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orderandlaw · 08-10-2007, 09:03 AM

In your living environs, what do you prefer?

Do you need sound ... TV, music, human convo, or any other auditory stimulations?
What, when, why?

or ....

Do you appreciate the sound of silence? Still, peaceful, tranquil....

globalspot28 · 08-10-2007, 11:59 PM

I've got two little boys one is 3 and the other is 1... I LOVE silence, when I can get it.

Mikado · 08-11-2007, 12:38 AM

i generally have the TV going for BG noise., but, man, i really love the quiet of the country when i go camping....I dont even bother with the radio!

coffield3 · 08-11-2007, 12:53 AM

I like silence when i sleep,if my partner has friends around and im trying sleep i turn on my room fan it blocks the noise! if im really sleepy.
But im still awake when he heads to bed, im nosey i quesion him! hehe.

Yooch · 08-11-2007, 01:14 AM

I like radio or TV on in the background during the day when I'm home; but when I've had enough, I turn everything off and enjoy the silence for a few hours.

At bedtime, about the only sound that doesn't bother me is a radio, that is set to turn off automatically in an hour. (I'm usually asleep well before that, however).

Max Whittaker · 08-11-2007, 03:16 AM

What would really irritate me when I lived at my parents house was the fact that they always had to have the tv on. All day long it was on, and for some reason it felt to my as though it was always on too loud. There was no escape from it. Nearly every room had a tv in it.

Now that I live on my own, I don't even have cable, thank God!

Additionally, at work, be it my last job or my current one, I've always held a job that had some sort of machine making a bunch of noise. For 40 hours a week I endure much noise, plus the occasional radio when a co-worker manages the procure one.

At home I prefer silence. It's how I recover.

dawsongirl · 08-11-2007, 03:54 AM

Depends on my mood. Sometimes I like hearing nothing, sometimes I like music playing. Tv's not on unless I'm actually watching a show. After work, sometimes silence is golden (I work at an elementary school...there is no such thing as quiet).

Sleeping, 9.8/10 I need a fan on for noise. During the summer it serves 2 purposes; winter it faces a wall or something. Radio keeps me awake a lot because I find myself singing along, and I have enough trouble turning my brain off as it is! I need white noise.

freshprinceofLA · 08-11-2007, 05:18 AM

I watch tv a lot but every now and then I really love just the silence you know just thinking and looking out the window.

Lex Luthor · 08-11-2007, 05:21 AM

Except when I sleep I prefer to have sound, usually music occasionally sports talk radio in the background especially driving

Chelsea · 08-11-2007, 05:56 AM

Complete silence drives me absolute bonkers. I need to have some sound going at all times - a fan, some birds outside, the music in my head. Something.

Corolla · 08-11-2007, 08:53 AM

The only time I want complete silence is at night when I'm trying to get to sleep and/or sleeping.

AB · 08-11-2007, 05:17 PM

Year-round I have a fan going to drowned out any noise while I sleep.
When I'm reading a book or newspaper or balancing the check-book, I like it quiet.
When I'm on the computer, I have the CD player going.
We only turn the tv on when someone is actually going to try to watch it.

Chocoholic · 08-11-2007, 07:39 PM

Depends on my mood. Sometimes I love having the radio on or people around. Other times, I just need to be left alone in silence.

Already Gone · 08-11-2007, 10:24 PM

Depends on my mood. I had music on earlier but now i'm enjoying the quiet.

Number 9 Dream · 08-12-2007, 01:22 AM

It really depends on my mood, I guess. I do like to have some sort of noise in the background in the daytime (birds chirping, music, etc), but when I'm trying to sleep--forget it! I need complete silence (unless I have anxiety, then I'll sleep with the t.v. turned on to Cartoon Network, which for some reason soothes me).

08-10-2007, 09:03 AM	#1
orderandlaw Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 10, 2006 Posts: 125	Sound or Silence? In your living environs, what do you prefer? Do you need sound ... TV, music, human convo, or any other auditory stimulations? What, when, why? or .... Do you appreciate the sound of silence? Still, peaceful, tranquil....

08-10-2007, 11:59 PM	#2
globalspot28 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 17, 2004 Posts: 168	I've got two little boys one is 3 and the other is 1... I LOVE silence, when I can get it.
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08-11-2007, 12:53 AM	#4
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	I like silence when i sleep,if my partner has friends around and im trying sleep i turn on my room fan it blocks the noise! if im really sleepy. But im still awake when he heads to bed, im nosey i quesion him! hehe.
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08-11-2007, 01:14 AM	#5
Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	I like radio or TV on in the background during the day when I'm home; but when I've had enough, I turn everything off and enjoy the silence for a few hours. At bedtime, about the only sound that doesn't bother me is a radio, that is set to turn off automatically in an hour. (I'm usually asleep well before that, however).
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08-11-2007, 03:16 AM	#6
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	What would really irritate me when I lived at my parents house was the fact that they always had to have the tv on. All day long it was on, and for some reason it felt to my as though it was always on too loud. There was no escape from it. Nearly every room had a tv in it. Now that I live on my own, I don't even have cable, thank God! Additionally, at work, be it my last job or my current one, I've always held a job that had some sort of machine making a bunch of noise. For 40 hours a week I endure much noise, plus the occasional radio when a co-worker manages the procure one. At home I prefer silence. It's how I recover.
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08-11-2007, 12:38 AM	#3
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	i generally have the TV going for BG noise., but, man, i really love the quiet of the country when i go camping....I dont even bother with the radio!

08-11-2007, 03:54 AM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Depends on my mood. Sometimes I like hearing nothing, sometimes I like music playing. Tv's not on unless I'm actually watching a show. After work, sometimes silence is golden (I work at an elementary school...there is no such thing as quiet). Sleeping, 9.8/10 I need a fan on for noise. During the summer it serves 2 purposes; winter it faces a wall or something. Radio keeps me awake a lot because I find myself singing along, and I have enough trouble turning my brain off as it is! I need white noise.

08-11-2007, 05:18 AM	#8
freshprinceofLA The Bosses Senior Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2005 Location: A small town in: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,810	I watch tv a lot but every now and then I really love just the silence you know just thinking and looking out the window.
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08-11-2007, 05:21 AM	#9
Lex Luthor I'm bringing Lexy back Senior Member Join Date: Jun 07, 2005 Location: The Great White North Posts: 2,374	Except when I sleep I prefer to have sound, usually music occasionally sports talk radio in the background especially driving
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08-11-2007, 05:56 AM	#10
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	Complete silence drives me absolute bonkers. I need to have some sound going at all times - a fan, some birds outside, the music in my head. Something.
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08-11-2007, 08:53 AM	#11
Corolla Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2006 Location: Owen Sound, ON Posts: 2,376	The only time I want complete silence is at night when I'm trying to get to sleep and/or sleeping.

08-11-2007, 05:17 PM	#12
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Year-round I have a fan going to drowned out any noise while I sleep. When I'm reading a book or newspaper or balancing the check-book, I like it quiet. When I'm on the computer, I have the CD player going. We only turn the tv on when someone is actually going to try to watch it.

08-11-2007, 07:39 PM	#13
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Depends on my mood. Sometimes I love having the radio on or people around. Other times, I just need to be left alone in silence.

08-11-2007, 10:24 PM	#14
Already Gone Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2004 Posts: 2,587	Depends on my mood. I had music on earlier but now i'm enjoying the quiet.

08-12-2007, 01:22 AM	#15
Number 9 Dream That '70s Girl Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,875	It really depends on my mood, I guess. I do like to have some sort of noise in the background in the daytime (birds chirping, music, etc), but when I'm trying to sleep--forget it! I need complete silence (unless I have anxiety, then I'll sleep with the t.v. turned on to Cartoon Network, which for some reason soothes me).
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