Dear Sue Thank you very much for the information. With others I have made many observations of the Hum in various types of buildings. One most interesting case was that of an old stone built church with a high pointed lead covered roof. On the same ground just a few yards away was a modern single level flat roof building used as a canteen. On the same day at the same time the Hum level inside the church was observed to be horrendous outside it fell to a very low level and inside the canteen building it was the same as outside. I always use a good pair of ear protectors while making such observations as this reduces extraneous sound waves and allows one to concentrate on the Hum proper. John
On Thursday, November 7, 2013 7:20:21 AM UTC, Sue wrote: > > Hi John: Just going thru the emails. While I didn't move in an attempt > to resolve this incessant buzzing, it did help it somewhat. Where I was in > Maryland, there was a lot of air pollution even though I was practically on > the Chesapeake Bay. The Bay was like a block from the house we were > renting at the time. It was a wood frame house, one story with a typical > pointed roof. The house didn't have a basement. It had a crawl space. > There was no typical high ground spots in Kent County as it was pretty > much at sea level. It was a very small town that is 70 miles in either > direction from any large city. When I checked into the geology of the > area, I found that the bedrock consisted of limestone and quartz. > > When I moved to Florida, the complex I'm in only goes two stories high and > the roofs are generally flat down here as a rule due to the hurricanes. > That is also why you don't see many high rises in Florida either. This > complex is a combination of brick, stone and wood. The house in Rock Hall > MD was rather isolated. I have not checked into the geology of Daytona > Beach as yet. It will be interesting to dig into that and see if there is > a correlation with the geology of certain areas if it makes the hum worse > or eases it. > > Sue > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Dawes <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Cc:* John Dawes <[email protected] <javascript:>>; Susan Schmitt < > [email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:37 AM > *Subject:* Re: The Hum and Stormy Weather > > Dear Susan, > It seems you have enough problems without having to cope with this > accursed Hum. > Some time ago I attempted to complete a survey of sufferers who had found > a difference by moving home. This was an attempt to find a solution to this > problem and I would be grateful if you would help with a few details. > For example, were the properties of similar construction, brick, stone or > wood, were the buildings tall and did they have a flat or pointed roof, > Were they isolates or in a city center and were they located on high > ground or a hill top. > Best Regards > John > > > On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:20:16 PM UTC, Sue wrote: > > Interesting hypothesis there John. Strange that you mention this as my > hum is practically non-existent today. I have found that different stress > levels intensifies it. If I'm fairly level like today I don't hear it > much. This idiotic hum is one of the reasons I don't get great rest. I > have literally been woken up in the middle of the night with the hum so > loud I couldn't sleep. I moved to Florida last year after I lost my Dad > and my hubby. I haven't heard the hum as loud down here as I did in > Maryland. Don't know if location has anything to do with it. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Dawes <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2013 4:19 AM > *Subject:* The Hum and Stormy Weather > > During the past two days my measurements of Hum energy have shown a > reduction of around 20 per cent which agrees with my own perception of Hum > intensity. Also during this period there has been a low atmospheric surface > pressure over the UK with gale force winds. > A 20 per cent reduction in Hum energy level may be sufficient to take some > Hum sufferers below their own personal threshold level giving the > impression that the Hum has stopped and it would be interesting to know if > anyone has experienced this. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hum Sufferers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to hum-sufferer...@ googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] . > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/hum-sufferers<http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/ > groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
