Noises we could all live without.

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3. I've gotten less tolerant of background noise as time goes on

The most irksome to my sanity:

Crotch rocket type motorcycles with their howling buzz

Harley Davidson motorcycles with loud pipes

Gas powered leaf blowers: Laziness has gotten really out of hand but really I notice they'll spend more time running those damned blowers than they ever would sweeping/raking. Infernally annoying.

Loud "zero turn" riding mowers. The kind that the "landscapers" that are hired by some of my neighbors to mow their lawn use. Loud those things are: They sound like a turboprop airliner at take-off. I also hate they way they dart around the yards like smartass punks, like they're trying to impress us with their agility while warding off vertigo. Assholes: I hope they run over a 5-foot wide yellowjacket nest.

MSM news broadcasts: I never watch them; but you see...It's that much more apparent how annoying it is when it's just background noise. Very "splashy" and rapid-fire presentation. "Ooooh....Shiny!!!"

Another vote for car horns. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever they should be honked other than to warn of an impending danger. And NEVER in a residential neighborhood, especially to summon a house occupant outside. Get out of the car and go to the front or side door you lazy fucks.

Car alarms. If one goes off, I really do hope your car really is getting stolen. Then there's this idiot neighbor from a few houses down that must be a certified moron. She never unlocks her car and gets in without tripping the damned alarm.