Does anyone hear the hum?

[floo]

"HUMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Always thought that hum was the sound of the trains (passenger and coal) that pass 50 yards from our house every 15 - 20 minutes.

Poor you!

[OH MY WORLD!]

Yes you do Harrowby, you are not slow. You are trying to be anal retentive though. Sorry fella but I find this hum to be CRAZIES dude!

[Hope]

"HUMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Always thought that hum was the sound of the trains (passenger and coal) that pass 50 yards from our house every 15 - 20 minutes.

Poor you!

Not really.  With the exception of a few passenger trains with poor brakes, they are all remarkably quiet.  In fact what worries me is the nights I'm away and I don't feel the place I'm staying shaking at 10.30pm and 3am when the loaded coal train goes past our house.

[BashfulAnthony]

"HUMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Always thought that hum was the sound of the trains (passenger and coal) that pass 50 yards from our house every 15 - 20 minutes.

Poor you!

Not really.  With the exception of a few passenger trains with poor brakes, they are all remarkably quiet.  In fact what worries me is the nights I'm away and I don't feel the place I'm staying shaking at 10.30pm and 3am when the loaded coal train goes past our house.

I used to live next to a line, and I got used to it, even the vibrations.  Still better than lots of traffic.

[Hope]

I used to live next to a line, and I got used to it, even the vibrations.  Still better than lots of traffic.

When I was a child living in Oxford, we could hear the mainline trains running the other side of the Isis (the river that joins ther Cherwell in the middle of Oxford and creates the Thames).  That was over half a mile away!!

[OH MY WORLD!]

I pity people that have had wind farms built in their areas.

[BashfulAnthony]

Sure Harrowby, my pleasure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhQ9HquDNEM

I'm sorry, Johnny, I understand neither the connection with this thread nor the observations of an animator on the behaviour of cats has to do with your single word contribution in your earlier response.

JC, like his "God", moves in mysterious ways. 

Nothing mysterious about your ways, though.  We just need to guess which template is coming out today.

Yes dear, you're right of course, as always! 

Why, thank you:  compliments are always welcome, whatever the source.

[Hope]

I pity people that have had wind farms built in their areas.

I know a couple of families who live near such places.  After the initial shock - because of the changed circumstances - most people get used to them, in the same way that people who live close to main roads, railway lines - even airports - get used to them.

[OH MY WORLD!]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

[BeRational]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

I must admit I quite like them. I find them very soothing.

[floo]

I like wind turbines and would have been happy to have seen them in the 'miracle' field at our previous property, which was in an elevated position. However, I suspect the neighbours might not have been too enthusiastic!

[Shaker]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

What 'health complaints'?

What 'changes in livestock'?

[OH MY WORLD!]

You can start by reading up on wind turbine syndrome.

[Nearly Sane]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Wind_Turbine_Syndrome

[OH MY WORLD!]

How foolish to depend on wiki. It blatantly lies.

Check the facts duh!  Dr. Pierpont's book, Wind Turbine Syndrome, was indeed peer reviewd. And then have a cookie.

[OH MY WORLD!]

You want a real hum then go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO53YqA0D9M

[Harrowby Hall]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

I must admit I quite like them. I find them very soothing.

Me too,

I just wish the blades were attractive, like the rainbow effect on a cd

As I drive through France I see many places where there are wind turbines. I find them rather stately and magnificent. Where I see them in clusters, in areas like the Beauce, I think that they add interest and provide a focus in an otherwise boring vista.

I don't find them intrusive, like Victorian railways they often integrate themselves into the landscape.

And as for Wind Turbine Syndrome, here is a summary of a multidiscipline (psychology, engineering, built environment) peer-reviewed report from the University of Nottingham.


http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2013/march/personality-clue-to-wind-turbine-syndrome.aspx

[Nearly Sane]

How foolish to depend on wiki. It blatantly lies.

Check the facts duh!  Dr. Pierpont's book, Wind Turbine Syndrome, was indeed peer reviewd. And then have a cookie.

The detail of why it is not lying is covered in the article, the claim to be peer reviewed is invalid and the study is useless for the reasons in the article.

[King Oberon]

Hum?? Aliens 

[Jack Knave]

Hope,
It is a fact that the number of health complaints from those living near wind farms is growing. Some may get use to it but more and more are not. Farmers are even seeing a change in their livestock.

I must admit I quite like them. I find them very soothing.

Me too,

I just wish the blades were attractive, like the rainbow effect on a cd

As I drive through France I see many places where there are wind turbines. I find them rather stately and magnificent. Where I see them in clusters, in areas like the Beauce, I think that they add interest and provide a focus in an otherwise boring vista.

I don't find them intrusive, like Victorian railways they often integrate themselves into the landscape.

And as for Wind Turbine Syndrome, here is a summary of a multidiscipline (psychology, engineering, built environment) peer-reviewed report from the University of Nottingham.


http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2013/march/personality-clue-to-wind-turbine-syndrome.aspx

A similar thing might be said of Heathrow if you are only passing it by but it is another issue for those living nearby who have endure it each day.