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[CLKD]

It's been almost constant dogs barking and yapping this morning, I'm going to have a shout at the neighbour's fence soon to shut them up 

[Taz2]

Hi Lucky - your story  made me laugh    If there were mice though they would probably be scuffling about between the walls or between the floor joists not actually in the room itself. We used to hear one gnawing away above us and it sounded like a huge something would soon appear through the ceiling - of course it never did.

Taz x 

[coffee mate]

My daughter tells me she hears  something like a large animal running across her loft at night...she said it sounds too "heavy" for mice. Wonder what it can be?
cm xx

[Taz2]

Mice can sound very heavy. I was convinced that we had rats but they were only teeny mice running up and down.

Taz x

[coffee mate]

I thought maybe a fox?  is that possible?

[CLKD]

Blackbird is singing and apart from the occasional car going by it's quiet  ..... sunset is calm.  Peacefully going down ........

[viv]

Could be a squirrel CM.

In our first flat we had mice running about in the space upstairs. We blocked up all the holes and then the neighbours complained they had mice. 

Dont like mice 

Honeyb
x

[coffee mate]

Me neither Honey, I cant bear them they really frighten me to death.
I never thought of a squirrel though, that is very possible, as it sounds too heavy even for lots of mice, unless they are wearing doc martins

[Meg]

I absolutley understand about feeling uptight about noise.  I think a lot of women in meno are so much more sensitive to noise.  I just cant do with it anymore.  Every day there seems to be something going on in my road.  People using power tools really early in the morning, supermarket trucks delivering, people drilling the road and today my neighbours who have been periodically doing DIY started banging at 5.15 pm when I was already tired as I came in from my part-time job, no consideration.  Just felt like freaking out and I was hot and flushing cause it was so warm.  One of my major things now is how to get peace and quiet.  The Spring only serves to get people making more noise improving their houses etc.  Sorry to vent but I perfectly understand how CLKD feels must be part of meno.

Meg

[CLKD]

Thanks Meg it's the thought that people are being thoughtless that makes me mad, the neighbour had a bad cold so was off work on Tuesday, didn't stop him strimming his huge lawn though   so I was unable to sit by our pond and relax

[Lucky Stone]

I've really appreciated quiet these last couple of years. I am better now with the HRT but still certain pitches really get to me. It just depends on the song, musically, but on the whole, silence is best. 

[Meg]

People seem to be incredibly thoughtless about noise now.  If neighbouors would just let you know they are going to be a few hours doing something and offer apologies it would maybe help. People are so intent on doing up their own homes they dont seem to consider what its like on the other side of the dividing wall.  Today has been really hot and I've been struggling which is a pain cause you would like to be able to cope.  Then, of course, you get the windows down on the cars and the banging music for us all to hear.  Does anyone like to listen to classical just on low, all I hear is the thumping beat from inside cars which would send me insane.  Went into the local park and listened to the birds, the only blot was an off-the-road biker invaded the space - beam me up somewhere quiet Scottie.

Meg

[CLKD]

Me too Meg - tomorrow the builders will begin again, 7.30 on the dot    ........ apart from kids laughing and the smell of BarBQ  it's been birdsong all weekend 

[Taz2]

Sorry that you are still having to put up with the builders CLKD. Any fit ones yet? I only ask as we have had a new build at our tiny primary school (all female staff) and it has been quite good this past week watching the builders. I know that I am old enough to be their mum but they are still good to look at!

Weth regard the noise though we all live in homes of some sort and at some point, I guess, other people had to put up with the noise created while they were being built but I can appreciate how annoying it is when it is right on your doorstep and you have lost an orchard view as well.

Taz x 

[CLKD]

Oh this is another site Taz., behind us ....... [oh no it isn't, oh yes it is ..... ] ....... 2 new estates going up which means the houses opp where there was the orchard haven't sold yet and have dropped £25,000 last week - we paid £35,000 for this in 1983!  Behind us the crew are digging up the road to put huge concrete drainage pipes in, then having tarmac delivered so the smell too     and the fork lift going back and forwards  - on Friday I had to go out for 3 hours  and the weekend was bliss, no builders' noise!