Aazure.620 net.music utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:CAD:teklabs!tekmdp!azure!gregg Thu Mar 11 13:27:56 1982 dealing with aurally obnoxious neighbors The recent articles about dealing with obnoxious disco neighbors in apartments brings to mind similar experiences in suburbia. In this case, however, the noise polluters are charming little children who always want to play on your front porch and in your front yard. They always make a horrendous racket, wreck your yard, and generally make life miserable (especially if you are trying to listen to the Met on Saturday). If you suffer from this problem, you know that screaming at the kids or their parents has absolutely no effect. There is a solution, however, that I've found to be very effective. Open the windows, turn the volume on your stereo up high, and put on Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". They neighborhood will be still in just 10 minutes. Remember, too, that police are much more tolerant of loud classical music than loud rock or disco. This technique is also useful if someone next door has a party with a live rock band at 12 midnight. For variety, Strauss' "Elektra" works well, too. Note: If you are the parent of the noisy children playing in your front yard, these techniques might not be as effective. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.