Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021)

Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021) by Beltalowda on Sunday April 10, 2022 @11:15PM (#30984188)

After months of being effectively homeless I moved in to a new place 3 weeks ago. There's this stupid air ventilation system making noise 24/7 and it's already driving me up the walls, and that's with the windows closed. It's like having a car idle outside your house all day and night. Because it's newly built I couldn't have a viewing; normally I would have just passed, but I was kinda desperate. Been trying to contact them about it for 3 weeks too.

At this rate I'd rather lose the deposit than live here for a full year. Road noise a silent hum is fine, but constant "brrrr" is just ... ugh ...

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Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021) by throwaway378037 on Monday April 11, 2022 @11:57AM (#30990587)

With you there buddy. Moved into a place at short notice because I was desperate and squeezed, only to find it is next to the plumbing for the whole building’s heating system. 24/7 noise of radiator pipes and boiler running filling the apartment. And I have the same equation: fuck this shit, not worth it, they can keep my deposit

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Re:Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart (2021) by Beltalowda on Monday April 11, 2022 @01:44PM (#30992263)

It's almost €4000 though, so quite a lot :-/ Not the kind of money I can miss at the moment, but we'll see how things are in a few months, and/or if I can convince them to do some sort of deal (although usually these type of real estate types operate according to the Rules Of Acquisition; e.g. "one you have their money, don't give it back").

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