Mike, An exception to your excellent statement . Recently while tuning in a dorm lounge I was joined by two young men carrying pizza boxes. Immediately the 50" TV blared on with music videos, 3 young girls joined us and the party was rockin'. As I walked over to the party a young lady who had been studying at a table on the other side of the lounge said loudly "I bet you would like to have the noise turned down". Taking the cue I said "Yes, I can't hear is there another place you could have your pizza party". One young man with his baseball hat on frontwards said' "Man I can't hear the TV for that piano pounding". I bet you knew he was going to say that. I screwed in my earplugs another notch and kept on 'pounding'. Eventually, 10 minutes or so, they became annoyed at the pounding and left. Of course leaving behind the pizza debris and the TV still thumpin'. So, Mike it works 99 times out of 100 in my experience. Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WI- On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Mike Kurta wrote: > My answer to folks who don't realize they are the source of background > noise is to kindly comment, "I could really do a better job if it was > quieter." This seems to hit home and has the desired effect. > Mike Kurta
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