Today there was an accident on the Interstate north of us about 12 miles north of us. Traffic was diverted from the Interstate onto our highway. About 3 miles past us southbound is the next on-ramp for the Interstate. Traffic has been at a crawl out front since 3PM and it is now 8PM.
Accompanying this slow, very slow, procession of traffic are the large trucks hauling goods or pulp-wood. They seem to delight in using the exhaust bypass called a Jake brake. I have blogged on this before, calling them Whoopee cushions on wheels. Some of them are loud, some rattle the windows, evoking memories of youth testing the theory of hearing loss as we stood in front of giant speakers at a concert.
The day would not be complete without the regular traffic heading in the opposite direction. Many of which have just sat through a congested intersection and are ready to speed their way homeward. They are the 4 wheel Redneck version of Noise Pollution. Of course, I have written about them in the past. These people are just a tad old in my opinion, to be making noise just for the sake of making noise!
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They’re just like little boys, they need to make their mark in the sandbox. Sigh…
I think you have it pretty much nailed down. Thanks for visiting and the comment! Much appreciated.
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It was a performance plugin, it was interfering apparently. I think I have it fixed Ellie. Thanks again for letting me know.
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We used to be on a small detour route. Where we live now is a destination, not a detour.
Thanks for the comment Anne. The traffic has been backed up here for the last 6.5 hours.
We live a little bit off of a rural farm road so think tractors, old farm truck beaters that guys like to take the mufflers off, semi trucks that haul pigs and feed, and young kids that like to ride ATVs with mufflers rigged to makes as much noise as possible. So much for peace and quiet in the country.
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I bet that is a crazy loud place at times! I remember the ATVs with no mufflers that would ride the road where we used to live. From early to late it drove me crazy.
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Thank you so much for the nice words. It just sort of called out to me.
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Behind the house I grew up in was a truck yard, and behind that was the Massachusetts turnpike and train tracks. That was a lot of noise, but we were so used to it that we didn’t notice it the way someone else would.
THAT would be a lot of noise. Almost a constant din I would imagine. Thanks so much for the comment tripleclicka.