Reply #62: This is just part of the audio-visual clutter that goes along with our society...

[KansDem]

I know this person is suffering from mechanical noise, but I can't help but believe it is permitted to continue because we've become insensitive to noise in general.

For example, I've been sensitive for some time to the noise we're all exposed to when we set foot out our front doors. I don't understand why CorpUSA needs to push TeeVee images and sound at us, but it does. I find such crap annoying and refuse to eat or drink at such places.

I don't mind listening to soft music that enhances the ambiance of a restaurant. But so often eateries will pipe in loud "Top Forty" that detracts from the environment. And TeeVee? PLEASE!!! If I wanted to watch the fucking TeeVee I'd stay and home and eat, and not spend $10, $20, or $30 or more.

It's just an example of how ignorant or uncivil we've become with regard to "polite" entertainment.

I just say "the Hell with it" and stay home...

edited for clarification.