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The fan on my video card has lost a bearing, so it now makes a constant buzz. It's not loud as such, but it is intensly annoying. I found a packet of HDFoam ear plugs and shoved them into my ears. Bliss! As I type this the loudest thing I can hear is my own breathing.

You don't realize how noisy a town is until you deaden all sound for a while. The constant background hum of a city is very noticable when I take the ear pugs out.

Date: 8 Aug 2003 01:43 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raki.livejournal.com
...and you live out in Dubbo.

Date: 8 Aug 2003 06:05 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
Yes! Imagin living in Sydney... oh, you do.

You should try it. You can get the earplugs from store that sell safety equipment. They're about 50c a packet

Date: 8 Aug 2003 07:24 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lizardling.livejournal.com
ISTR there are different classifications of earplugs -- some are pansy-ass, some are decent, and some are industrial quality.

Date: 8 Aug 2003 20:41 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
These are industrial safety plugs. You can operate a concrete saw while wearing them and not worry about damage to your hearing.

Date: 8 Aug 2003 09:15 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hopeforyou.livejournal.com
I didn't notice much noise where you are other than those technicolour budgies next door. What other sounds do your hear without ear plugs?

Date: 8 Aug 2003 20:44 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
The budgies have gone! He sold them so he could rebuild the aviary.

What I noticed most was how loud the general rumble of traffic is, even though the main roads are 2km away.

Date: 8 Aug 2003 15:47 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] makovette.livejournal.com
Must be one helluva video card if you can park a van on it ;-P

Mako
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Date: 8 Aug 2003 18:42 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
I'm going to fix that typo so your comment will make no sense. So there.

New video card has a huge chunk of Silver as a heat sink. NO FAN!

Date: 8 Aug 2003 21:38 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] makovette.livejournal.com
Hey! That's cheatin' dammit! ;-P

Fanless in Dubbo? Who's gonna care for the bats?

CYa!
Mako

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