Noise Pollution

[Michael G.]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

[Bogie Shooter]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
How do you know they are Villagers?

[villagetinker]

Decades ago, Florida had a vehicle inspection system, I remember when relatives that lived here told me it was repealed and showed me a picture of a "legal" car with no doors, hood or trunk. It has been going downhill since.

[courtyard]

We moved here especially because we had to endure ten years in a multi-family neighborhood with excessive Noise from teenage music and loud cars.

[retiredguy123]

What about the guys driving through the Publix parking lot with the windows down and playing extremely loud music? Is that illegal or just deliberately obnoxious? What is their purpose for doing it?

[tophcfa]

We like quiet, that’s why we bought a house that is not on a busy road, it’s not too close to any busy roads, and it abuts a wildlife preserve. The only traffic noise we ever hear is the occasional far away sirens from emergency vehicles.

[DAVES]

What about the guys driving through the Publix parking lot with the windows down and playing extremely loud music? Is that illegal or just deliberately obnoxious? What is their purpose for doing it?

I don't claim t know. I had a friend may years ago, when boom boxes were the rage, they buy them because they know it annoys others.

[Dana1963]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
Exactly where do you live?

[HungarianGrandma]

Forget about cars, trucks, and motorcycles - thats just temporary.
How about the idiot neighbor with the wind chime 12' away from your lania that runs 24/7 and sounds like someone ringing your doorbell nonstop! - now thats noise pollution!

[retiredguy123]

Forget about cars, trucks, and motorcycles - thats just temporary.
How about the idiot neighbor with the wind chime 12' away from your lania that runs 24/7 and sounds like someone ringing your doorbell nonstop! - now thats noise pollution!
I agree. I hate wind chimes. They should be banned.

[Gpsma]

Oh please..noise..be grateful u can still hear

[Blueblaze]

I back up to a through street, a couple of blocks from the fire station. The main street noise I notice is the firemen driving their huge fire truck past my house with the sirens going and honking their horn as they blast through the four-way stop at the corner, three houses down. It seems to happen twice a day, right at meal times, and they always seem to be headed North to Highway 42. I've about decided they're just making a BBQ run to Artman's.

On the other hand, I've noticed that the older I get, the more the noise of people having fun without me bothers me, which is odd, since my hearing's getting so bad I have to blast the TV a full volume just to make out what they're saying half the time. So maybe it's just me.

But the great thing about living long enough to see the 21st century, is that now there's a place you can always go to complain about stuff like that -- the interwebs!

[Velvet]

Forget about cars, trucks, and motorcycles - thats just temporary.
How about the idiot neighbor with the wind chime 12' away from your lania that runs 24/7 and sounds like someone ringing your doorbell nonstop! - now thats noise pollution!

This looks like your first post. Hello, and welcome.

[DAVES]

I agree. I hate wind chimes. They should be banned.

Might be amusing to organize one day a year where you can tell your neighbor what about them annoys you. The price would be they on receiving your letter and correcting the issue get to do, to expect the same from you.

Wind chimes. They have moved. I had a neighbor and someone gave him wind chimes.
To be honest, they never bothered me and I never said anything about them. Not sure if someone else complained or not. He put rubber bands around the tubes so he had a silent wind chime.

I do not claim to be perfect. I do the best I can. Code of good conduct. I do not do what I object to others doing.

As I've posted in the past. I have a friend who bought 140 acres, with his brother and they live on a fairly wild piece of property in North Carolina. There are choices.

[Velvet]

That is one considerate neighbor. I have no problem at all with silent wind chimes.

[BigSteph]

We moved here especially because we had to endure ten years in a multi-family neighborhood with excessive Noise from teenage music and loud cars.

The quiet was a draw for us, too. So far, haven't seen the quiet. Most contractors seem to buy trucks with loud mufflers. Everyone has a different contractor for this and for that. They come in loud any day of the week. I had one sit in his truck yesterday blaring his comedy album. At one point the comedian said F*** this and F*** that. I was outside working in the yard and I noticed that he would wait until a lady or group of ladies were walking dogs and replay that section as they walked by the tinted-windows of his/her loud truck -- I guess to have fun attempting to offend.

As far as multi-generational and teenagers -- didn't leave that behind either. In my new neighborhood, there are still teenagers. Not 30 day visitors either, full families raising kids in the villages. I spoke to one family at the family pool and they were under 50 with 3 kids. They said they were living in the villages on a year rental until they decide if Florida is for them or not -- the husband has just been transferred and the wife was a stay-at-home mother. They were nice, so that was a plus -- and figured it wasn't my job to discuss deed restrictions and renter rules. Another guy is under 45 and raising his 14 or 15 year old alone in a house on the same street. This same guy goes to the quiet pool and blasts AC/DC and Hip Hop music every time.

Apparently, so many people have been bothered by this that a white Villages neighborhood watch truck comes by the quiet pool every 30 minutes each day as a result.

I'm not hating The Villages, but I figured things were going to be a little different -- I guess I am a little disappointed. And yes, I know anyone can buy in The Villages, but was told that not everyone can live in The Villages.

[Velvet]

Document, photograph daily with your cell if necessary and report. This community is based on self monitoring. The Villages respond to reports. They need to be valid though and not just plain harassment. Check deed restrictions. You will be doing us all a favor.

[JMintzer]

Oh please..noise..be grateful u can still hear

What?

[Djean1981]

Same here. We bought a small house on the last street in our village. No through traffic...

[Topspinmo]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

Nothing more noisy than Harley with straight pipes ( baffles removed) or weed eater, blower with muffler baffles removed.

[Velvet]

Nothing more noisy than Harley with straight pipes ( baffles removed) or weed eater, blower with muffler baffles removed.

Yes, but hubby tells me Harley is working on an electric bike. I like them very quiet. The fun in riding for me is in the actual skill of riding. Our BMW LT is quieter than many gas golf carts.

The lawn people drive me nuts! But I keep repeating to myself, they are making noise for a good reason.

[Topspinmo]

Yes, but hubby tells me Harley is working on an electric bike. I like them very quiet. The fun in riding for me is in the actual skill of riding. Our BMW LT is quieter than many gas golf carts.

The lawn people drive me nuts! But I keep repeating to myself, they are making noise for a good reason.


Electric Harley’s will never sell. :)

[Garywt]

I back up to a through street, a couple of blocks from the fire station. The main street noise I notice is the firemen driving their huge fire truck past my house with the sirens going and honking their horn as they blast through the four-way stop at the corner, three houses down. It seems to happen twice a day, right at meal times, and they always seem to be headed North to Highway 42. I've about decided they're just making a BBQ run to Artman's.

On the other hand, I've noticed that the older I get, the more the noise of people having fun without me bothers me, which is odd, since my hearing's getting so bad I have to blast the TV a full volume just to make out what they're saying half the time. So maybe it's just me.

But the great thing about living long enough to see the 21st century, is that now there's a place you can always go to complain about stuff like that -- the interwebs!

Someone burns their dinner everyday, lol.

[Garywt]

We have zero noise from traffic at our house. One day we were sitting on the lanai and the entire fire department was in front of our house and we didn’t hear them. We do hear the trains which we love. Also I do like wind chimes but don’t have any at my house.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please but if noise is bothering you here , then I can only suggest monastery with monks who have taken an oath of silence

[Bogie Shooter]

The quiet was a draw for us, too. So far, haven't seen the quiet. Most contractors seem to buy trucks with loud mufflers. Everyone has a different contractor for this and for that. They come in loud any day of the week. I had one sit in his truck yesterday blaring his comedy album. At one point the comedian said F*** this and F*** that. I was outside working in the yard and I noticed that he would wait until a lady or group of ladies were walking dogs and replay that section as they walked by the tinted-windows of his/her loud truck -- I guess to have fun attempting to offend.

As far as multi-generational and teenagers -- didn't leave that behind either. In my new neighborhood, there are still teenagers. Not 30 day visitors either, full families raising kids in the villages. I spoke to one family at the family pool and they were under 50 with 3 kids. They said they were living in the villages on a year rental until they decide if Florida is for them or not -- the husband has just been transferred and the wife was a stay-at-home mother. They were nice, so that was a plus -- and figured it wasn't my job to discuss deed restrictions and renter rules. Another guy is under 45 and raising his 14 or 15 year old alone in a house on the same street. This same guy goes to the quiet pool and blasts AC/DC and Hip Hop music every time.

Apparently, so many people have been bothered by this that a white Villages neighborhood watch truck comes by the quiet pool every 30 minutes each day as a result.

I'm not hating The Villages, but I figured things were going to be a little different -- I guess I am a little disappointed. And yes, I know anyone can buy in The Villages, but was told that not everyone can live in The Villages.

Report the kids…….
https://districtgov.org/departments/community-standards/communityStandardsFAQ.pdf

[thelegges]

This same guy goes to the quiet pool and blasts AC/DC and Hip Hop music every time.

Apparently, so many people have been bothered by this that a white Villages neighborhood watch truck comes by the quiet pool every 30 minutes each day as a result.

I'm not hating The Villages, but I figured things were going to be a little different -- I guess I am a little disappointed. And yes, I know anyone can buy in The Villages, but was told that not everyone can live in The Villages.

What is a quiet pool? TV has Priority Pools, Regional Pools, Neighborhood Pools, and Family Pools. Not one has a sign that says it’s a quiet pool. Neighborhood pools, are 30 and over, but rarely are they quite

[Calisport]

I told me realtor not close to freeways or even major roads. I’ve done the busy roads and have heard the jerks in their cars. Usually young-uns

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Here's some noise pollution for ya:

AC/DC - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (Official Video) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_IWlPHMziU)

[midiwiz]

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?



Your Thoughts Please

Seriously???? at that age? what are you 99? where is it written that after 55 everything goes dead?

Not only is that idea ridiculous and ignorant it's also insulting. I feel sorry for whoever has to live with you, you must be a real treat.

SMH

[midiwiz]

but if noise is bothering you here , then I can only suggest monastery with monks who have taken an oath of silence
LMAO I like that one!

[midiwiz]

Document, photograph daily with your cell if necessary and report. This community is based on self monitoring. The Villages respond to reports. They need to be valid though and not just plain harassment. Check deed restrictions. You will be doing us all a favor.

oh please yes, and tell me which village because I can give you guys a ton to document... keep you pretty much busy 24x7x365


SMH

[tsmall22204]

The leadership of the state of Florida and the leadership of The Villages is lacking. When the bottom line defines the law of the land we are in trouble.

[DaleDivine]

We have zero noise from traffic at our house. One day we were sitting on the lanai and the entire fire department was in front of our house and we didn’t hear them. We do hear the trains which we love. Also I do like wind chimes but don’t have any at my house.

We have wind chimes but not the tube kind. Ours hardly ever chime because they are heavier flat metal.
We moved here from Hampton Roads area of Virginia. We were directly under and close to Langley Airforce Base. We had jets flying overhead day and night. It's so peaceful and quiet here. Don't mind the truck, motorcycle or lawn people.
:ho::bigbow::bigbow:

[Bay Kid]

Don't forget light pollution!

[La lamy]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned incessant barking as noise pollution. I love dogs and all pets, but owners who let their dogs bark are extremely irresponsible in my book. Where I am right now, I can't go in my yard without the neighbour's dog barking at me like he wants to kill me. The poor dog obviously has emotional issues as he paces and barks non stop, even when there's no one around. I hear him even with the windows closed and the TV on. I personally would muzzle him when outside, or try other devices to train it to not be a nuisance, but some people simply don't give a s..t about other people's quality of life.
:ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:

[tallmanf]

Right up there with bag pipes.

[Girlcopper]

I don't claim t know. I had a friend may years ago, when boom boxes were the rage, they buy them because they know it annoys others.
And you know they bought them to “annoy” people?? Im impressed byt your intuition

[irishwonone]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
I must admit I haven’t seen a problem as yet.

[MandoMan]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

I live one block from Morse and one block from 466, so there is fire station a couple hundred yards away. I keep my windows closed and my air conditioner on all the time. I can sometimes hear a truck or motorcycle go by, but it’s not bad. Even outdoors it isn’t bad. I can often hear the music from Lake Sumter Village at night, but not if the TV is on. However, if I lived six or eight houses closer to 466, the noise would be hard to take.

I doubt that you will convince the state to pass and enforce strict laws regulating muffler noise or convince firetrucks to stop using their sirens. However, there are many thousands of homes farther from a major road than is your house. You might want to consider a move. I have a friend with a lovely home that backs onto Buena Vista, and she is searching for a quieter place. Like you, she can’t take the noise.

[butlerperkins@gmail.com]

2021 0915 Wed @ 07:29
I grew up in a city. I could <hear> the ships horns on the river. I could hear the sound of the street cars’ bells and the street cars stopping and starting. I could hear the sound of dogs barking somewhere among the homes around ours. I could hear the sound of taffy horse-drawn wagon (!) plodding down the street.

I could <smell> the four o’clocks in the afternoon. I could smell freshly mowed lawns.

I could <see> the skyscrapers downtown from the third floor of our home - at one brief point the governor’s mansion for the state.

I am thankful for all of my senses.

But folks, I draw the line on loud internal combustion engines, blaring music (from Abba to Vivaldi to Zeppelin), horns and loud conversation in national parks (and the like).

[Lynnesail]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned incessant barking as noise pollution. I love dogs and all pets, but owners who let their dogs bark are extremely irresponsible in my book. Where I am right now, I can't go in my yard without the neighbour's dog barking at me like he wants to kill me. The poor dog obviously has emotional issues as he paces and barks non stop, even when there's no one around. I hear him even with the windows closed and the TV on. I personally would muzzle him when outside, or try other devices to train it to not be a nuisance, but some people simply don't give a s..t about other people's quality of life.
:ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:

The dogs are taking over, I agree.

[Rzepecki]

Forget about cars, trucks, and motorcycles - thats just temporary.
How about the idiot neighbor with the wind chime 12' away from your lania that runs 24/7 and sounds like someone ringing your doorbell nonstop! - now thats noise pollution!

I love wind chimes! I think the sound is very relaxing.

[Offy22]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

Old people turn crabby but I don’t know how or why.

[MrFlorida]

Don't buy a house near a main road, or the turnpike if you don't want to hear car or truck noise..

[Bogie Shooter]

oh please yes, and tell me which village because I can give you guys a ton to document... keep you pretty much busy 24x7x365


SMH

Lot of supposed knowledge gained in a couple months………..

[Velvet]

oh please yes, and tell me which village because I can give you guys a ton to document... keep you pretty much busy 24x7x365


SMH

If we don’t do our part we become a dump like many uncared for places.

[Rodneysblue]

I back up to a through street, a couple of blocks from the fire station. The main street noise I notice is the firemen driving their huge fire truck past my house with the sirens going and honking their horn as they blast through the four-way stop at the corner, three houses down. It seems to happen twice a day, right at meal times, and they always seem to be headed North to Highway 42. I've about decided they're just making a BBQ run to Artman's.

On the other hand, I've noticed that the older I get, the more the noise of people having fun without me bothers me, which is odd, since my hearing's getting so bad I have to blast the TV a full volume just to make out what they're saying half the time. So maybe it's just me.

But the great thing about living long enough to see the 21st century, is that now there's a place you can always go to complain about stuff like that -- the interwebs!
So you’re the one with the Tv that can be heard out on the street. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Neils]

The leadership of the state of Florida and the leadership of The Villages is lacking. When the bottom line defines the law of the land we are in trouble.

Oops. Your politics is showing.

[Ken D.]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned incessant barking as noise pollution. I love dogs and all pets, but owners who let their dogs bark are extremely irresponsible in my book. Where I am right now, I can't go in my yard without the neighbour's dog barking at me like he wants to kill me. The poor dog obviously has emotional issues as he paces and barks non stop, even when there's no one around. I hear him even with the windows closed and the TV on. I personally would muzzle him when outside, or try other devices to train it to not be a nuisance, but some people simply don't give a s..t about other people's quality of life.
:ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:

Do what I did, offered to buy my neighbor a "bark collar" for their dog. They did not accept it, but the problem went away.

[OhioBuckeye]

How do you know they are Villagers?

Exactly, how do you know they are Villagers! I’ve never saw any Villager or heard of any Villager driving an old beater with the exhaust pipe about ready to fall off.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

So you’re the one with the Tv that can be heard out on the street. ������������������������������ blasting the tv , it doesn’t have to be that way , you can use close captioning it takes only a short time to get used to it and you are doing people in your household and neighbors a favor , I would not be able to watch tv without it

[Geodyssey]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

I've also noticed the increase in noise. Some people are modifying their cart exhaust to make them louder "mas macho".

Expect more of this in the future.

[Velvet]

I have a TV on the lanai and I have asked each neighbor to let me know if it bothers them. No one did. But when my back neighbor closes their shutter I always lower the volume, which I check anyways with a decibel level app on my phone. If I can hear it, that’s good enough. Nobody else has to.

[Velvet]

I've also noticed the increase in noise. Some people are modifying their cart exhaust to make them louder "mas macho".

Expect more of this in the future.

Yes, some people do this to motorcycles too. Invariable they are people who have low self-esteem and the noise is a desperate cry for attention.

[jrzeis@tampabay.rr.com]

I couldn't afford a loud car when I was younger, but now that I can I want to make up for lost time. Which car do you recommend that would be the loudest?

[Road-Runner]

Yes, some people do this to motorcycles too. Invariable they are people who have low self-esteem and the noise is a desperate cry for attention.

Actually, there is a school of thought that Loud Pipes Save Lives for motorcycle riders. (Nearly) silent bikes can be deadly as drivers DO NOT check their mirrors when changing lanes, etc. and more than once I revved my bike when I saw a driver getting 'twitchy' as some do right before changing lanes. I don't have a bike anymore, but when I did it wasn't blaring but it wasn't quiet either. Also, cars changing to use daytime running lights made it less safe for motorcycles which use to stand out more when they were the only ones that ran their headlights at all times.

[Road-Runner]

I couldn't afford a loud car when I was younger, but now that I can I want to make up for lost time. Which car do you recommend that would be the loudest?

Several have 'adaptive' exhaust that have actual valves that open up in the exhaust system at full throttle. A friends Jaguar has it and believe Shelby Mustangs came with it as well. A good set of Borlas or Magnaflows added to almost any vehicle will also take care of it.

[pablo cruze]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
so true
they should ban all of the gasoline golf carts= the people driving these things must be losing their minds creating all of the continual put put put noise.
I car about all of you neighbors that don't like noise, so I have the quieter, cleaner, peppier, electric model. It's the new thing - these lithium batteries and ac motors are pretty cool - long range and fast charge.
Of course, there are any of you fine folks disagree, I could hang some wind chimes from the gc roof....

New topic - Any of you that still may have a REAL sense of humor, do some YouTube surfing for Norm MacDonald content. Funny $hit. RIP Norm,

[pablo cruze]

I couldn't afford a loud car when I was younger, but now that I can I want to make up for lost time. Which car do you recommend that would be the loudest?
Mustang Shelby GT350.

[pablo cruze]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
YOU SHOULD (I state this to "fit in" with the ToTV know it alls), crank this at full volume to drown out the "bad' noise.
Pink Floyd - Time (2011 Remastered) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYX52BP2Sk)

[Two Bills]

blasting the tv , it doesn’t have to be that way , you can use close captioning it takes only a short time to get used to it and you are doing people in your household and neighbors a favor , I would not be able to watch tv without it

................and sometimes, 'live' close captioning is more entertaining than the program you are watching!

[Road-Runner]

:crap2:

[Road-Runner]

Mustang Shelby GT350. Pure Gearhead Music!

[Thaxxx]

The quiet was a draw for us, too. So far, haven't seen the quiet. Most contractors seem to buy trucks with loud mufflers. Everyone has a different contractor for this and for that. They come in loud any day of the week. I had one sit in his truck yesterday blaring his comedy album. At one point the comedian said F*** this and F*** that. I was outside working in the yard and I noticed that he would wait until a lady or group of ladies were walking dogs and replay that section as they walked by the tinted-windows of his/her loud truck -- I guess to have fun attempting to offend.

As far as multi-generational and teenagers -- didn't leave that behind either. In my new neighborhood, there are still teenagers. Not 30 day visitors either, full families raising kids in the villages. I spoke to one family at the family pool and they were under 50 with 3 kids. They said they were living in the villages on a year rental until they decide if Florida is for them or not -- the husband has just been transferred and the wife was a stay-at-home mother. They were nice, so that was a plus -- and figured it wasn't my job to discuss deed restrictions and renter rules. Another guy is under 45 and raising his 14 or 15 year old alone in a house on the same street. This same guy goes to the quiet pool and blasts AC/DC and Hip Hop music every time.

Apparently, so many people have been bothered by this that a white Villages neighborhood watch truck comes by the quiet pool every 30 minutes each day as a result.

I'm not hating The Villages, but I figured things were going to be a little different -- I guess I am a little disappointed. And yes, I know anyone can buy in The Villages, but was told that not everyone can live in The Villages.
The boomer generation (a very large population) are at the age that is nearing death. As they die off their kids will inherent their houses ect.
These days of the lazy worker, it will be easier for the kids(40'to 50's) just to move here and live rather than selling it.
Deed restrictions have no authority over a inherited home. No age restrictions can be enforced. The Villages will be getting younger and younger as time goes on. With that said. These new residents will not have the same retirement goals as we did.

[Topspinmo]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned incessant barking as noise pollution. I love dogs and all pets, but owners who let their dogs bark are extremely irresponsible in my book. Where I am right now, I can't go in my yard without the neighbour's dog barking at me like he wants to kill me. The poor dog obviously has emotional issues as he paces and barks non stop, even when there's no one around. I hear him even with the windows closed and the TV on. I personally would muzzle him when outside, or try other devices to train it to not be a nuisance, but some people simply don't give a s..t about other people's quality of life.
:ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:


I think you’re particular problem you’re not in that house most of time. the dog probably thinks you’re intruder cause he don’t here someone over there? And maybe not?

[Topspinmo]

The boomer generation (a very large population) are at the age that is nearing death. As they die off their kids will inherent their houses ect.
These days of the lazy worker, it will be easier for the kids(40'to 50's) just to move here and live rather than selling it.
Deed restrictions have no authority over a inherited home. No age restrictions can be enforced. The Villages will be getting younger and younger as time goes on. With that said. These new residents will not have the same retirement goals as we did.

Later Boomer’s aren’t that old, most will be around another 15 or 20 years.

[Topspinmo]

Pure Gearhead Music!


Flat plain cranks V8s.

[graciegirl]

The boomer generation (a very large population) are at the age that is nearing death. As they die off their kids will inherent their houses ect.
These days of the lazy worker, it will be easier for the kids(40'to 50's) just to move here and live rather than selling it.
Deed restrictions have no authority over a inherited home. No age restrictions can be enforced. The Villages will be getting younger and younger as time goes on. With that said. These new residents will not have the same retirement goals as we did.


You are incorrect about Deed restrictions not having authority over an inherited home.

The subject...noise pollution is interesting to me. I have an inherited hearing loss. Some people have something called "hyperacusis" where sounds that do not bother other people, bother them.

In an area with a lot of new construction there will be a lot of annoying sounds that will very quickly disappear as that area is finished with construction.

Patience. Grasshopper.

[Tobys Dad]

Get a life.

[henry1224]

Do you hear the train whistles at night?

[Michael G.]

I must admit I haven’t seen a problem as yet.

You mean: " I haven’t heard a problem as yet."

[Bogie Shooter]

The boomer generation (a very large population) are at the age that is nearing death. As they die off their kids will inherent their houses ect.
These days of the lazy worker, it will be easier for the kids(40'to 50's) just to move here and live rather than selling it.
Deed restrictions have no authority over a inherited home. No age restrictions can be enforced. The Villages will be getting younger and younger as time goes on. With that said. These new residents will not have the same retirement goals as we did.

Where did you get the information”no age restrictions can be enforced”?

[Michael G.]

I couldn't afford a loud car when I was younger, but now that I can I want to make up for lost time. Which car do you recommend that would be the loudest?

The loudest:
A new Harley cycle that just left the dealership

[JMintzer]

Just wait until I bring down my Fender Twin Reverb... (guitar players will understand...)

https://media.makeameme.org/created/i-dont-always-dkfe7s.jpg

[Velvet]

Actually, there is a school of thought that Loud Pipes Save Lives for motorcycle riders. (Nearly) silent bikes can be deadly as drivers DO NOT check their mirrors when changing lanes, etc. and more than once I revved my bike when I saw a driver getting 'twitchy' as some do right before changing lanes. I don't have a bike anymore, but when I did it wasn't blaring but it wasn't quiet either. Also, cars changing to use daytime running lights made it less safe for motorcycles which use to stand out more when they were the only ones that ran their headlights at all times.

Yes I heard that saying too but it is not true. I was riding a Kawasaki 6R and if you ride this sport bike you know it revs high and you can hear it 6 blocks away. When the red light changed I held back for a second in the right hand lane, I had the feeling the car on my left may make a right turn from the wrong lane. He didn’t, he started up and was more than half way through the intersection, I decided he was going straight through and throttled up (bike makes ‘wake the dead’ high pitch sound) but as I got half way into the intersection, the driver suddenly made a wide turn, right into me. I considered it my fault. Every time I would have jumped out my bike is way faster than the car and for some reason I didn’t this time. Of course he said, “I didn’t see you.” (White and Kawasaki green bike on a perfect afternoon?) never mentioned HEARING me at all.

[jimjamuser]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please
I agree, I have often posted about excess noise. Particularly noise coming from the pro-type lawnmowers. Many MUST have been modified to have more OPEN and noisy exhaust systems. I doubt that the manufacturers have ones THAT noisy leaving their factories. I have to put on ear defenders when I am inside my house for a lawnmower cutting 2 houses away or across the street - and yes, the windows do rattle. Harley Davidson motorcycles are inherently louder than Honda or Yamaha. Fortunately, where I live, there is NOT too much Harley traffic and they just do one driveby. But, the lawnmowers are nearby for long periods of time and the lots are small and fencing is NOT allowed and there are often few trees or bushes to cancel some of the noise - it travels mostly unimpeded. The younger guys that cut the grass are strangely so immune to noise or so MACHO that they do NOT wear any ear defenders. In a few years, they will be GOOD customers at the hearing aid clinics. They also smoke so much they better hope for lung transplants in 15 years. And the pro lawn mower people drive their trucks like death and the devil are chasing them. I have never seen them get a ticket for speeding and they are always speeding. They also park their trucks and trailers just about in the middle of the street. And if they are mowing a corner lot they INVARIABLY park their rigs in the busier of the 2 possible streets. Its unbelievable - they seem to stir up all my pet peeves. Older TV Land people that do NOT have sensitive HEARING and are practically deaf, Don't realize how lucky THEY REALLY ARE.

[JMintzer]

I agree, I have often posted about excess noise. Particularly noise coming from the pro-type lawnmowers. Many MUST have been modified to have more OPEN and noisy exhaust systems. I doubt that the manufacturers have ones THAT noisy leaving their factories. I have to put on ear defenders when I am inside my house for a lawnmower cutting 2 houses away or across the street - and yes, the windows do rattle. Harley Davidson motorcycles are inherently louder than Honda or Yamaha. Fortunately, where I live, there is NOT too much Harley traffic and they just do one driveby. But, the lawnmowers are nearby for long periods of time and the lots are small and fencing is NOT allowed and there are often few trees or bushes to cancel some of the noise - it travels mostly unimpeded. The younger guys that cut the grass are strangely so immune to noise or so MACHO that they do NOT wear any ear defenders. In a few years, they will be GOOD customers at the hearing aid clinics. They also smoke so much they better hope for lung transplants in 15 years. And the pro lawn mower people drive their trucks like death and the devil are chasing them. I have never seen them get a ticket for speeding and they are always speeding. They also park their trucks and trailers just about in the middle of the street. And if they are mowing a corner lot they INVARIABLY park their rigs in the busier of the 2 possible streets. Its unbelievable - they seem to stir up all my pet peeves. Older TV Land people that do NOT have sensitive HEARING and are practically deaf, Don't realize how lucky THEY REALLY ARE.

That's a lot of pet peeves...

You must have bat ears if you need "ear defenders" inside, due to a lawnmower two houses away...

[Badmood1]

Barking dogs, complaining geezers, and loudmouth drunks all irritate me. I like loud cars and children laughing.

[Topspinmo]

I couldn't afford a loud car when I was younger, but now that I can I want to make up for lost time. Which car do you recommend that would be the loudest?

Hellcat challenge with cutouts.

[Topspinmo]

The loudest:
A new Harley cycle that just left the dealership

Dealers don’t pull the baffles.

[jimjamuser]

Yes, but hubby tells me Harley is working on an electric bike. I like them very quiet. The fun in riding for me is in the actual skill of riding. Our BMW LT is quieter than many gas golf carts.

The lawn people drive me nuts! But I keep repeating to myself, they are making noise for a good reason.
The lawn people could be riding quiet electric lawnmowers if that were the regulation.

[jimjamuser]

The leadership of the state of Florida and the leadership of The Villages is lacking. When the bottom line defines the law of the land we are in trouble.
I agree with this post.

[jimjamuser]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned incessant barking as noise pollution. I love dogs and all pets, but owners who let their dogs bark are extremely irresponsible in my book. Where I am right now, I can't go in my yard without the neighbour's dog barking at me like he wants to kill me. The poor dog obviously has emotional issues as he paces and barks non stop, even when there's no one around. I hear him even with the windows closed and the TV on. I personally would muzzle him when outside, or try other devices to train it to not be a nuisance, but some people simply don't give a s..t about other people's quality of life.
:ohdear: :ohdear: :ohdear:
A barking dog is the product of a bad master - I prefer to avoid those.

[jimjamuser]

Actually, there is a school of thought that Loud Pipes Save Lives for motorcycle riders. (Nearly) silent bikes can be deadly as drivers DO NOT check their mirrors when changing lanes, etc. and more than once I revved my bike when I saw a driver getting 'twitchy' as some do right before changing lanes. I don't have a bike anymore, but when I did it wasn't blaring but it wasn't quiet either. Also, cars changing to use daytime running lights made it less safe for motorcycles which use to stand out more when they were the only ones that ran their headlights at all times.
That loud mufflers save motorcyclist's lives worked only before - everyone now drives around with the A/C on and the windows up.

[BigSteph]

You are incorrect about Deed restrictions not having authority over an inherited home.

The subject...noise pollution is interesting to me. I have an inherited hearing loss. Some people have something called "hyperacusis" where sounds that do not bother other people, bother them.

In an area with a lot of new construction there will be a lot of annoying sounds that will very quickly disappear as that area is finished with construction.

Patience. Grasshopper.

I'm in a neighborhood south of 44. Yeah, I know I bought in a neighborhood with empty lots, but damn, it has been a long summer of 7-day-a-week construction. Fortunately, my section of the neighborhood is coming to a close for construction -- the last house is almost done.

I've learned a few things from this latest purchase: 1) check interstate noise at different hours on different days with different weather, 2) be sure you can tolerate new construction for months on end, and 3) that those obnoxious high school football captains, lead cheerleaders, and home-coming kings and queens are back, albeit 50 years later, and still loud and annoying, but with brittle bones and bad plumbing. Ah..., the circle of life.

[Djean1981]

That is horrible..

[JMintzer]

The lawn people could be riding quiet electric lawnmowers if that were the regulation.

And they would be buying massive amounts of batteries and passing the cost to you...

[JMintzer]

That loud mufflers save motorcyclist's lives worked only before - everyone now drives around with the A/C on and the windows up.

But shouldn't you still be able to hear them, two houses away?

[Byte1]

Do you notice how loud and obnoxious trucks, cars, motorcycles are on the TV streets?

Some days I can't carry on a conversions with friends while my windows rattle from the exhaust noise. :mad:

Those are modified/broken exhaust systems on those vehicles and should be against the law.

Most retirement community's are 55 yrs.+, wouldn't you think at that age, they would have it out of their system?

We have air pollution, water pollution, and now noise pollution.

Your Thoughts Please

Nope, I do not notice that much noise. Perhaps you are too near a main road and should move. I have also heard folks complain about the Pickleball noise. Seems like a lot of things bother the seniors here in the Villages. When you are past the half way point in your life, maybe it's better to set important priorities in one's lifestyle.

[Djean1981]

There are devices that you can put in your yard near your fence that will send an unpleasant tone when barking occurs. Some look like bird houses.
Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Barking-Ultrasonic-Training-Waterproof-Deterrent/dp/B09368MTZ9/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=stop+barking+bird+house&qid=1631796493&sr=8-8)

[JMintzer]

Nope, I do not notice that much noise. Perhaps you are too near a main road and should move. I have also heard folks complain about the Pickleball noise. Seems like a lot of things bother the seniors here in the Villages. When you are past the half way point in your life, maybe it's better to set important priorities in one's lifestyle.

Seems we have a significant # of people who aren't happy unless they're miserable...

[Byte1]

Seems we have a significant # of people who aren't happy unless they're miserable...

Amen to that.

[Djean1981]

Do what I did, offered to buy my neighbor a "bark collar" for their dog. They did not accept it, but the problem went away.

There are devices that you can put in your yard near your fence that will send an unpleasant tone when barking occurs. Some look like bird houses.
Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Barking-Ultrasonic-Training-Waterproof-Deterrent/dp/B09368MTZ9/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=stop+barking+bird+house&qid=1631796493&sr=8-8)

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

................and sometimes, 'live' close captioning is more entertaining than the program you are watching!
This quote you left on my post

[Byte1]

Yes, some people do this to motorcycles too. Invariable they are people who have low self-esteem and the noise is a desperate cry for attention.

And you know this, how?
Did you ever consider that some like the sound of POWER that comes from loud combustible powered machines?

[Two Bills]

This quote you left on my post

I also need captioning to watch television as I am profoundly deaf.
I was referring to some of the inappropriate captions when broadcast is live.
Often funnier than the program being watched

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Sorry I’ve been using cc for many years I don’t see what you have seen

[Velvet]

And you know this, how?
Did you ever consider that some like the sound of POWER that comes from loud combustible powered machines?

Been part of a large motorcycle community (hubby was rider trainer) for decades. Met lots of riders. The noise most often comes from the pipes on the bike.

[jimjamuser]

Nope, I do not notice that much noise. Perhaps you are too near a main road and should move. I have also heard folks complain about the Pickleball noise. Seems like a lot of things bother the seniors here in the Villages. When you are past the half way point in your life, maybe it's better to set important priorities in one's lifestyle.
Pointing out problems IS a 1st step in arriving at solutions - regardless of age.

[jimjamuser]

There are devices that you can put in your yard near your fence that will send an unpleasant tone when barking occurs. Some look like bird houses.
Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Barking-Ultrasonic-Training-Waterproof-Deterrent/dp/B09368MTZ9/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=stop+barking+bird+house&qid=1631796493&sr=8-8)
I agree with the content of this post.

[jimjamuser]

Sorry I’ve been using cc for many years I don’t see what you have seen
I have seen that. The person doing the captioning gets in a hurry or misspells or mishears what is originally said. The result is sometimes humorous!

[Road-Runner]

Dealers don’t pull the baffles. Dealers are happy to sell new bike buyers slip-on mufflers or complete exhaust systems from the likes of Vance & Hines (my last bike) to D&D (my previous). Dealers make way more money on upgrades than they ever do on the bikes themselves, just like options do to a base car.

[Road-Runner]

Yes I heard that saying too but it is not true. I was riding a Kawasaki 6R and if you ride this sport bike you know it revs high and you can hear it 6 blocks away. When the red light changed I held back for a second in the right hand lane, I had the feeling the car on my left may make a right turn from the wrong lane. He didn’t, he started up and was more than half way through the intersection, I decided he was going straight through and throttled up (bike makes ‘wake the dead’ high pitch sound) but as I got half way into the intersection, the driver suddenly made a wide turn, right into me. I considered it my fault. Every time I would have jumped out my bike is way faster than the car and for some reason I didn’t this time. Of course he said, “I didn’t see you.” (White and Kawasaki green bike on a perfect afternoon?) never mentioned HEARING me at all.

I never meant to imply that it worked in all cases, just one more way for a motorcycle to get noticed by otherwise distracted drivers (the majority).

[jimjamuser]

I never meant to imply that it worked in all cases, just one more way for a motorcycle to get noticed by otherwise distracted drivers (the majority).
Windows are up and a/c or heaters in winter are ON for the post-50-year-olds - who are the ones MOST likely to hit a 2 wheel vehicle ( that being scooters, bicycles, AND motorcycles. Conclusion, today loud MC mufflers MEAN almost nothing toward safety. If they meant ANYTHING significant in the way of safety, then I believe that Honda and Yamaha and etc would be loud. Also, some company would make electronic noise for bicycle riders. That does NOT happen, thus proving that Harleys and some Kawasakis are just making their motorcycles LOUD for sales purposes to almost deaf, but very macho John Wayne types. Maybe they SHOULD buy a loud horse with no muffler on its exhaust.

[thelegges]

Seems we have a significant # of people who aren't happy unless they're miserable...

I doubt more than 10% of residents come to this site. That must leave many happy people, or they just don’t use social media to voice an opinion that nobody really care about.