{"id":3249,"date":"2015-06-06T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T01:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2015-06-06T21:57:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T01:57:19","slug":"the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/the-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many years now, probably since Mom and Dad moved into this building in 1997, there has been talk about putting up a sound barrier between our street and the expressway. Traffic noise was so loud I would have to close my windows to talk on the phone, I couldn’t stay out on my balcony very long as it was just too uncomfortable for the ears and I never left my bedroom window open all night. Once we were told the wall would happen built in 2012. Nothing. Ah, this is the magic year. We finally have a wall!<\/p>\n

It started on May 19th:<\/p>\n

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On the morning of May 26th I was so excited to see the sound barrier slabs going in:<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0352\"<\/a>I went up onto my balcony and recorded a few seconds of the sound. On Friday afternoon (May 29), when with just half a wall in front of our building, no further work had been done on the wall for 2 days I recorded again.<\/p>\n

To my great surprise, yesterday (June 5) I came home from work to find much of the wall finished. Once again I recorded a few seconds of sound. You can hear for yourself what difference the wall makes.<\/p>\n

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Last night I slept with the window open about 3 inches! I expect to spend more time on my balcony this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many years now, probably since Mom and Dad moved into this building in 1997, there has been talk about putting up a sound barrier between our street and the expressway. Traffic noise was so loud I would have to close my windows to talk on the phone, I couldn’t stay out on my balcony … <\/p>\n

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