I live 22 miles south of Washington, DC, in Woodbridge, Virginia. About 18 months ago I started hearing what sounded like a truck motor idling down the street, or perhaps a neighbor playing music that contained a lot of bass. The sound would normally be heard late at night and into the early morning.
After a couple weeks of this, I was annoyed enough to start researching the source in earnest. I'm not too far from a major highway (I-95) and there was a concrete plant and a marina near my home. I noticed that the sound would change in terms of volume based on what room of the house I was in. I could only hear the sound when in my home. As soon as I stepped outside, it would become indistinguishable from the background noise of the street. A couple months went by and I made no progress locating the source. After doing some online research I finally came across a web site that contained information on "the hum". I was shocked...what an unusual occurrence for so many around the world to be experiencing! It was around that time I also realized I could hear the sound from my Mother's home, which was about 5 miles away. Two weeks ago I moved into a new home 6 miles south of my previous rental where I began hearing the hum a year and a half a ago. After being here a couple days, I realized I can still hear the hum clear as day. When I started writing this a few minutes ago, the hum was quite discernible, and then it abruptly stopped. I found this discussion group via the John Dawes web site; how many of you are familiar with his theories surrounding the source of the hum? http://homepages.tesco.net/~john.dawes2/page1.htm It's nice to meet others who are affected by this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en.
