Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke
to the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's
no emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running.
At least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
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Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas >decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke
to the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's
no emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running.
At least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke
to the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's
no emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running.
At least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
As to whether it's illegal, IANAL, but I doubt it, based on police
vehicles chirping their sirens to get through traffic lights.
Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke to
the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's no emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running. At
least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
On Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:00:23 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas
decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke to
the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's no
emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running. At
least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
I was once startled by the blast of a fire truck approaching
some block party or something -- I don't recall exactly -- that
was populated by lots of children. This led to the inference that
if kids loved it, it must be OK.
On 12/6/2021 2:38 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
On Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:00:23 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas
decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke to
the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's no
emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running. At
least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
I was once startled by the blast of a fire truck approaching
some block party or something -- I don't recall exactly -- that
was populated by lots of children. This led to the inference that
if kids loved it, it must be OK.
Yes. During the lock down drive-by birthday (and other) parties were
popular in many places including here. Cars were decked out and would
drive through the neighborhood honking. Sometimes, like for the 8-year
old returning home from the hospital in remission or the 100th birthday, police and/or emergency vehicles would join them with the sirens going intermittently.
On Monday, December 6, 2021 at 10:47:03 AM UTC-5, Jay E. Morris wrote:
On 12/6/2021 2:38 AM, Charles Packer wrote:
On Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:00:23 +0000, Keith F. Lynch wrote:Yes. During the lock down drive-by birthday (and other) parties were
Am I the Grinch? (AITG)
As I was walking home yesterday, a firetruck turned on its siren full
blast just as they were slowly passing me. My ears were ringing for
over an hour.
It stopped a little ways ahead of me. It was covered with Christmas
decorations, Santa was in it, and it I could faintly hear that it was
playing Christmas tunes. There was obviously no emergency. I spoke to
the driver, and asked him to please not use the siren when there's no
emergency, as it can cause permanent hearing damage to nearby
pedestrians. He replied, but I couldn't hear what he said. A few
minutes later it passed me again, with the siren once again running. At >> >> least this time I had time to cover my ears.
Has this happened to anyone else?
So, am I the Grinch, or were they acting unreasonably and illegally?
I was once startled by the blast of a fire truck approaching
some block party or something -- I don't recall exactly -- that
was populated by lots of children. This led to the inference that
if kids loved it, it must be OK.
popular in many places including here. Cars were decked out and would
drive through the neighborhood honking. Sometimes, like for the 8-year
old returning home from the hospital in remission or the 100th birthday,
police and/or emergency vehicles would join them with the sirens going
intermittently.
I moved into a house on the Connecticut shoreline about a dozen years ago.
It was situated on a residential street that connected the village green and >its commercial district with US Hwy 1, another commercial street, aka "the >Post Road." One August Saturday morning I was blasted out of bed by fire >engine sirens that would not stop. It was the "Engine 260 Antique Fire >Apparatus Show and Muster," and a motorcade of equipment traveled a 45- >minute route through town, ending at a local park north of the Post Rd,
maybe a mile from my house on the same street. I had no idea that was on >that morning!
This was the house that caught fire a few years later, forcing me to move.
I didn't mind the fire engines that night!
When I was living in Kingston, NH, a fire truck would come into our
quiet, dead-end road every year with siren blaring, lots of lights, and
a guy in a Santa suit. This was directly in front of the town forest, so
it must have scared a lot of wildlife.
On 12/5/21 10:07 AM, Gary McGath wrote:
When I was living in Kingston, NH, a fire truck would come into our
quiet, dead-end road every year with siren blaring, lots of lights, and
a guy in a Santa suit. This was directly in front of the town forest, so
it must have scared a lot of wildlife.
I neglected to mention that they did this well after dark, so the main
effect on kids was to wake them up.
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I note you made your first report on the Eve of St Nicholas, on which
night he should arrive by ship! Kingston may be too far inland for that.
Kevrob wrote:
I note you made your first report on the Eve of St Nicholas, on
which night he should arrive by ship! Kingston may be too far
inland for that.
Does he arrive at all seaports on the same night? (That should be
well within the ability of someone with the Santa Claus superpower.)
If so, it would have been an easy drive to Portsmouth or Gloucester
to see him.
Gary McGath <ga...@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:
Kevrob wrote:
I note you made your first report on the Eve of St Nicholas, on
which night he should arrive by ship! Kingston may be too far
inland for that.
Does he arrive at all seaports on the same night? (That should beMost people who believe in him are too young to drive.
well within the ability of someone with the Santa Claus superpower.)
If so, it would have been an easy drive to Portsmouth or Gloucester
to see him.
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