Comments on View from the Cloud: Silence is Golden

I am known at work as "dog ears". I hear...

2010-11-02T08:02:04.279-05:00

I am known at work as "dog ears". I hear and am annoyed by sounds people make in our open office. Here are some of the most annoying:
- Snapping carrots made from coworker who snaps them with his front teeth before he chews them
- Spoons scraping the bottoms of yogurt cups (I am surrounded by these)
- Loud conversations from a reputed office motor mouth
- Popping and snapping of gum
- Obnoxious laughter
GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!

I am definitely onboard with the whole chewing, sl...

2009-01-17T08:27:00.000-06:00

I am definitely onboard with the whole chewing, slurping thing but can we talk about ice crunching...aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

or what about when people make that noise when they are trying to clear there nose and throat from mucus and they do it over and over again.

Also, pen clicking...

Thanks, I feel better.

I hate when people chew loudly. When I hear that I...

2008-11-26T15:59:00.000-06:00

I hate when people chew loudly. When I hear that I must leave the room.

workout mommy - Welcome to our club. Watch for you...

2007-11-11T18:51:00.000-06:00

workout mommy - Welcome to our club. Watch for your December meeting invite where we'll all be sharing our pain together again.

I'm so glad to know there are others out there lik...

2007-11-11T14:35:00.000-06:00

I'm so glad to know there are others out there like me! Here are a few of mine:

*dripping faucets
*my own dog barking, especially when I'm a 1/2 block from my house and he is doing it because I left without him!

*the garage door squeaking every single time it opens and closes. (yet my hubby claims not to hear it!)

*the hum of the external hard drive in our office

*the hum of the xbox that never gets turned off

ahhhh...thanks for letting me vent!!!

:) Lisa

I supposed nothing is more annoying than a whining...

2007-11-06T07:56:00.000-06:00

I supposed nothing is more annoying than a whining kid. We dubbed our 2nd son "merlot" b/c he whines too much, get it?

I told my Mom I'm pretty much drunk every day b/c of him. She thought that was hilarious. I should really enroll into AA, huh?! ;-)

Every night I have to wear ear plugs and have the ...

2007-11-05T20:39:00.000-06:00

Every night I have to wear ear plugs and have the fan going for white noise. The sound of my husband snoring drives me nuts, but even worse is the soft weezing sound the dog makes when she's breathing! And it's like they coordinate, so as soon as one stops the other starts!!

I suppose this makes me a bad Minnesotan, but, I c...

2007-11-05T20:16:00.000-06:00

I suppose this makes me a bad Minnesotan, but, I can't stomach the sound of hotdish. You know, how it slirks, and burps and sounds just disgusting when the ingredients are being stirred together.

I'd tell you that I nodded my head in agreement as...

2007-11-05T16:57:00.000-06:00

I'd tell you that I nodded my head in agreement as I read this post, but you probably heard it, right?

I appreciate hearing a warning noise when someone ...

2007-11-05T14:06:00.000-06:00

I appreciate hearing a warning noise when someone nearby depressurizes their beer or used groceries.

i, for one, am forever grateful to Aaron So...

2007-11-05T13:43:00.000-06:00

i, for one, am forever grateful to Aaron Sorkin for breaking the "laugh track barrier" with his first foray into television programming, i.e. Sports Night. i HATE laugh tracks, even more than the sound of a ticking clock. but NOT more than the sound of a florescent bulb going out, because that's just icky. not to mention annoying.

in other words, i can and will gladly co-sign this particular "postal" statement, for YOUR "sound idiosyncrasies" are most assuredly shared by ME. (be sure to put "coasters" under those chairs, the sound of four legs screeching across a wood floor has been known to drive me up a proverbial wall. ewwww.) ; )

The one "biggie" for me,is the soundtrack backgrou...

2007-11-05T09:12:00.000-06:00

The one "biggie" for me,is the soundtrack background on quiz shows. While the contestant is standing there thinking, the bass fiddle is gioing "Bum--Bum-Bum-da Bum--over and over and over again, and VERY loud. It pounds in my head and drives me nuts. I want to write the T.V. show ask why the "H" they have to do that!!!

here's a crazy one. At my last job, I had a co-wor...

2007-11-05T08:08:00.000-06:00

here's a crazy one. At my last job, I had a co-worker who would shred her own paper (we only had one shredder and it was far from our offices) . . . but she did it in such a repetitive, methodical way that it somehow drove me insane. seriously--take some paper and try to shred it rhythmically/methodically and see how you can stand it.

When I told her to please not shred "methodically", she had no idea what I meant.

I'm with you on the canned laughter. I don't thin...

2007-11-04T21:06:00.000-06:00

I'm with you on the canned laughter. I don't think it's a coincidence that my favorite shows have no laugh track.

My annoying noise is the bathroom fan downstairs. And my watch ticking. It's so loud I have to put it in a different room while I sleep or it will keep me awake.

http://www.intermountainhog.org/custompage2.asp?pg...

2007-11-04T20:03:00.000-06:00

http://www.intermountainhog.org/custompage2.asp?pg=handsignals
This has nothing to do with noise. But the reason I started reading your blog had to do with the motorcycle hand signals. I ran across some hand signals from a harley site and got the giggles. Please do go visit - I just wanted to share.

Two things: the voice of the guy on the radio, who...

2007-11-04T16:41:00.000-06:00

Two things: the voice of the guy on the radio, who yells the prices on car and truck adds; and the loud incessent bonging, BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,BONG,... when you open the door on Bill's Buick La Sabre. I know the door is open, I just opened it!

jennine: refrigerators go phuww.

You all are cracking me up! It seems our little su...

2007-11-04T16:39:00.000-06:00

You all are cracking me up! It seems our little support group is really coming together nicely. I may have to rent more chairs!

Mom Thumb -- I'm Kathy of the Companion Post. I li...

2007-11-04T15:21:00.000-06:00

Mom Thumb -- I'm Kathy of the Companion Post. I live right under a flight path to an airport, as well. Oddly enough, that noise doesn't bother me, unless I'm talking on the phone outdoors when one goes over.

It's the little noises that grate on me. Ticking clocks are not allowed in our house either!

Oh, you wouldn't like it at my house. We are in t...

2007-11-04T15:01:00.000-06:00

Oh, you wouldn't like it at my house. We are in the approach path for Vance Air Force Base and F14s actually fly right over my roof. Interestingly, you get used to it. I hardly notice them anymore.

I took a ticking clock out of our bedroom at three a.m. Next day I took the battery out and hung it back up. Only because it was a gift and has photos in it.

Great list Jeff. I know what you mean about a lot...

2007-11-04T13:45:00.000-06:00

Great list Jeff. I know what you mean about a lot of those. I also hate lights at night. That little "I'm here" blue light from my monitor in my bedroom is like a giant laser boring into my cranium. The digital clock? Turned around with a towel over it!

I actually have a couple not mentioned above: the...

2007-11-04T13:17:00.000-06:00

I actually have a couple not mentioned above: the very human scream for "Help!" from the very beautiful Peacocks...at night...

Also I have tinnitus...I hear a high pitched buzz constantly, it does not go away. I can only ignore it.

All of the above sound like terrific marketing opportunities for those sound baffle earphones from Boze. Wisht I had stock.

I was watching SNL last night and the canned laugh...

2007-11-04T12:05:00.000-06:00

I was watching SNL last night and the canned laughter began to really annoy me. Live shows shouldn't have to try that hard.

LOL!

Oh how I hear you (pun intended). My h...

2007-11-04T10:46:00.000-06:00

LOL!

Oh how I hear you (pun intended). My hearing is acute to compensate for the lack of vision. My hard of hearing (IMO) husband has no clue what I mean about painful sound.

Awesome post and off to read the companion!

Julie
Using My Words

I hate the hum of a television set being on. We u...

2007-11-04T10:20:00.000-06:00

I hate the hum of a television set being on. We used to have a TV at my old job that was only used for training videos. They never turned it off. I could walk through a full and busy room and hear that the TV was on and idle. Drove me crazy.

This one will leave your heading shaking. I can't...

2007-11-04T09:06:00.000-06:00

This one will leave your heading shaking. I can't stand to listen to someone eating a banana. That little snap of a bite, and the usually open mouthed chewing that goes along with it...makes me leave the room. But for accuracy it was only the way my dad ate bananas that drove me mad, sorry daddy!