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Originally Posted by ithos
There are sounds such as brown noise or white noise that are helpful to mask unwanted noises. It is great for snoring partners too. There are examples on youtube.
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I lived in Arizona where thay had a better solution - called Zero-scaping. You eliminate grass altogether or partially using very aesthetically pleasing colored rocks. There are even advantages over grass lawns besides expensive labor, less or zero fuel usage, improved noise prevention and much less fertilizer runoff into the water table. I never tested this idea - but lawnmowers, especially the monster professional tractor sized ones used in TV PROBABLY have zero catalytic converters to lessen air pollution, which causes that bug-aboo Global Warming - which many people are pretending has gone away just because it is not in the news recently. I would imagine that these lawnmower tank-like tractors give off about the same or more pollution than newer cars. Other advantages of rock lawns are they are more unique than boring same-same lawns. They can often be beautiful and colorful. They save water (your water bill) and no or less sprinklers - less fertilizer expense - less allergy-causing grass pollen. You can devote more yard space to trees which dampen neighborhood noise and are better at eliminating carbon dioxide and producing oxygen than grass lawns. Finally, trees will block the dangerous winds from hurricanes, grass won't. And trees provide shade and lower temperature that grass NEVER can. Think about it!