Monday, April 6, 2009

ST (6-4-09)

Thanks to Chinky for sending this in. The writer complains about the parrots next door. I can sympathise with noise nuisance - but wonder, what constitutes 'noise' and how much should one have to put up with?

My family lives next to a construction site and the noise can and has gone on till 2am. Instead of 12 to 15 parrots, we have heard (and seen) piling go on in the middle of the night. I'm pretty sure the piling is louder :)

When my mother brought this up to the authorities (after having spoken first to the company building the place), we were told that there was nothing that could be done.

I'll be curious to see what the response is to the parrots.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish the town council can respond to complaint of occasional cat fighting noise, with such reply as "there is nothing we can do" instead of activating the pest controllers!
In my estate, we achieve almost 100% neutered cat colony and we hope the residents now do not become intolerance to the occasional cat territorial fighting.

chinky

Anonymous said...

For people who live in "private" residence, the neighbour have the right to keep birds/cats/dogs ;)

Anonymous said...

The house on my right becomes 8 new cluster bungalows. Who cannot tolerate the noise will move out ;) I am holding on to my little ol' parrot-it's responsible ownership.

Dawn said...

They do Anonymous - but a complainant can make life quite difficult for them too. I know a very responsible lady who did quite a lot of rescue work and her neighbours kept calling in every agency there was to complain about her. She didn't get into trouble because she hadn't done anything wrong but she eventually moved because of the hassle.

apple said...

the really noisy ones r e kids who scream loudly,and their adults who talk loudly,and make loud walkin steps with their shoes/slippers,whenever they walk pass my flat.I would move out if i hav e money.PPL r e noisy ones,i dun find parrots or construction works noisy.

Anonymous said...

Some are fortunate not to have experienced piling or construction work. Piling is deafening, ground under yr feet shakes, things in your cupboards rattle, some light covers on ceiling fall etc for weeks. Cracks appear in your walls. Pets get very stressed & fall sick. I worked in schools for decades and 40 kids wld find it hard to make/cause that kind of noise/nuisance continually. Authorities informed but noisy work & dust pollution continue.

I'll take parrots & kids anytime-they may be a bit noisy but they don't cover you with cement dust 24/7.

Dawn said...

apple - I have to sathat I think the kind of construction work does matter. Moving stuff is really not very noisy - piling can be, especially if the ground if hard. I am a heavy sleeper and if it can wake me up, it'll wake up the dead. Increased noise of course also increases your chances of losing your hearing. A jackhammer for example clocks in at 130 DB - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/noise.htm

Dawn said...

apple - I have to say that I think the kind of construction work does matter. Moving stuff is really not very noisy - piling can be, especially if the ground if hard. I am a heavy sleeper and if it can wake me up, it'll wake up the dead. Increased noise of course also increases your chances of losing your hearing. A jackhammer for example clocks in at 130 DB - http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/noise.htm

apple said...

ya,i know construction work is very loud,but it can't be help,whereas e adults let their kids,and they themselves make alot of noise,DELIBERATELY!I'll jus wan e ppl who wans to give birth to have alot of children,pls teach them good values,and not make use of yr children to make noise,just to irritate yr neighbors.

Dawn said...

Hi Apple, I have to disagree there - construction noise CAN be helped. There are quieter methods that can be used. And of course, if you limit yourself to working hours - if you work at 2 am in the morning, then that's being just as inconsiderate (and much louder than a child).