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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 13:19:15 GMT
Ancient teachings say: like motorcycle and jet ski, wind chime only enjoyable to the owner.
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Post by valleyview on May 27, 2015 13:26:56 GMT
I do not care for wind chimes. Last year we had a death in the family. The neighborhood sent a gift - wind chimes. We had to put them up, but I found a spot near the front door that is protected from all but the worst wind. Now I use them as a weather station, and neighbors that drop by can see them.
Other neighbors have the same chimes, so I do still hear chiming. Basketball shooting from 6:30 a.m. through 10:30 p.m. is annoying too.
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Post by momstime on May 27, 2015 13:35:59 GMT
Just like whistling, wind chimes are a sign of the devil! Ok, I'm kidding...but I'm really not. I think if you live in a quiet neighborhood...or heck, any neighborhood, and you put out wind chimes, you are RUDE. The end
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 27, 2015 13:55:34 GMT
I don't have windchimes. Occasionally, I hear one that sounds pleasant but most often they do not appeal to me.
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Post by metaldancer on May 27, 2015 14:04:22 GMT
Yes, I'm in the minority. I love wind chimes. My across the street neighbor has some and I like hearing them tinkling when I open the window at night. They're soothing to me. I think that's because my Mama has always had eleventy-two sets of chimes at any one give time!
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Post by ~Susan~ on May 27, 2015 14:53:57 GMT
I have a large set of wind chimes. They have a deep resonating sound and love them. I do hang the clanging part up at night or during a storm, so I don't bother anyone.
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Post by mommaho on May 27, 2015 15:02:00 GMT
I love the sound of wind chimes. I would much rather hear chimes than the blasted pet pheasant our neighbors have, they had a pair (which evidently mate for life) but the female just disappeared one day. Now, everyday, all day long the mail calls for her which sounds like a duck screeching like it was being strangled! They also have dogs they keep outside in their barn and pens - 12 of them who bark ALL NIGHT LONG!!!! Lucky for them I can sleep through just about everything!
ETA: I wonder if one of the dogs got the pheasant . . . I wonder what their feed bill is as they also have 2 horses, a goat, cats and ducks!
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Post by mimima on May 27, 2015 15:04:54 GMT
Apparently, I have kind neighbors. I have never had any problems with wind chimes
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Post by moveablefeast on May 27, 2015 15:11:24 GMT
You should expect to wake up one morning and find them gone. Not saying I ever did that. But it could happen. Just sayin'. Those noises do not go on for 24/7 and those noises do not tinkle at a high pitch. Big difference. In my neighborhood the planes and cars are so loud all the time - the planes rattle the windows if the wind is just right. The last flights come in around 11pm. We live smack in between the two big airports in our area and close to two major roads. There are 150 townhouses in my little development so there is always activity. Most of us have soundproof windows now for that reason. So wind chimes are just part of the background noise. You wouldn't even notice it because it is never silent here. It's so different when we go to my in-laws' house in the country and it's so quiet. I do love the silence. Wind chimes would be so annoying in that environment - really intrusive.
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Post by bianca42 on May 27, 2015 15:35:37 GMT
I'm a rude and obnoxious neighbor who has wind chimes hanging on the center of my back deck. If a neighbor expressed displeasure, I'd take them down.
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Post by threegirls on May 27, 2015 15:37:17 GMT
I live across the street from a major hospital and have air-care helicopters fly low over my house. My neighbors have wind chimes. I hate the chimes with more passion than the helicopters!
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Post by anonrefugee on May 27, 2015 15:38:47 GMT
We hung the most beautiful set off our deck. Next to our own bedroom. They didn't last a week.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 15:41:27 GMT
I consider wind chimes just a part of living in a "neighborhood" if you will. I don't think they are any more annoying then yapping dogs, screaming kids, loud trucks or lawn mowers. Just part of it. The way I see it, I pay my mortgage, not anyone else and if I want a damn wind chime on my porch I shall have it. No reason to go all HOA crazy over it.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 15:44:26 GMT
We hung the most beautiful set off our deck. Next to our own bedroom. They didn't last a week. What happened to them?
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Post by Scrappea on May 27, 2015 15:59:45 GMT
That's the reason I haven't put any up even though I love wind chimes (mostly the wood ones). I'm afraid they'll be annoyed and we live over half an acre away from the closest house!
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Post by anonrefugee on May 27, 2015 16:09:52 GMT
We hung the most beautiful set off our deck. Next to our own bedroom. They didn't last a week. What happened to them? They're in garage. We hit them every time we pass to get bikes- like a gooduck charm. I a site those disciples enough to leave up and remember to remove clacker. We aren't that organized. ETA I admire those disciplined ---
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Post by tincin on May 27, 2015 16:43:22 GMT
Actually I have one set right next to my neighbor's DD's bedroom window. I moved them there intentionally because she is such a rude, snobby, bitch. I hope they keep her awake. Luckily all the rest of the bedrooms in the house are at the other end, far, far away from me. Otherwise I couldn't do it because I really like the rest of her family. I know it's passive aggressive but I'm good with that.
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Post by freecharlie on May 27, 2015 16:45:36 GMT
Just like whistling, wind chimes are a sign of the devil! Ok, I'm kidding...but I'm really not. I think if you live in a quiet neighborhood...or heck, any neighborhood, and you put out wind chimes, you are RUDE. The end how quiet though? What about the guy fixing his car and revving the engine or the people out back who arr loud, flowers that smell or bring flying insects, the backyard chicke s. t he loud music, t he basketball...if I had to live my life in a way that didn't bother anyone, I'd never do anything at all.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 16:49:22 GMT
I hate them. I think it's completely rude in a subdivision to hang them. Our neighbors hung them right outside their kitchen window, which is right outside my living room. They were so loud I could hear them over my TV! We politely requested they take them down, which they did with no drama. I think it just doesn't register with people that the sound of a windchime is NOT pleasing to all humans. Lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 16:50:20 GMT
Just like whistling, wind chimes are a sign of the devil! Ok, I'm kidding...but I'm really not. I think if you live in a quiet neighborhood...or heck, any neighborhood, and you put out wind chimes, you are RUDE. The end how quiet though? What about the guy fixing his car and revving the engine or the people out back who arr loud, flowers that smell or bring flying insects, the backyard chicke s. t he loud music, t he basketball...if I had to live my life in a way that didn't bother anyone, I'd never do anything at all. Those are temporary things. They last a bit and then stop. Wind chimes are a nearly constant sound.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 16:51:02 GMT
Actually I have one set right next to my neighbor's DD's bedroom window. I moved them there intentionally because she is such a rude, snobby, bitch. I hope they keep her awake. Luckily all the rest of the bedrooms in the house are at the other end, far, far away from me. Otherwise I couldn't do it because I really like the rest of her family. I know it's passive aggressive but I'm good with that. That's just a crappy thing to do
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Post by tincin on May 27, 2015 16:54:53 GMT
Actually I have one set right next to my neighbor's DD's bedroom window. I moved them there intentionally because she is such a rude, snobby, bitch. I hope they keep her awake. Luckily all the rest of the bedrooms in the house are at the other end, far, far away from me. Otherwise I couldn't do it because I really like the rest of her family. I know it's passive aggressive but I'm good with that. That's just a crappy thing to do I know but I am good with it. I would never do it if it bothered the rest of her family. Perhaps if she acted like a nice human I would as well but there you go, I'm not.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 16:57:14 GMT
I think people who like wind chimes tend to not think before hanging. And sometimes even when they do a shift in wind can make them be heard.
I've got a big set of tuned chimes hanging inside my house. They only make noise if I purposely touch them. One night I heard them going and woke up terrified.. who was in my house and had bumped them in the dark? Then I realized my neighbors had the same set in a patio alcove that was normally out of the wind but a shift in wind from an incoming storm was making their's clang.
I'm not a fan of outdoor ones because of the lack of control over when they clang.
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Post by peasapie on May 27, 2015 16:57:45 GMT
Wow. I can't believe how many people are bothered by them. I don't have them but I always enjoy it when I hear them. I am sure this would not wake me up at night. My cat, however, licking my face--that wakes me up every night.
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Post by freecharlie on May 27, 2015 16:58:36 GMT
how quiet though? What about the guy fixing his car and revving the engine or the people out back who arr loud, flowers that smell or bring flying insects, the backyard chicke s. t he loud music, t he basketball...if I had to live my life in a way that didn't bother anyone, I'd never do anything at all. Those are temporary things. They last a bit and then stop. Wind chimes are a nearly constant sound. do you live where the wind always blows?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 17:00:44 GMT
Those are temporary things. They last a bit and then stop. Wind chimes are a nearly constant sound. do you live where the wind always blows? Bitchy much? Hey guess what - I don't agree with you! Wind chimes are annoying! Sorry you're apparently personally affronted by my viewpoint. Lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 17:02:02 GMT
My apartment is in sort of a courtyard. So when I bought a big wind chime I decided not to put it outside on my balcony because of the echo affect it could have in the courtyard. Instead I hung them on the curtain rod for the sliding glass door thinking when a breeze came through the door I could enjoy the sound inside my apartment and not bother anyone else in the complex.
One night I was in bed and all of a sudden I heard the wind chimes ringing away. I live in CA and my first thought was there was an earthquake but realized the bed wasn't shaking. Then I thought someone was breaking in so I got up to investigate. I went out to the living room and there was my cat Fred standing on top of the TV next to the door batting the chimes back and forth. Needless to say they were moved the next day to someplace where the little stinker couldn't reach them.
I like to hear wind chimes and I do put smaller ones out on my balcony. But they don't bother anyone at night as the bedrooms are at the opposite end of the balcony. Besides the apartment is by a freeway and with car noises I doubt very much many folks can even hear the chimes.
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Post by freecharlie on May 27, 2015 17:37:12 GMT
do you live where the wind always blows? Bitchy much? Hey guess what - I don't agree with you! Wind chimes are annoying! Sorry you're apparently personally affronted by my viewpoint. Lol. while I definitely can he bitchy, it was an honest question. I don't live where the wind always blows so the sound would not be constant. When the wind does blow, it often howls and I'd guess the chimes wouldn't do very well in that wind. Oh and I don't care if you agree with me or nit, I'll reply if/when I feel the need to.
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Post by SunnySmile on May 27, 2015 17:42:44 GMT
Considering the fact that I want to open fire with a bazooka on ever bird in my neighborhood when they wake me up at 4:30 in the morning every.damn.morning, wind chimes is not something I would handle well at all. Ditto! The damn things start singing way before daylight! I once had a woodpecker that decided to knock on the wall outside where our bed was. I wanted a bazooka for that too. I've never had to deal with wind chimes, but I can see how that would be annoying.
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Post by gmcwife1 on May 27, 2015 17:45:22 GMT
Same for me! I'm very sensitive to noise and hate wind chimes, whistling, humming, any of those types of noises!! I am certain there's a lot more noise around you that you are aware. You simply have become accustomed to them. Air planes, trains, cars, all kinds of noise makers all around us. I remember after 911 when all airflight was grounded, how much quieter it was at night. I do not live near an airport and was unaware of all the noise planes actually made, until they didn't Of course there is, but that doesn't mean I think my neighbors should have to listen to my noises and I would prefer to not listen to their noises
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