Noise Meter by AGeekMom
Whenever I am looking for apartments, I frequently ask the landlord questions he or she may not usually receive: “Can you hear the sound of traffic? How thick are the walls? Can you hear people walking above? Are the pipes iron-cased? Can you hear the sound of running water? I don’t want to know if anyone’s going the bathroom. Will I hear peeing?”
The landlord stares at me like I’m an idiot (which is accurate). He immediately rips up the application and tells me the place has just been rented by a ghost. I accept this and go see another one.
The point is that I am very sensitive to sound. I am often told I should go live in the country, but this presumes the country is within a deep silence. What about the crickets and the tractors? How thick are these walls?? If there is anyone out there who suffers this form of sensitivity, I hope to give you a little primer on what you’ll encounter in certain neighborhoods in Seattle, starting today with the U-district. Read More »
The Sounds of the U-district (and how to deal with them)
Noise Meter by AGeekMom
Whenever I am looking for apartments, I frequently ask the landlord questions he or she may not usually receive: “Can you hear the sound of traffic? How thick are the walls? Can you hear people walking above? Are the pipes iron-cased? Can you hear the sound of running water? I don’t want to know if anyone’s going the bathroom. Will I hear peeing?”
The landlord stares at me like I’m an idiot (which is accurate). He immediately rips up the application and tells me the place has just been rented by a ghost. I accept this and go see another one.
The point is that I am very sensitive to sound. I am often told I should go live in the country, but this presumes the country is within a deep silence. What about the crickets and the tractors? How thick are these walls?? If there is anyone out there who suffers this form of sensitivity, I hope to give you a little primer on what you’ll encounter in certain neighborhoods in Seattle, starting today with the U-district. Read More »