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The Junk Drawer » Blog Archive » Noises Support Group Follow-Up — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:16:55 +0000

[...] Jeff’s list of noises that make our ears bleed, I’ve collected the ones left at the Pennsylvania chapter of our support group. Thank you Jeff, Marie, Regan, Peter, Maureen, JD, Terry, Cardiogirl, Gale, Steve, LindaF, [...]

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:50:00 +0000

@ Bennie — Thanks for throwing in your 2 cents! I, too, hate the booming stereo noise. Just keep telling yourself “They won’t have any hearing left by the time they’re 40.” Maybe that’ll make you feel better Glad you dropped by!

@ Regan — Since this is your second list, I think you need to come to the meetings on a regular basis. Can you bring donuts next week?

By: regan

regan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:26:00 +0000

Here's some more things that annoy me:

Rap music

People who think I want to hear all about their life

Finger nails on a chalk board

Squeaky erasers

By: Bennie

Bennie — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:18:00 +0000

Hello everyone,

I’m Bennie. It’s good to know that there are many others like myself…you!

Anyhow, of all the noises that rattle my cage, there’s one that drives me ape-s.h.i.t! Seriously, the sound of an obnoxiouly loud car stereo makes me want to toss a grenade at some inconsiderate jack@sses! It is an environmental hazard and a health threat. Don’t take my word for it. Talk to anyone with anxiety or high blood pressure.

In addition, I firmly believe that people who do the following, should be seriously fined or beheaded

-hockers and spitters who have no respect for public areas
-whistlers(I find it irritating especially while I’m trying to shop at some grocery store. The annoyance is even compounded if there’s already an ‘elevator music’ playing in the background).
-gum poppers…what the heck? Ladies, if you’re guilty of this habit, it is the most awesome display of female tacklessness! Whenever I see a member of the female specie chewing like a freaking cow, all I want to do…is mosie on over and say…..mooooooooo

Oh. let’s not forget all those nerve rattling hummers!

That’s all for now.
jeff, cardiogirl, mom thumb, lindaf, steve, peter, marie, maureen, jd, terry, gale and kathy-it’s nice to meet you all.
Do Swing by to see me sometime because I plan on dropping by to visit you as well.

Hope you all have a great day!
BD

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:41:00 +0000

Mom Thumb — I got a sinking feeling on Sunday when I saw my grocery store shelves were packed with Christmas candy in the place where Halloween candy was just a few days before. The Chri$tmas season is apparently two months long now. I pity people who work in offices where they play Christmas music all day. There should be a law against that.

Japanese music — I thought I was the only one who couldn’t cope. Thank you for hating it, too.

By: Mom Thumb

Mom Thumb — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:09:00 +0000

We have a local radio station that starts playing Christmas music the week before Thanksgiving and plays NOTHING else until midnight on Christmas. Everybody hates it.

Japanese music. Yeah, I’d kill you if I weren’t too busy killing myself.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:07:00 +0000

@ Steve — I can’t imagine the hell Christmas became for you, what with the satanic tree lights. Doesn’t it feel better to know you’re not the only one with the curse of hyper-sensitive hearing? Oh, and congrats on the ex-wife thing. I’m
sure you’re the envy of many men.

@LindaF — I have that problem too! People sometimes understand the styrofoam problem, but rarely “get” the cardboard thing. When pieces of cardboard rub together, I can feel it in my teeth! As you say, it’s just as bad as fingers on a chalkboard. For me, perhaps worse.

Glad you stopped by, and thank you for posting my ugly fish mailbox. I’m honored. Also, I can’t believe you have an entire Marine Mailbox category. I’m scared a little.

By: LindaF

LindaF — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:15:00 +0000

Styrofoam or cardboard being cut, or when it’s rubbing together. For some reason it’s like nails on a chalkboard to me. My husband thinks I’m crazy.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:14:00 +0000

I have the same “super power”…cool. I thought I was the only one. I remember when I first became aware that I possessed super hearing. My parents had bought and installed one of those fancy Christmas tree light strands…the ones with which you use a “remote” to change the blinking pattern. The “remote” was essentially a hollow, soft plastic whistle that when you squeezed it, air would shoot out of a tiny hole and the light pattern would change. They could squeeze that damn thing a room away, and I could hear it. Set my teeth on edge.

Of course, I am also able to control this vast super power to the point where I can “not hear” my wife (now ex) when she speaks.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:48:00 +0000

Gale — Glad you could make it. Pull up a chair. You can talk all you want. Maybe you can be our meeting facilitator.

Thanks for favoriting me. Hope to see you back in the Drawer soon!

By: Gale

Gale — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:33:00 +0000

Hi there, just stopped in from Jeff’s place and promptly added you to my favorite list. Don’t mind me I will jump in every once in awhile.
Noise? What noise, deaf as a doorknob. And really what does that mean? Of course the people around will probably say her voice – oh my gawd – does she ever shut up? Yeah thats me.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:38:00 +0000

Cardiogirl — Jeff has a problem with smells, as well. He mentioned he might need to do a post about that also. I’m sorry for your olfactory problem. I know it can’t be easy, body odors and all. Why is it that people who smell can’t smell themselves?

By: cardiogirl

cardiogirl — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:32:00 +0000

I seem to have the same super sonic hearing, but in addition to that I have the nose of a bloodhound.

Usually that's a bad thing. No one ever smells like cinnamon, usually it's nasty body odors, of all varieties.

Yuck.

By: Kathy Frederick

Kathy Frederick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:29:00 +0000

Hmmm, Regan. I’m not sure your mother would agree with you on #6

Let’s hope everyone has a nice, quiet, annoyance-free day tomorrow!

By: regan

regan — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:28:00 +0000

Well, my name is Regan. I get annoyed at the sound of:

The ticking of a clock.

Crickets

Snoring

My alarm clock

People who blast their stereo

My mom's nagging voice

People who scream at their video games because their guy 'died'

Yup. That's it.