On 11/16/2016 10:09 PM, Bastette wrote:
For the past several Saturdays in a row, I've been awakened by the sound
of a leaf blower going full force right in front of my building. (I live
in a small apartment building.) They start at 9AM. On a Saturday?? OK, I
know that for some people, getting up at 7AM is "sleeping in," but I am
not one of those people. I'm chronically underslept during the work week,
so I count on the weekends to catch up. Fortunately they're only in front
of the house for a short while, and then I can get back to sleep, provided
I'm not too angry to fall asleep. The first time it happened, I looked
out the front window and saw the guy standing there. And like a complete
idiot, I started banging on the window to get his attention. Never mind
that he was holding a very loud piece of equipment, and was also wearing
sound-blocking headphones - no way was he going to hear me. I banged so
hard that I broke the window. Fortunately there was a screen on the inside,
so I didn't get hurt. Moral: don't act on your anger when you're half
asleep.

Joyce

I hear ya! Try living with a golf course behind your house. Big riding
blowers, riding mowers... nearly every day starting around 7AM! Like
you, I don't have to get up on weekends that early. I had to get a
"noise machine" to block out the sounds out back. When the weather is
nice enough to have the windows open, no such luck.

Sorry about your broken window but I'm glad you weren't hurt.

Jill