[Summit] mail and alternate side of the street

[Emlyn Addison]

...because we've certainly never heard one thwarting a theft.  emlyn


On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>wrote:

>  Since car alarms are mostly used to disturb the neighborhood, why not
> just ban them.  greg
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> on 9/26/11 1:26 PM, Emlyn Addison at noisyblocks at gmail.com wrote:
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> Car alarms, from cars being bumped while parking, or being broken into,
> provide a frequent serenade. At night, if you're lucky, you might find a
> space blocks from where you live.
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> I didn't really have an opinion either way on this as there are solid
> reasons supporting it, but Karen brings up a point that makes my skin crawl:
> car alarms. I can tolerate the semi-regular ambulance/police sirens up and
> down Hope, and the modified motorcycle pipes that are thankfully just a
> summer plague ("loud pipes save lives" my foot; how about starting with
> luminous jump suits), but as a composer noise is one topic that gets my
> attention.
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> Granted, this is not NYC, but more cars on the street means more car alarms
> to trigger. There's no spinning that.
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> In this one, single regard anyone would be right to label me a selfish,
> indignant darn NIMBY. Absolutely. I can put up with almost anything,
> anything except pointless, unnecessary, pervasive noise.
>
> Good point, Karen.
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> Emlyn
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