[Platt] The answer to all the above is move out of the way. With motorcycle racket there's no escape. And the solution is so easy and so fair -- require mufflers the same as with minivans.
[Arlo] Really? Where can I move where I can know I will never again be bothered by chainsaws or BBQs? Maybe you could move there too, as its a safe bet that if there is a place that's a sure escape from smells, it must also be a sure escape from sounds. The solution is easier than you propose. I deal with your BBQ smell, you deal with my pipes. Ain't community living fun! And I get to enjoy little league, rather than becoming a shut-in Scrooge. True story. I had a neighbor call the police on me once. Now, I run Vance and Hines pipes, that have a bit of a growl, but I keep the baffles in, and I never bark the pipes. When the police arrived, and looked at my bike (I started it for them), they said it was fine and sorry to bother me. But you know what, my good neighborness ended with him that day, and I made sure that he knew when I was coming and going. After he moved, and an elderly couple moved in, I went back to what I considered normal. One day the gentleman was outside and came over and talked about bikes, asked if I'd give his grandson a ride around the block, but then said he was sorry to have to ask if between 6-7 I could be extra quiet because his wife rested during that time. You know what, for the rest of the time I lived there I did not come or go on that motorcycle during that time. And that's how it is. And that's how I handled the chainsaw neighbor. I took him a beer, talked to him, and asked if he could not saw wood before 11 on Saturday mornings. He obliged. As for the BBQer's, do I even have to tell you how that ended? Mmmmmm....... But once again, for a self-professed worshipper of "individual liberty", you pick and choose your battles to align only to your particular tastes. Its a convenient hypocrisy that is always amusing. [Platt] Which of course has nothing to do with your deliberate act of annoyance. [Arlo] Ah, Platt, just like with Case I was only funnin' ya. If I did know where you lived I assure you I wouldn't go out of my way to drive loudly by.... more than once a month. ;-) moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
