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[MineralMan]

309. Actually, it is not.

I have no doubt that thunderstorms are far more frequent than the times that generator is on. If you have difficulty sleeping, I'm sure they keep you awake far more often, too. Even closing your house up completely won't stop the sound of thunder.

I guess my issue here is that you live in a world where noise is a common thing, and you've chosen to live in a residential neighborhood where homes are near one another. Noise is bound to be created by your neighbors on a frequent basis. It certainly is in my residential neighborhood, ranging from the guy up the street who has a drag-racing car he sometimes works on to my nearby neighbor who has a quiverfull of children and their friends who play noisily outdoors in decent weather.

Noise comes with living around other people, from traffic noise to the noise of lawn mowing and even backyard entertaining and children playing. The barking dog is another issue.

If you truly cannot sleep due to all of this noise, perhaps moving to a place that is more isolated from others, where there are no thunderstorms, no roads, or other noisy things might be the only solution.

In the grand scheme of things, an occasional running of a generator seems a minor thing. Perhaps your attitude toward your neighbor in other things is coloring your annoyance from this noise. I doubt seriously whether you're going to be able to force the neighbor not to use his apparently legally installed generator. Coping or moving seem to be your only options, really. You mentioned the cost of a carbon monoxide detector as the reason you don't have one. How much do you suppose hiring an attorney to press this case will cost?

Sorry, but...