It shook the pictures off my walls!
It's just Mark and I at home tonight, Sebastian decided to go back to my sister's house for the night and will be home in the morning.
When it's just Mark and I, the house is super quiet.
I'm doing my thing on my computer, and he's doing his thing on the Xbox playing PSU
We stopped for awhile earlier, ate enchiladas while we watched the movie I reviewed below, and then we both went back to our thing.
Anyway, we were both just doing our thing a few minutes ago when we hear this loud boom boom thud, boom boom thud, coming from the sub woofers of a car coming down the street.
It started getting louder and louder, and then the windows and walls started shaking, 3 pictures fell of the wall from behind the couch which is not by the window I might add, it's an interior wall.
I thought for sure this car was in my driveway, that's how loud and how bad the windows and walls were shaking, so I got up and opened the front door, about to seriously bitch someone out.
There was no car in the driveway, not in front of my mailbox or my neighbors, or even the next duplex over to my left.
The car was 4 houses down and driving super slow like maybe he was looking for an address or something.
It was that far away but it still sounded like he was right in my driveway!
Sarasota has some pretty tough noise ordinances.
If it can be heard by a police officer 25 feet away, it's too loud.
My driveway is about 25 feet long, and this car was 4 houses away and we could still hear it and feel the bass.
Sarasota has an impound law now as well as fines associated with loud noise.
On April 22nd, the city commission approved a version of the new city laws that would result in a warning for the first offense, the second time, violators are required to pay a $25 fine, plus more than $150 in fees, and the vehicle is impounded. The fine jumps to $250 for the second offense and $500 the third time.
If a cop had been on my street, this guy would have been so totally busted.
Why the hell do they need to have the music that freaking loud?
I love music, I love loud music, I fall asleep at night with my headphones in and the volume all the way up, but when driving in a car, that loud is not only annoying, but dangerous.
If someone honks at them, they can't hear the car horn, if an emergency vehicle is coming with sirens blasting, they can't hear it.
I mean, it was 11pm and he's driving through a residential neighborhood that fucking loud.
There's just no need for it.
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I remember this time when these people across the street were having a party, and they were using someone's car stereo, parked in their driveway, for music. I swear, it vibrated the whole house, and it did knock a picture or two off the wall! It was in the middle of the afternoon, but I called the cops anyway. The cop heard the noise through the phone, and someone came right out and made them turn it down.
I can only imagine what four houses away must have been like.
I also don't see how people can drive like this. Why do car stereos need to be so loud, anyway? Who needs to hear it outside of the car? I think the loudest ours have ever been turned up was maybe one tenth of the way. You're right, too loud while driving is too dangerous.
Oh, and you gotta love these cars that are falling apart, held together with duct tape...but man, do they have some seriously kick-assed sound systems. WTF? Yet we see (and hear) this around here all the time! I don't get it.
Posted by: Christine | May 3, 2008 11:51 PM
I love loud music, too, but damn! I do not want to hear what someone else is listening to, and sound ordinances aside, it's just plain rude to think that everyone needs to hear your music!
When my ex husband and I were dating, I lived in a trailer and he had huge, loud system in his car. Every day when he'd come to pick me up, it would make our entire trailer shake. It embarrassed me, but I couldn't make him stop.
But...."if it's too loud, you're too old!" (j/k) Remember that? Haha. Wonder when that shirt is going to make a comeback, like everything else in the 80s?
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | May 4, 2008 12:20 AM
Ever since I hit 50, I go around turning down the volume on EVERYthing....LOL
Posted by: Chris (Singer) | May 4, 2008 8:28 AM