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I suppose in Western Australia the open space allows for a bit more exhaust character without adversely affecting the residents. Here in the ever more crowded Eastern United States it’s a different story. Unbridled indifference to the community at large will reap its just rewards I suppose.

I just received a motorcycle catalog from a big midwest supplier and I was surprised at how many big aftermarket exhaust systems there are. What was more curious were the names—-Street Thunder, Pavement Wrecker, Street Thumper and such. I was hoping to find one called church mouse or ninja whisper but no such luck.

What are you riding down under?

Sure wish people weren’t so rude… sure wish I still had all my hearing, but what can I do? Legally, it appears I have to tolerate the abuse, since I’ve never heard of anyone suing a biker with loud pipes for assault. Sure wish I could have sued all the people responsible for damaging my ears in this way. Ahhh… but at least I can rant about it, without being thrown in jail for assault and battery….

Haha! Just remembered that scene in “The Mask”… you know, the one with the two mechanics, exhaust pipes shoved up their… ummm… yea………

Ahem! I’m all for improving performance, but not at the cost of another person’s health (Ehhh? What’s that you say? Speak up…) *grin*

dariaspop… ever thought of walking that one block and telling your “neighbor” to shut it down?

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The aftermarket business will fight this but eventually ma and pa public may get fed up with the noise and win out over the motorcyclists and aftermarket lobby.

On a related note I have a good friend who thinks that the person who invented the two-stroke engine should have been hung. He (and I) just can’t fathom why so many people have picked up the racket of a leaf blower to replace the quiet contemplation of a rake or broom. I guess it’s not really related afterall. Well, it’s my blog so I’ll write what I want.

Tim: Your post about the mall was frightening. I can’t go to the mall—they drive me nuts. I also can’t go to TJ Maxx. Something in the lights or noise there that assaults my mind. More and more I find myself shopping at weird hours, at small local places, or online.

dariaspop: Malls are the epitome of commercial America. A modern colosseum where shoppers are the gladiators hoping to conquer all comers with their credit cards…

combatscoot: lawn care stuff. What the heck ever happened to the neighborhood kid that mowed the lawn? This past summer we offered a variety of kids 8 bucks an hour cash to do some work in the garden on a routine basis. One tried and said it was too hard. He was 14. No other takers. Back when I was a kid and walking miles to school in the snow….

anonymous: Neighborly respect is fast disappearing I fear amidst a sea of me first people. I remember when I threw a rock through a neighbor’s window and they came over to my dad to complain he beat my ass and made me mow their lawn, pay for the window and generally atone for my sins. Now it seems like it’s not cool to complain about bad things going on. Different world I guess.

If you want to hear your machine vibrate your grey matter, don’t do it in a neighborhood! At least have some respect for your neighbors and take it to the highway!

I don’t go to malls any more. They think that loud televisions dampen noise and they don’t send any money on sound deadening. There are many restaurants that do the same thing. They have open rafters and metal roofs and just crank up the music or sports television until you cannot hear.

I really think they want you around just long enough to spend your money then you should leave.

It was fairly cold here today so I walked in the mall this morning. Usually it’s still relatively quiet even at 9 a.m. but with the holiday madness getting in full swing the noise volume was just about insane.

It all centered in the area of the food court. Recently there were large TV’s installed which hang down from the ceiling. Twig thin women with stylized walking and wearing stylish clothing. All to loud music to catch your attention.

Then a group of children with their music teacher playing violins and cellos. Wonderful and talent-in-the-making rendition of some classical Christmas melodies. Sadly being overwhelmed by the mindless marketing of impossible images of fashion and presentation.

THEN there was all the 4,5, and 6 year olds eating sweets and juice and filling in coloring books and riding the carousel and dancing to blaring disco music accompanied to the raucous DJ on the amplification system. He had the kids twirling in place for the better part of two minutes.

I could have sworn that the DJ and the TV were in competition and both increasing volume to not be overwhelmed by what the other considered “distracting and ambient” noise.
It was insane! I was waiting for the kids to fall and hit their heads and/or start barfing right on the floor. For this the parents paid $30 to also have a few pictures taken.

I went to the service desk and asked to have the TV volume turned down so the musicians could at least hear themselves. The reply: we don’t control that and we don’t know how to turn it down.

I know what you mean about the biggest battle being between the ears…it took at least 15 minutes for my head (and therefore my body) to be quiet again.

Those kids were being trained in ADHD’ism.