Sound assault

I do wish people could be more considerate. By the yesterday afternoon the wind had blown itself out & the sun came a-visiting. We contemplated eating out in the garden but the cacophony of noise put us off. On one side of our garden there was a huge bouncy castle (we assume the balloon we found tethered to our potato plants had wafted in from here) accompanied by loud beating music. In another direction another party was clearly going on with a different taste in music but equally loud. Underlying this was the dull thud of the beat from the live band at our local pub. We decided to eat in, in comparative peace.

As the evening went on, the volume of noise grew. For part of the evening, we covered over the sound with some Louis Armstrong while we sipped some wine. At last music we could appreciate & to our taste. Eventually, after 11pm I had to yield & go to bed. Through the open window the beat from neighbours' parties invaded. In the end I had to give in & have a sleeping pill. Otherwise I would have just tossed & tossed, getting more & more worked up & agitated.

All this noise would have been more acceptable if we could just have been forewarned. Then we would have had the choice of going away to avoid it. At least we might have had some idea when it would stop, maybe even have had a bit of a nap earlier on to have kept me going until a later hour. I don't want to be a total spoil-sport & ban people from having parties. I want them to enjoy themselves. I just wish they could do it more quietly. Some people want some sleep. If nothing else I would have thought their own young children would want some peace to sleep!

Today, so far, all is blessedly quiet. Long may it continue.