Neighbor's generator is LOUD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens, what - twice a year - live with it! Most of my neighbors have generators and run them continually for light, the fridge, TV...it's not like it's forever. We power up everything but the AC, and sure, it may be loud, but it's a necessity. A Supreme Court Justice lives behind us and he's never bitched.

These are not ordinary times, ask your neighbors to move the generator and if they can't, live with it.

We need to establish a DCUM Pointless Bragging Hall of Fame, and install this post as the star exhibit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Do you seriously think that those of us who are self-sufficient b/c we have small kids and elderly parents give a rat's ass about your interrupted sleep?

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Wow. Yes, sense of entitlement. YOU are the problem. YOU, times a couple of million people, are the problem with the whole country.

NP here, but it's so funny that YOUR sense of entitlement (for uninterupted sleep) trumps the pp's sense of entitlement for electricity. Hypocritical much?

We have a loud generator and offered extension cords to our neighbors. they not only took us up on it, but after a couple days told us they were so greatful for it all night long.

[Anonymous]

You hens are still a clucking away about this?

Don't you get bored? 7 pages? I read through the first page and that was all that was needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who have a generator that is meeting your needs and is quiet - can you post the make and model?

http://www.youtube.com/user/CumminsPowerGen#p/c/5276D8A6317FEFB2/17/8RtBIIz73Nc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So saving your food from spoiling is more important than your neighbors getting peace and quiet during sleep hours?

I do not have a generator, nor have I been bothered by a neighbor's generator, but it blows my mind that people think just because they bought it, they have a right to use it during sleep hours and make their neighbors' lives hell. I just don't get where the entitlement comes from.

sense of entitlement?

Do you seriously think that those of us who are self-sufficient b/c we have small kids and elderly parents give a rat's ass about your interrupted sleep?

FWIW, we have a pricey brand that it not as noisy as your typical generators. And no, we're not rich - just smart enough to have saved.

The well-being of my kids (that they're fed, warm in winter, and clean) and the health of my mother (who's on meds that need refrigeration) are more important to me than your fucking 8 hours of sleep.

Get over YOURSELF.

Charming response... Where did you learn your manners anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Do you seriously think that those of us who are self-sufficient b/c we have small kids and elderly parents give a rat's ass about your interrupted sleep?

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Wow. Yes, sense of entitlement. YOU are the problem. YOU, times a couple of million people, are the problem with the whole country.

NP here, but it's so funny that YOUR sense of entitlement (for uninterupted sleep) trumps the pp's sense of entitlement for electricity. Hypocritical much?

We have a loud generator and offered extension cords to our neighbors. they not only took us up on it, but after a couple days told us they were so greatful for it all night long.

Not at all. I wasn't thinking of myself, I was thinking of her poor neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Do you seriously think that those of us who are self-sufficient b/c we have small kids and elderly parents give a rat's ass about your interrupted sleep?

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Wow. Yes, sense of entitlement. YOU are the problem. YOU, times a couple of million people, are the problem with the whole country.

NP here, but it's so funny that YOUR sense of entitlement (for uninterupted sleep) trumps the pp's sense of entitlement for electricity. Hypocritical much?

We have a loud generator and offered extension cords to our neighbors. they not only took us up on it, but after a couple days told us they were so greatful for it all night long.

The difference is, I am not the one who is disturbing anyone else. It goes without saying, naturally, that if there is a medical issue involved then that is an entirely different story. One cannot run the generator all day long, then turn it off for even 6-7 hours at night? Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Even the quiet generators (Generac, Cummins) appear to exceed the Arlington Cty. noise ordinance limits for night use (if anyone wanted to be technical about it) ... the old ones are very noisy, we'll be doing a 17-20kw Generac in the next year probably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So saving your food from spoiling is more important than your neighbors getting peace and quiet during sleep hours?

I do not have a generator, nor have I been bothered by a neighbor's generator, but it blows my mind that people think just because they bought it, they have a right to use it during sleep hours and make their neighbors' lives hell. I just don't get where the entitlement comes from.

sense of entitlement?

Do you seriously think that those of us who are self-sufficient b/c we have small kids and elderly parents give a rat's ass about your interrupted sleep?

FWIW, we have a pricey brand that it not as noisy as your typical generators. And no, we're not rich - just smart enough to have saved.

The well-being of my kids (that they're fed, warm in winter, and clean) and the health of my mother (who's on meds that need refrigeration) are more important to me than your fucking 8 hours of sleep.

Get over YOURSELF.

Charming response... Where did you learn your manners anyway?

I have manners. In fact, if I didn't, my neighbors on both sides would not have thanked us again and again for saving them during Snowmageddon.

Again, I do not apologize for being self-sufficient.

I am just happy knowing I can care for my family during difficult times - WITHOUT having to rely on others.

[Anonymous]

We have a whole house generator. It has come in handy a few times since we installed it. We reached out to our other 2 other neighbors that don't have a generator and offered them to run an extension cord to their fridge so it would not spoil. We also opened up our house to shower, sleep, hang out, watch TV, really whatever they needed... they took us up on the offer. We figured it would be super rude to ask them to sit there in the heat (or cold) and the dark listening to our generator. That would add insult to injury IMO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread (and peoples behavior this weekend), makes me think the Mayans may have been on to something.

You mean you would have preferred a base 20 numeral system?

I had no idea the Mayans were into base 20. I would only be 28 I guess. Hmm, maybe I do prefer it.

Yeah, it's called a vigesimal system, pretty cool. It was somewhat common in Europe too. Still survives in modern-day French: quatre-vingts for 80, for example.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal

That's pretty interesting. The name sounds like some kind of vaginal balm though.

[Anonymous]

Noise is way less objectionable when you are the one making it. That said, go buy a cheap generator, take the muffler OFF and run it whenever you feel like it.

[Anonymous]

I'm in MoCo. My 90something year old neighbor just passed away. While he was alive, I didn't want to say anything, but the generator he has keeps us up at night. I am thinking to say something to his son, who is selling the house. but does anyone know how I might go about measuring the sound to see if it complies with regulations? And would an inspection upon sale check such a thing? MoCo said there are regulations as to noise at night, but again, don't know how to gauge the sound level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in MoCo. My 90something year old neighbor just passed away. While he was alive, I didn't want to say anything, but the generator he has keeps us up at night. I am thinking to say something to his son, who is selling the house. but does anyone know how I might go about measuring the sound to see if it complies with regulations? And would an inspection upon sale check such a thing? MoCo said there are regulations as to noise at night, but again, don't know how to gauge the sound level.

The generator runs all the time?

[Anonymous]

There are noise ordinances for a reason. Report it.