tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post5778917002471078838..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Noisekatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-48109353946368152952013-01-29T16:24:49.154+13:002013-01-29T16:24:49.154+13:00Children are far from the noisiest thing at cafes ...Children are far from the noisiest thing at cafes anyway - the bloody espresso machines, with their steam and grinders and clanking, make a hell of a racket. ChundaMarsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-59687546236890509462013-01-29T11:27:28.806+13:002013-01-29T11:27:28.806+13:00I agree it is an issue. For me at least. Always wa...I agree it is an issue. For me at least. Always was. Loud music in a workplace- totaly contrary to the principle of equal opportunity, but deffended as a part of culture. Neighbours imposing their musical test on others, or the silly fifeblowers, which create horendous noise, while spreding dust and rubish everywhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925835516100270954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-31220842088528732472013-01-29T11:19:41.808+13:002013-01-29T11:19:41.808+13:00I too am noise phobic - but very generalized withi...I too am noise phobic - but very generalized within my large zone of personal space. My extremely disturbing neighbouring children continually scrapping outside my windows, are almost unbearable to my ears, yet I can bear Pavarotti at full volume as a noise cancelling device. With toddlers running rampant & squealing thru our small local supermarket on Monday again I found that very hard to endure. Maybe it is pitch more than volume? I'm a decades long feminist so for me its not about excluding women & children from public spaces, it's about caregivers considering others.Rather Dull Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894633330967978171noreply@blogger.com