We have noise laws too, but you have to call the police to get them enforced. Living in a small place, I doubt Dana wants to get all formal on her neighbours like that.

Also she's a party chick and doesn't like the idea of harshing someone else's groove for an isolated incident. She'd be round there with bells on if it was every night.

*chuckles*

Correct on all counts Sundae :p Though less a party chick than in my yout. I consider that I have calmed down enormously :)

The parties are only silly a few times a year. Mostly when they have their gatherings the noise has calmed down by the time I am looking to sleep. I think it's probably six months since theylast had a really late bash. This one was the worst though, and I suspect that they were celebrating some event. There were certainly a lot of balloons about and they don't usually pitch a marquee.


[eta] I'm down at Ma's house with both dogs, whilst she's visiting Auntie Jaqs. Easier to deal with them both here, and gives Pilau a chance to sit out in the garden. Every so often I hear a car on the cobbles outside. We've just had torrential downpours and a short hailstorm. Suddenly now the sky is bright blue and the birds are back out and singing.

I can also hear the very faint sounds from the park down the valley. Some kind of kids' radio thing going on down there.



(eata) This is the park btw: http://www.calderdale-online.org/art...andabout2.html

and this pic shows the hill to the left which is where mum's house is: http://images.travelpod.com/users/bt...ibden-park.jpg

And surprise, surprise, it's another call to prayer.

The view down the hill over the park looks lovely.

as for noises outside here, surprise, surprise, it's another call to prayer.

I can't hear anything.
My Dad is doing something wondrous and never-ending with paper.
I can only assume it's to do with getting the toilet floor recarpeted, or putting down lino or tiles or whatever the current plan is.

He was measuring and making paper shapes last weekend, and I got tuts and moans for wanting to get my tea ready, because the paper template was on the kitchen floor.

However yesterday and today there has been more measuring and I assume more templates - I can't be arsed to go and look. I can only assue that right now he is rolling a template up, as there is a HUGE rattling and rustling sound that has been going on for quite a while. I cannot hear the radio over it.

Either that or he has created an enormous paper bag and is having fun rolling around in it while Mum is out.

That is over since I started typing this post, but there is still a constant snicker of measuring tape being reholstered. It's driving me crazy. Might have to go and put my earplugs in.

Dead silence outside. Not a sound.

Shhhhh! The sound of the sun shining!

I went downstairs and said to Da, "Sounds like you're having fun down here!"
To which he replied, angrily, "NO I'M BLOODY NOT!" which is really quite cross for Dad.

I had to run upstairs again as I was worried I would snigger at just how cheeky I had been.
It's still making me smile now...

Sundae you always make me smile :)

Thunderstorm, sheets of water coming down - the 2nd time today.

Next door's dog barking, just heard a car drive by but apart from that it's a very quite Sunday night.

nothing but the buzz of tinnitus in my ears. :(

air conditioner. hoping for the thunder before i crash out....

Annoying buzzing air conditioners from the restaurant, but otherwise not a sound.

I'm guessing our Phillies lost to the Rangers...so everyone went home depressed, instead of out to the bars to whoop it up.

Small rain and cars sloshing through puddles.