessed relief. The hostess is now explaining the rules of a treasure hunt to the boys, and she finally got the bright idea of turning off the music. She, even at what is obviously her top volume, is bearable.

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[airporter.livejournal.com]

Definitely not a curmudgeon. Living in a concrete, 13-storey building (13, I know), I've had too many neighbours who don't understand how sound waves work. I usually make two attempts to assist their understanding.

The I let the police explain it to them. Works wonders.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

No kidding! This wasn't quite police-level -- I suspect I was the only one bothered that much, given my positioning ten feet from their pool. I admit I was tempted to put on my Egyptian rock music and turn my speakers out the window. ;-)

I'm reminded of my sister when she was in college. Number of police visits was the measure of a good party. I can only conclude that most human beings are wired so that they have more fun when their ears hurt.