found my headphones and was so so happy! With the router and the circ saw in the wall today. I think this pair was only $19 and so worth it!
On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Don wrote: > Yeah, I have heard the same and use ear plugs for allot of things. It seems > like it would have too help. In a noisy shop, any noisy averment, should be > a plus. Talk later Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jennifer Jackson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > I have heard from audiologist that ear protection when vacuuming is a good > idea. > > Jennifer > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > what's extreme about headphones that let in all but the first 80db of > sound? Heehee > You're a very sweet woman and I'm sure yur ears are precious to more than > just the general me. > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > Okay Spiro, > > > > I think not. > > LOL! > > That sounds like I'd be taking things way to the extreme, so I'll just > deal with the noise, I suppose, but I won't like it! > > Chuckle! > > > > Claudia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Spiro > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > > > do you have a shooting shop near you? Yeah, I mean a gun shop. > > I suggest that you go in, and ask for the cheapest shooting headphones you > > can get. I don't find the Oreck louder than all, a bit louder than the > > ElectroLux. But when I'm running my router, i am happy happy happy to have > > an extra set of > > *noise *cancelling *ear *protection! > > I can't run the router for more than 5 mins without wanting to jump out of > > my skin. I do audio for a living. Also when i was into shooting sports, > > nothing bigger than a .32 or it would shorten the fun. > > I think that *that will do you better than ear plugs. > > There are even expensive Noise Cancelling Cans that allow a great bit of > > sound through. but they are cancelling "rapid rise audio" like a sudden > > sound level rise (as ehn you fire a gun) and will eventually flatten out > > on a vac; which may bring through more than you want and spend more than > > you want on it. > > Being blind, you'll have to do the vacuuming with no one around as it will > > mess with your spacial a tiny bit and your "startle component" will go way > > up. > > The cheapest might do you quite well. > > The other answer would be "cancellation headphones" like used in mix down > > studios; (where they have to study sounds) which block out a great bit of > > outside sound. > > But the shooting headphones do well limit noise and let some through, > > where as the studio related ones will block all outside sound and raise > > your"startle factor" even more. > > Best of luck > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I have an Oreck upright vacuum, and I love the thing because you can > vacuum > > > with it, very fast, and it's very lightweight. > > > However, the darned noise from the vacuum is so loud that it tends to > give > > > me a headache, at times. > > > Are they all pretty noisy? > > > > > > Nothing has changed with it; I didn't inadvertently vacuum up anything I > > > wasn't supposed to; guess I was just really bothered by the noise today! > > > > > > > > > Claudia > > > > > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > > > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > > > [email protected] > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
