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Monday, June 16, 2003
Hell is other people and their stereo systems Last night, for some reason, a batch of people down the street decided to have a party. I hesitate to call it a block party, because most of the block didn't seem to know about it; but the people having the party did close the street for it (by parking their car across the entrance to the street). And then there was the music. Loud, loud, loud music. So loud it hurt my ears while I was in my house behind closed doors on the other end of the block. Ear plugs didn't help, playing our own music didn't help, retreating to the farthest room didn't help. I was tempted to sit on the front steps and practice the French horn for the first time in eight years, but I figured I'd probably get in trouble for disturbing the peace. I couldn't find any information on noise ordinances; there's gotta be some law against having hideously loud music outside after 11 p.m. on the eve of a weekday, doesn't there? (I'm going to e-mail my brother, a Philly cop, about it.) At 11:30, when I was on the Philadelphia Police Department Web site trying to figure out who to call to report them, they finally turned off the music and went inside. And we went to bed at last. I'd wish a pox on them, but since there actually is a pox going around, that's probably not politically correct. So I'll just wish a lightning strike on their stereo system. [ at 12:08 PM • by Abby • permalink • ] |
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