[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

My favorite music is silence. Why is it that some people think that they need to listen to music wherever they go?

Yes! Silence is golden. I don’t even like music in the car or golf cart or at home. I like peace and quiet, and being lost in my own thoughts. I also wish The Villages would turn off their radio station on the porches at the rec centers, and at the family pools. Unpopular opinion I’m sure.

[SaucyJim]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Suggestion. Earbuds!

Current top 40? LMAO!!! There aren't even human musicians playing on that audio torture. I bet we could get a lot more confessions using that music rather than water-boarding. LOL!

And for the record, if they start playing today's top 40 in restaurants, I'll just shop my dollars elsewhere. Vote with your feet -- and your wallet.

[Decadeofdave]

Redsauce does this, sets up a band in a small dining room, can't visit at your table, also orange blossom on occasion, same problem

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by SaucyJim

Restaurants are not nightclubs. I am not old and listen to loud music all the time. I am not saying no music, but appropriate music that allows for conversation over a good meal. I believe Olive Garden has got that right and eat there often for that sole reason. Is it the best Italian food? No. But I can enjoy it with a glass of wine and classy music at a reasonable volume in every one of their locations.

On a related note, even music listened to at low volumes for long periods of time fatigues the ears. Additionally, the latest wireless noise-cancelling technology is causing tinnitus (even in young people) when the headphones are left in the ears for long periods of time. This is true even when there is nothing playing.

Happy 5th of July. I call it the Day After Independence Day.

I get the volume narrative....what is an example of ‘appropriate’ music? Seems pretty subjective, no?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Yes! Silence is golden. I don’t even like music in the car or golf cart or at home. I like peace and quiet, and being lost in my own thoughts. I also wish The Villages would turn off their radio station on the porches at the rec centers, and at the family pools. Unpopular opinion I’m sure.

I like to music (and other constant distracting noise)...

It drowns out the voices in my head...

[Freehiker]

They have a great burger.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

We can't always have what we want and sometimes we must defer to the majority rule.

Be sure to tell them why you won't go back.

I believe the music is controlled by the manager/workers. Not a good thing.

[LeRoySmith]

Reading through this thread certainly is entertaining, lots of emotional responses about food and music. Remember we need to be considerate of each other and nice in our approach to other peoples likes and dislikes. I'm a strong believer that when my actions/choice impacts someone else its gone too far.

I love most music, that doesn't include the 'fringe' stuff like rap, jazz and classical (I just made someone mad after saying we need to be nice to each other). I could listen to it almost all the time and enjoy it loud occasionally. I carry a blue tooth speaker everywhere I go when I'm tinkering and wear earbuds when mowing or pressure washing. All that said, as I age and my ears are turning on me I can't stand background noise when I'm trying to have a conversation. I'm to the point that when I try to communicate to a young woman in a noisy place its a one sided conversation and I end up ****ed at myself for having to ask them to repeat themselves 3 or 4 times.

I avoid places that have a lot of background noise when I want to talk to someone, I find loud conversations as bad as music. Worst of all is when a bunch of people are yelling at each other to talk over the too loud music. Go to the restaurant at Sawgrass when the bar crowd has been overserved, the band is playing and you wanna talk, no go, so just don't go back in those instances.

So here we are 70 years later and one of the things we love the most causes us the most grief (don't tell my wife I said that). I hear whistling/ringing all the time on top of everything else. Hearing aids may help but certainly don't solve the problem.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I like to music (and other constant distracting noise)...

It drowns out the voices in my head...

There is a little yellow pill to amplify the voices.