tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post4975640282734688217..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Peace And QuietGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-91216070956460962762017-04-03T13:37:56.091-03:002017-04-03T13:37:56.091-03:00As soon as I logged on all I could see were the wo...As soon as I logged on all I could see were the words Peace and Quiet. How funny that I felt myself immediately relax - just looking at those two suggestive words! We live in a growing city. When we moved here 35 years ago there were no main roads near our house. Now there is a 6 lane highway on the other side of a vacant 2 acre lot behind us - roaring cars, motorcycles, sirens, down shifting semi trucks - ugh. I have been trying to convince my husband (a man who hates change) to move for years because the house is too large for just two of us and because of the noise which I absolutely find stressful and irritating. At this point I'm longing to live a spartan life in a very small home surrounded by the quiet of the woods with as few people around as possible. Unfortunately we have a simple, successful business and our kids all live here so we're not going anywhere, but I'm still campaigning for a move to a quieter area in town. Enjoy your peace, quiet, solitude, nature and darkness for all of us and keep blogging about it!Devahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712671095864974658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-25922345700240563062017-03-31T18:44:50.306-03:002017-03-31T18:44:50.306-03:00I agree with Marla, I am very envious. Growing up...I agree with Marla, I am very envious. Growing up in Oregon, a huge state, there were only 2 million in the whole state. Now there are 2.3 million in just the Portland metro area where I live. And constant city noise. Most of the time it is OK, guess I tune it out. But when I read about the quiet you have...I realize the noise I live in, and dream of moving to a quiet place. Enjoy what you have, along with that darkness and the ability to see the stars so well - what a gift. -MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-71098986779398254522017-03-31T13:13:01.755-03:002017-03-31T13:13:01.755-03:00Oh how envious I am of your quiet and solitude. Ov...Oh how envious I am of your quiet and solitude. Over the past several years the encroaching urban sprawl has taken over our senses. We used to hear cows, donkeys and chickens along with bird song. Now it's rumbling of motors and sirens day and night. I wish to see the night sky just once more before I die, but the light pollution here makes that impossible. Gone the wild life that wandered through our yard, at least in numbers that I can see. It makes my heart break.<br /><br />As for the phone, we still have a landline and it rings constantly. Never anything that is actually for us, just an intrusion into home from people trying to scam and sell us things. They know that many elderly people still have landlines and they prey on them. I have a cell phone, but I turn it on infrequently. That's the way to go.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823027336359766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-80722922181497346292017-03-31T10:47:54.545-03:002017-03-31T10:47:54.545-03:00Annie,
I remember when Linda and I got rid of our...Annie,<br /><br />I remember when Linda and I got rid of our land line and pre-digital answering machine (that we were trying to make last as long as we could). The mechanism of the machine was so loud and clicky that even with the sound turned off it was still a major intrusion in our small apartment. We replaced it with a cell phone that is now turned off for most of the day. <br /><br />Any phone is an invitation to harassment. I finally told my bank to NEVER call me unless there is a problem with my account. No, I don't want to hear you trying to up-sell me several times a month. Go away, please.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-2529040064927253642017-03-31T08:52:46.526-03:002017-03-31T08:52:46.526-03:00I increased the quiet around here by canceling my ...I increased the quiet around here by canceling my land line. It felt like I was paying so people could harrass me. Absolutely everything becomes a medium for the advertisers. I already notice the peace of not having to screen calls. I did it to counter the increase in my wifi bill. My former job had all kinds of ringing phones, so I enjoy the quiet even more.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537467381822778488noreply@blogger.com