[Summit] Summit Digest, Vol 105, Issue 8

Peter Gallant Pete1188 at cox.net
Fri Dec 13 22:55:45 UTC 2013 

I heard the noise last night as well. I'm on 11th. I've heard it fortrhe 
past couple of weeks, butthought it was nightwork related to the water 
project. Does anybody know where it's coming from? Odd. It only starts late 
at night.


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>   1. Re: noise (Jill)
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>   4. Re: noise (Schmeling, Thomas A.)
>   5. Re: noise (Jill)
>   6. Re: noise (Jeffrey Cavanaugh)
>   7. Re: noise (John Bazik)
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> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:09:51 -0500
> From: Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com>
> To: Elizabeth Grossman <egrossman1 at cox.net>
> Cc: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> If it wakens me again at 3:30 am tomorrow morning, I am promising myself 
> that I will get dressed and drive around til I find the source and film 
> it.... though please do the same yourselves, we can meet up and discuss 
> how to bring this newest disruption to our lives to the attention of city 
> and state officials...
>
>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 8:12 AM, "Elizabeth Grossman" <egrossman1 at cox.net> 
>> wrot
>>
>> I can hear it on 8th Street.  We are at the intersection with Sara.   I 
>> kept thinking it was traffic or heavy equipment  but that didn't sound 
>> plausible
>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Schmeling, Thomas A. wrote:
>>>
>>> For the last week or so I have noticed the noise at night but had no 
>>> clue where it was coming from.
>>>
>>> Thomas Schmeling
>>> Associate Professor and Chair
>>> Department of Political Science
>>> Rhode Island College
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 1:39 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is anyone else bothered by the low-pitch, ground-shaking wall of sound
>>>> that, on many nights, appears to be coming from west-northwest of our
>>>> neighborhood?  I suspect it is the cogeneration plant near the highway:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.maximpowercorp.com/_html/operations/pawtucket.html
>>>>
>>>> John
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> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 19:42:41 -0500
> From: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
> To: Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> I've never noticed this noise and I live just up the hill from North Main 
> Street.
>
> Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>If it wakens me again at 3:30 am tomorrow morning, I am promising myself 
>>that I will get dressed and drive around til I find the source and film 
>>it.... though please do the same yourselves, we can meet up and discuss 
>>how to bring this newest disruption to our lives to the attention of city 
>>and state officials...
>>
>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 8:12 AM, "Elizabeth Grossman" <egrossman1 at cox.net> 
>>> wrot
>>>
>>> I can hear it on 8th Street.  We are at the intersection with Sara.   I 
>>> kept thinking it was traffic or heavy equipment  but that didn't sound 
>>> plausible
>>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Schmeling, Thomas A. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> For the last week or so I have noticed the noise at night but had no 
>>>> clue where it was coming from.
>>>>
>>>> Thomas Schmeling
>>>> Associate Professor and Chair
>>>> Department of Political Science
>>>> Rhode Island College
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 12, 2013, at 1:39 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is anyone else bothered by the low-pitch, ground-shaking wall of sound
>>>>> that, on many nights, appears to be coming from west-northwest of our
>>>>> neighborhood?  I suspect it is the cogeneration plant near the 
>>>>> highway:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.maximpowercorp.com/_html/operations/pawtucket.html
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:48:01 -0500
> From: John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com>
> To: Aaron Masri <amasri1 at cox.net>
> Cc: summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> I've been noticing this for some time - weeks, months.  It is not
> continous, and I have heard it start and stop.  It can run for hours.
> The sound reverberates throughout our neighborhood.  I walk my dog late
> at night, and I have noticed, as I walk around, that there are "dead
> spots" where it is silent, and other places where it is quite loud.
> It is reliably loud at Burlington and Summit, and also on Eighth St,
> by the Miriam parking lot.
>
> I drove by the cogeneration plant.  It's not that.  Now I'm thinking
> it's the train yard.
>
> I'm definately getting my crazy on over this.
>
> John
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 01:15:28 -0500
> From: "Schmeling, Thomas A." <TSchmeling at ric.edu>
> To: John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com>
> Cc: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> Could they be working on N. Main at night?
>
> Thomas Schmeling
> Associate Professor and Chair
> Department of Political Science
> Rhode Island College
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:48 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been noticing this for some time - weeks, months.
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:25:57 -0500
> From: Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com>
> To: "Schmeling, Thomas A." <TSchmeling at ric.edu>
> Cc: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> oh, they've been doing that for two years- we organized our neighborhood 
> to go to the NBA mtgs to get that changed... no luck, they said the 
> Providence Council members and Mayor claimed the businesses did not want 
> the work done during the day (there is a city regulation about decibel 
> levels allowed at night- the exception is that North Main is a state road- 
> but the DPW was willing to waive that due to it being in such a dense 
> residential neighborhood- but the politicians out-weighed the neighbors). 
> We have had to get accustomed to all that construction noise most nights.
>
> This new sound is much different- well described by John B
>
>> On Dec 13, 2013, at 1:16 AM, "Schmeling, Thomas A." <TSchmeling at ric.edu> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Could they be working on N. Main at night?
>>
>> Thomas Schmeling
>> Associate Professor and Chair
>> Department of Political Science
>> Rhode Island College
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:48 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've been noticing this for some time - weeks, months.
>>
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> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:40:53 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
> To: Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "summit at sna.providence.ri.us" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> This is interesting.  Low frequency noise, unfortunately, is able to go
> through many things, including ear plugs.  I think the NBW work includes
> some pretty deep holes, I bet that is the source.  There is a hole on
> Blackstone BLVD that is really deep and connects to some old tunnel into
> Butler. Maybe there are similar holes/tunnels on the N. Main work. It's
> almost like seismic activity it is such a low frequency.  It will be nice
> when it is all over!  I don't know how else they could get this done than
> to work at night.  Bummer.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Jill <jwh63 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> oh, they've been doing that for two years- we organized our neighborhood
>> to go to the NBA mtgs to get that changed... no luck, they said the
>> Providence Council members and Mayor claimed the businesses did not want
>> the work done during the day (there is a city regulation about decibel
>> levels allowed at night- the exception is that North Main is a state 
>> road-
>> but the DPW was willing to waive that due to it being in such a dense
>> residential neighborhood- but the politicians out-weighed the neighbors).
>>  We have had to get accustomed to all that construction noise most 
>> nights.
>>
>> This new sound is much different- well described by John B
>>
>> > On Dec 13, 2013, at 1:16 AM, "Schmeling, Thomas A." 
>> > <TSchmeling at ric.edu>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Could they be working on N. Main at night?
>> >
>> > Thomas Schmeling
>> > Associate Professor and Chair
>> > Department of Political Science
>> > Rhode Island College
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:48 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I've been noticing this for some time - weeks, months.
>> >
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> I don't think it's NMS work.  There was nothing going
> on during last night's sonic assault.
>
> John
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> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:02:20 -0500
> From: Breslers <breslerfamily at gmail.com>
> To: Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] noise
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> There are HUGE rock formations in our hill here, which will transmit the
> sound more effectively. Other parts are dirt.
> Our house happens to be on solid rock, I discovered, when they had to make
> the curb sewer hole deeper for the sewer project.
>
> It could be the North Main construction; even if you see nothing on the
> surface, they may be working below.
> Like miners, cutting their way through rock some nights, making more 
> noise,
> and through mostly dirt on other, which would not be as noisy.
> But there would be stuff to haul away- which we should see...
>
> Mrs B
>
>
>
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> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:11 AM, John Bazik <jbazik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't think it's NMS work.  There was nothing going
>> on during last night's sonic assault.
>>
>> John
>>
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