Tim BrayWFH downside: Someone is always mowing their lawn or, worse, leaf-blowing, when you're about to do an online meeting. *sigh*
Robin Stephenson@timbray a near neighbour once tortured me with hours of noisy lawnmowing despite all the houses near here having rather small gardens; it later transpired they were using the mower to chop up a pile of prunings
Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦@timbray yep, same. I think it was a tablesaw that interrupted me a few minutes ago on a Teams call.
noahm@timbray and in the winter it's snowblowers! At least I've got my windows closed then.
And don't get me started about the barking dogs!
And don't get me started about the barking dogs!
Stewart Russell@timbray at least it's not the kids from the school behind you who want their ball back from your garden
Nelson Minar@timbray I have concrete construction projects in both houses on either side of me.
Pamela Fox@timbray We had a live stream with a colleague who forgot his good mic at work and had a neighbor start lawnmowing right next to his window. You can hear it on the recording:
https://www.youtube.com/live/B47QNc7xRbg?si=wqzhg6yllVKuYSNo&t=780
Sooo distracting. He never left his Mic behind again. :)
https://www.youtube.com/live/B47QNc7xRbg?si=wqzhg6yllVKuYSNo&t=780
Sooo distracting. He never left his Mic behind again. :)
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TheWoddenheaded has moved@pamelafox @timbray my neighbour was practicing his bagpipes this afternoon…
@TheWoodenheaded @timbray lol I tried learning harmonica once, but our cat HATED the sound of me practicing it. no more harmonica!
Lars Hesel Christensen@timbray leafblowers! Don't get me started!
Eric Vitiello@timbray the timing is impeccable
Judy Anderson@timbray You need a better microphone. My coworkers swear they can't hear a thing when there's a cacophony outside.
Peter Ludemann@timbray Gasoline-powered leaf blowers are allowed in Vancouver?
Jochie 👨🏻💻🏳️🌈@timbray Yeah, there are days that I seriously consider driving to the company office: Landscapers/leaf-blowers, maintenance down the street, construction a few streets over, etc.
Thankfully with noise cancelling it's mostly a problem for me, not the people on the other side of the call.
Anja T@timbray Or a dog barking!!😂 Or the clock chimes Westminster on the hour! Yep!