Oh, I agree with that, Amamba. I'm talking about situations where those rules aren't in effect already. I'd certainly agree that removing a Quiet Zone would be bad for the buyers.
I also think it's totally okay to petition for a Quiet Zone. I just find it odd that people are surprised that the trains make noise when they move near train tracks, that's all. I'm not trying to be insulting. It's just... strange to me, that's all.
Because said person will then cause private entity and/or public use of taxpayers money to subsidize the value of the home that they probably paid a reduced price for precisely for that reason.
Sure if the person complaining does not care about having to pay much more for taxes to cover the improvements and to cover the damage that would be caused if the train did not blow its horn to warn that they are coming thru a crossing.
Removing the sound of a train horn isn't going to cause the fundamental value of a house near the tracks to skyrocket. At best they might get some more sleep at night. Or during the day if they work the night shift. Which might result in a more productive worker over time, but that's about the extent of their direct monetary gain.VentureForth said:
The real question is if you agree with the folks who took it upon themselves to push the hospital to quiet down in the first place.
Oh please, indeed.
That's a pretty mean thing to say to one of the most level-headed clear thinking people on this forum.
**LIKE**
Well the hospital was initially founded in 1926 with only a few beds, and its current iteration with the ER opened in 1952.
Me too. That was just plain snarky. Please cool you jets.
Absolutely nothing.
It isn't faux compassion, and neither is the compassion I show at work. That comment was completely unnecessary and unfounded.
Yes, I do. As I said, "I think it's okay to petition for a Quiet Zone."
Where in the forum rules does forced kindness show up? My response was severely critical but still civil, which is all the rules demanded last I checked. If you didn't want to see any more debate then you could have
No place.
But the rules do mention no personal attacks. And bringing her job into things the way you did IMHO is a personal attack. So much so that I almost deleted that from your post when I saw it yesterday. However, several others had already quoted it and admonished you, so I decided to leave things alone at that point in the hope that you would get the point.
Your's were not the only posts hidden or deleted. Several others were, including one by Sarah.
Please remember that moderating around here is a group effort. Dave just happened to be the one who responded publicly to you. But actions were taken by other staff members in this thread and there has been discussion about this topic within our special moderators forum.
I've sat in my Roomette seat and I've heard converstions between two people in the neighbouring roomette right behind me. But if you prohibit cell phone use in a "private" Sleeper room, lots of people would get mad.I can hear cell phone conversations through the roomette wall. They aren't as thick as people think.
Huh? :unsure:Oh, agreed. I'm just being a curmudgeon.
