Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:48:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Subject:      Re: solar panels (and camper noise)

Well now, I know a bit about obnoxious neighbor's generator noise.
Encouragingly (is that a real word?) many of those Behemoth Motor Homes we
encounter, during our extended sojourn south each Dark Season,  have now
switched over to using solar panels.  The Really big ones have 3 or 4,
about 3'x4', roof-mounted on tilting rack set-ups.  Seems to work for most
of em...

  But this year we had some (as distant as we could manage) neighbors (a
buncha Kooks with Airstreams) who had solar panels.  But they had them
powering LED night display lights...blinking neon looking weird
stuff...and get this....They were 'Drum Enthusiasts'.  Congos and Bongos,
a few nights per week....Can you imagine someone bringing drums out to
the "quiet" desert and thinking they would not bother everyone within a
couple of miles (Congo drums beating sounds carry a loooong way)?  Try
getting to sleep when a few drummers are nearby...

  It expands the meaning of 'selfish' when you encounter humans that
behave like that, eh?  The bottom line of silly behavior fell yet again...

  Don Hanson