The main roads are full of noise at night in the summer. Cars with loud exhaust, loud motorcycles, the thumpy stereo dudes. The city could make some easy cash by policing this at night along Minn Ave and 41st St.
If you can't handle a bit of noise and loud cars, maybe city life or that area isn't for you. Sioux Falls is full of life and energy, which includes traffic and the sounds of people going about their daily lives. What's next on the agenda, smog checks at the DMV? Complaining about it erodes our freedoms. If you want peace and quiet, Mckennan park is not it. I would recommend anywhere that's far from 12th, 41st, and Minnesota. If you write to city council, it will ruin the urban experience for everyone else and give Tenhaken another useless task to focus on.
All fair points, will agree to disagree on the "but m4H fR33d0m" arguement but hey, to each their own, we don't have to agree on everything. Understand that some folks like the music as well and it adds to their preferred city experience.
No agenda here friend, only a dude taking his whining to the internet to get a gauge of sentiment. Appreciate your perspective.
It's a scourge on the peaceful enjoyment of our own homes when there is literally no room I can go in my house to escape the encroachment of this sound. It's fucked. Police and city gov do not care one iota.
Others have the right to enjoy their music at a volume suitable to them. But that right ends when it interferes with your fellow citizens' right to enjoy peace and quiet in their own home. [Edit to add: I'm currently in west-central Sioux Falls. But have lived in several other central locations and had the same problem.]
Research suggests that noise pollution also lowers your life expectancy: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/health/noise-exposure-health-impacts.html
A bunch of you all that live in the areas that have this the worst need to all show up to a city council meeting together and tell them what a problem it is. A room full of people complaining about the same problem might get some traction
You’re not crotchety. It’s awful. It’s impossible to enjoy an evening on a patio downtown in the summer. Noise ordinances are not enforced. Please email city councilors; they will read and respond!! The more they hear from, the better.
And before someone here inevitably taunts you for “moving to the city; doesn’t like city noises,” know that others agree. It can be unbearable and can also hurt central SF / downtown businesses if fewer people are able to enjoy being out and about.
I know someone who recently stayed at Hotel Phillips and the revving engines kept them up all night. Not great for a more expensive hotel.
I travel all over the country for work.
From the large cities, to the small towns.
Sioux Falls has to be the loudest city I have ever been in, short of NYC, and NYC is just loud because of the sheer number of people.
One thing I have heard is that pulling people over for a loud vehicle doesn't stand up in court during a challenge, because an officer is unable to measure the audio level prior to pulling over the vehicle...and buying the tech to measure the audio levels within their vehicles would prevent the department from buying other tech.
Personally, I have had dreams of throwing sticks into the wheels of motorcycles revving their engines through the tunnel on 57th street... just so they can have their own panic attack... But then I dismiss that vision and move on with my day.
I don't have a problem with a throaty exhaust, but I better not be able to hear it from a block away at normal traffic speeds.
Noise cameras actually exist and are being tested in a few cities:
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/noise-cameras-address-vehicle-nuisance-complaints-city-streets/642575/
That isn't true at all: https://ssti.us/2024/03/11/speed-cameras-lower-speeds-and-prevent-crashes-new-research-confirms/
Speed enforcement cameras reduce speeding by 90% and they also reduce the # of collisions. It also saves the city money because then they cops don't need to work ungodly amounts of overtime. It is win / win / win for everyone except for assholes who enjoy speeding
Unfortunately, I could see a decent lawyer calling it out as a device that is not calibrated regularly. It is also why the police pay way more for their radar, lidar, vascar, and other speed detection tools.
Plus the breathalyzer
Mind you, I would also like to make sure the devices used to measure if I was speeding while drunk were properly calibrated too.
An iPhone measurement would most definitely not hold up in court…as frankly it’s not terribly accurate anyway, specifically for loud noises. The internal mic simply wasn’t designed for it. For a court level measurements it needs to be type 1 certified system ($$$) and calibrated on a regular interval.
14th and Minnesota get n go had a hostage situation where they took out the guy with a sniper last week. We’ve had multiple deaths from street racing/speeding/drunk driving. The cops have plenty to take care of that’s 1,000% more important than noisy cars.
Can I suggest maybe getting the insulation checked in your walls? Or maybe add some sound panels around your house?
That is "in the neighborhood' and is pretty scary, I drove by that GetnGo on my way to work that morning. You are correct, there are bigger issues going on right now, so my statement about "come on its only Sioux Falls was a bit silly. Windows, siding are new, insultation is good :)
My apologies for coming across as abrasive, I was simply stating the truth while attempting to offer a solution they might be able to help with their own issue.
There is a noise ordinance but I swear a helicopter hovering over my house is more quiet than the motorcycles on the streets and has a better chance of getting pulled over for noise violation.
Also the airforce does a flyover with several fighter jets (I believe every other Thursday and sometimes more) and these jets are no more than 500ft off the ground in RESIDENTIAL areas. I’ve literally almost had windows rattle out of their panes. If you happen to be outside amidst this, you will most definitely incur permanent hearing damage. Can they not go northwest out of town? They fly them all the way to RC
You are definitely Statler and Waldorf. It seems like a whole lot of you are. Let them be kids w8th their loud stereo and Pacman video games. If it is really so bothersome, have you ever considered a hyperbaric chamber for you to enjoy the outside with?
As someone that has a very large stereo system in my vehicle and I am 48 yrs old, the noise ordinance is actually set at a decent level if audiophiles like myself actually listen to and heed it. I personally only listen to it at a loud volume when driving in nonresidential areas of town, and turn it down when in residential areas, and I keep it down after 10:30 pm. I have talked to one officer so far about the ordinance because I had a complaint about a vehicle down the block, she told me They can’t really enforce it without carrying a decibel meter at basically all times , because the allowed 85 dbl’s during the day time has two criteria, the one for moving vehicles is exceeding the 85 dbl’s at 100 ft and one for parked is exceeding the 85 dbl’s at 50 ft…. And if you know anything about decibel levels, 85 is fairly loud . Now the 60 dbl’s allowed after 10:30 pm till 6 am is like somewhat loud exhaust on a vehicle, I’m talking like normal running loud, not a revving engine loud.
I don't know what it is about this part of the country, but there's always the guys with 15" subwoofers in their trunk listening to music that they picked not because it's good but because it will make their cars vibrate. It's been going on even since I was in school, and that was a long ass time ago. Must be just straight up attention seeking behavior.
I am convinced 90% of the people who complain about loud bikes, and cars over state the problem. I live near the airport and literal planes with jet engines don't bother me most of the time but some people make it seem like they live in a war zone taking mortar and Gatling gun rounds every time a car or bike drives past.
Airport is one thing, also live in the flight paths and its part of life, imo background city noise. Also have been in a warzone. imo the stereos are not the same. Its like me coming to your house, setting my speakers up outside and lawn chair and listening to System of Down and expecting you to deal with it. Thats where I'm coming from
You get used to it when you live next to it.
I used to live across the street from the main fire station in downtown Minneapolis. I got used to it after a while.
What is bothersome is when it's mostly quiet and then some fool thumpd down the street past your house.
I used to live in the flight line on an air force base. I stopped noticing jets, bombers, etc. I have not been able to get used to the constant motorcycles, thumping stereos, and Neverending freaking lawnmowers in the summer. Noise pollution is real and contributes to anxiety.
people are complaining because if you remove the loud-ass vehicles and motorcycles Sioux Falls is pretty quiet most of the time apart from the airport & emergency vehicles.
i don't mind loud car stereos as long as it's not 2am in the residential areas.
motorcycles and street racer noise is a much bigger issue. I've lived here since the mid 80's and crotch rockets and harleys have always been a problem.
I agree, I hate that I can’t sleep with my windows open. But the cops here are busier than you think, definitely busy enough to not answer every noise complaint
As I be come an old crotchety man I can agree. On a feeder street to the parking lots at Lincoln High School. I love the three months I have in the summer. During the school year it’s not stop loud cars and stupid driving from 7am to 8:30am.
You’re not alone. It’s horrible here and when I worked downtown it was ridiculous how the whole building would shake or everyone on the patio had to stop their conversation until the car(s) passed. Nothing cool or neat about it, just a nuisance.
My apt is insulated enough to where aircraft flying over won't usually make enough of a noise for me to notice, but sometimes randos driving up have their radios so loud I can hear it.
Feels like it would be almost painful to be in that car, but thats just me
It's the worst.
I have a male acquaintance who as long as I've known has had a ridiculously loud sound system in his vehicle. There have been times I've literally felt (and heard) him pulling up to my house. I refuse to ride with him and I've yelled at him multiple times for entering my neighborhood thumping like a freaking 17 year old.
Oh and it sounds like shit in the car, totally distorted crap. He thinks it sounds good!
Sorry, I've tried but I can't get him to stop and I have often wondered how he doesn't get pulled over all the time.
Not sure about your friend, but in the past I asked someone I knew if they were saving up for their hearing aids or surgery. They gave me a weird look, and I shrugged and mentioned how I knew pretty well nothing is covered by health insurance for hearing and all that stuff tends to be expensive. Thousands of dollars.
Now don't get me wrong - I like loud stuff at times (concerts come to mind). But after seeing some people I know dealing with ramifications of hearing loss (not even due to stuff like we're discussing), it's something I don't tend to indulge in anymore.
I have. He's either not that bright or mentally too young to accept he will actually get old himself.
Honestly I think he's probably already damaged his hearing.
Quite possible. I'd be tempted to leave a parting line saying something about how I hope they start working on pushing for legislative/regulatory changes so we can still have verbal conversations down the line. Or saving. Meh.
I had problems with a duplex neighbor who would just blast extremely loud/bassy music at all hours of the day, even if they weren’t home. We tried to talk to them but half the time he’d be passed out drunk and we’d have to get the cops to come out and tell him to turn it down. He’d just turn it back up as soon as they left. He’d do this at like 3am and it shook the whole building.
I live just north of McKennan park, closer to 14th. I agree, it is LOUD every evening until the wee hours (2-3am). Helicopters and airplanes are actually the quietest "vehicles" we deal with. I hear a few stereos thumping, but more often than that, street racers revving...and revving...and revving...
🤣🤣🤣 I listen to my music loud. Not loud with bass. Just turned up. But I also don't listen to trash ass music so the people at carpenter bar don't mind it
Nope, right there with you on that! The super loud subwoofers are terrible and should be banned. I live downtown, so obviously I expect some noise, but if my apt windows are rattling it's too dang loud imo. The worst part is that some people do play "loud" music, but it's not enough to shake the windows - so obviously playing loud music is possible without royally inconveniencing everyone around you.
I think we're still a small enough city where enforcing the noise ordinance should be doable.
Subwoofers and sound systems are some peoples passions. What you do for fun is some people's version of hooking up and running a kick ass sound system. Yes they can be a bit extra. But at the end of the day that's what they love. 🤷♂️
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Not in Souix Falls but in Brookings and multiple times a day down the street from my brother and sister in law there is a house and every vehicle that leaves it has the thumping systems. It literally rattles the wall. It was a huge hassle when they brought their child home after having her lady year! It was almost like as soon as she'd fall asleep ever they were driving by and it's like seriously
I live on the eastside and the cycles and cars that are constantly revving their engines is enough to drive me to drink. We can be sitting out on our patios and all the sudden there is someone racing on 26th Street toward Veterans Parkway and we hear it. We are well off of 26th and Veterans Parkway.
Seriously, if you start writing to the council, share with me how to do it and I will too. I have 2 kids, and will probably have a third. The noise annoys my oldest and wakes my baby.
I moved here 2 years ago after moving in with my now husband since he owns the home instead of my renting situation in a small-ish town.
When I lived in Brookings, I had a neighbor who would have cars blasting the bass stop by for 15-30 minutes at night.
I went over and asked them to ask their guests to keep it down. They said they couldn't.
I speculated that if their guests were buying drugs from them, a noise complaint might quickly snowball into something worse.
They said they could have their guests turn off their stereos. 😅
I've not *lived* in many other places, but do spend up to several weeks in other cities around the country—Sioux Falls has always been the loudest place I've stayed. From sound systems to fart cannons, motorcycles to helicopters, flying jets and emergency sirens, and distant highway traffic to that one loud-ass cricket in the yard, the audible noise is relentless here. Traveling is a rest for the body, soul, and eardrums.
You must not have stayed in downtown Minneapolis then! That's horrendous! I'd take noisy Sioux Falls any day. When we stay downtown Minneapolis now, we make sure to stay on one of the top floors of whatever hotel we are at. It's the only way to escape some of the noise. Mostly sirens there.
I have stayed downtown Cities but, like you suggested, almost always upper floors, and there's usually a fair amount of exhaustion leading to decent sleep.
I have stayed downtown Cities but, like you suggested, almost always upper floors, and there's usually a fair amount of exhaustion leading to decent sleep.
and to be honest being able to play loud music in your car is about the only form of escape from this city and that has not changed since high school in the 80's
I enjoy loud music in my car, too, and I'm rarely by bothered by other people jamming to their tunes.
I also have a relatively loud "motorcycle" (scooter, really), so I get it, to some extent, but I often wonder if other loud vehicles realize that they can, and probably should, shift past second gear at some point. 😆
If anyone here is also a GenX Sioux Falls lifer.. PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one who remembers hearing “Thumper” way before seeing him while shootin’ the loop.
ETA- clarified Gen
hmm, I don't remember that, but i was not much of a looper growing up.
I do remember the loudest car speaker competitions that used to be held fairly regularly.
There’s one guy in a souped up SUV that is the worst with this downtown. He thinks he’s so impressive but it’s really just annoying to everyone when he has music blasting, which is usually trash music. He has the big rims with all the lights on. Can’t miss it. The burner cars are another terrible noise. I don’t know why anybody would drive those junk vehicles being such a nuisance so confidently. Sioux Falls was the worst with this. No other place has been as bad.
I live near central SF. Near 14TH and Cliff. In my apt. Building there are noise cancelling (or whatever they’re called) windows that keep the noise of traffic, the trains, helicopter, sirens and jets down to tolerable. However the loud booming from cars reverberates in my 2nd floor apartment.
This is funny. We were just in SF about a month ago and I thought it was super noisy. We live near Los Angeles, CA for starters, and I thought SF was incredibly louder. Are subwoofers newly popular in the Midwest? We visited a few years prior, although during the pandemic, but didn’t think it was THAT noisy.
The noise doesn’t bother me in my apartment but what gets me is when I’m walking downtown and some asshole starts revving their engine or drives past with loud music. All that noise startles me and gives me a headache.
And don’t even get me started on the evangelical group that stands on the street corner blasting shitty christian pop music
The motorcycles and all terrain vehicles are the worst in my part of town. All summer, from like 8pm to midnight. I have kids that go to bed early (well, we try……) so it is a major annoyance. I have complained to the city police department and I haven’t noticed a change.
The main roads are full of noise at night in the summer. Cars with loud exhaust, loud motorcycles, the thumpy stereo dudes. The city could make some easy cash by policing this at night along Minn Ave and 41st St.
If you can't handle a bit of noise and loud cars, maybe city life or that area isn't for you. Sioux Falls is full of life and energy, which includes traffic and the sounds of people going about their daily lives. What's next on the agenda, smog checks at the DMV? Complaining about it erodes our freedoms. If you want peace and quiet, Mckennan park is not it. I would recommend anywhere that's far from 12th, 41st, and Minnesota. If you write to city council, it will ruin the urban experience for everyone else and give Tenhaken another useless task to focus on.
All fair points, will agree to disagree on the "but m4H fR33d0m" arguement but hey, to each their own, we don't have to agree on everything. Understand that some folks like the music as well and it adds to their preferred city experience. No agenda here friend, only a dude taking his whining to the internet to get a gauge of sentiment. Appreciate your perspective.
It’s awful by my house too. I moved here a coupe months ago and am on the west side.
It's a scourge on the peaceful enjoyment of our own homes when there is literally no room I can go in my house to escape the encroachment of this sound. It's fucked. Police and city gov do not care one iota. Others have the right to enjoy their music at a volume suitable to them. But that right ends when it interferes with your fellow citizens' right to enjoy peace and quiet in their own home. [Edit to add: I'm currently in west-central Sioux Falls. But have lived in several other central locations and had the same problem.]
I’m the warm seasons we cannot open the windows due to the noise
Research suggests that noise pollution also lowers your life expectancy: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/health/noise-exposure-health-impacts.html
A bunch of you all that live in the areas that have this the worst need to all show up to a city council meeting together and tell them what a problem it is. A room full of people complaining about the same problem might get some traction
You’re not crotchety. It’s awful. It’s impossible to enjoy an evening on a patio downtown in the summer. Noise ordinances are not enforced. Please email city councilors; they will read and respond!! The more they hear from, the better. And before someone here inevitably taunts you for “moving to the city; doesn’t like city noises,” know that others agree. It can be unbearable and can also hurt central SF / downtown businesses if fewer people are able to enjoy being out and about. I know someone who recently stayed at Hotel Phillips and the revving engines kept them up all night. Not great for a more expensive hotel.
Here is a link to a recent post with all city council contact info: https://www.reddit.com/r/SiouxFalls/s/4zXQJ90dQ7
I travel all over the country for work. From the large cities, to the small towns. Sioux Falls has to be the loudest city I have ever been in, short of NYC, and NYC is just loud because of the sheer number of people. One thing I have heard is that pulling people over for a loud vehicle doesn't stand up in court during a challenge, because an officer is unable to measure the audio level prior to pulling over the vehicle...and buying the tech to measure the audio levels within their vehicles would prevent the department from buying other tech. Personally, I have had dreams of throwing sticks into the wheels of motorcycles revving their engines through the tunnel on 57th street... just so they can have their own panic attack... But then I dismiss that vision and move on with my day. I don't have a problem with a throaty exhaust, but I better not be able to hear it from a block away at normal traffic speeds.
I wonder if an iPhone app that measures decibel levels would stand up in court. If you can feel vibrations from the sound, it's beyond too loud.
Noise cameras actually exist and are being tested in a few cities: https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/noise-cameras-address-vehicle-nuisance-complaints-city-streets/642575/
But we can't even have a red light camera or speed camera... ... because "freedom"
red light cameras mostly just make money for the outsourced companies that administer them and do exactly zero to actually curb bad behavior.
That isn't true at all: https://ssti.us/2024/03/11/speed-cameras-lower-speeds-and-prevent-crashes-new-research-confirms/ Speed enforcement cameras reduce speeding by 90% and they also reduce the # of collisions. It also saves the city money because then they cops don't need to work ungodly amounts of overtime. It is win / win / win for everyone except for assholes who enjoy speeding
Unfortunately, I could see a decent lawyer calling it out as a device that is not calibrated regularly. It is also why the police pay way more for their radar, lidar, vascar, and other speed detection tools. Plus the breathalyzer Mind you, I would also like to make sure the devices used to measure if I was speeding while drunk were properly calibrated too.
An iPhone measurement would most definitely not hold up in court…as frankly it’s not terribly accurate anyway, specifically for loud noises. The internal mic simply wasn’t designed for it. For a court level measurements it needs to be type 1 certified system ($$$) and calibrated on a regular interval.
motorcycles are far, far worse than loud music.esp in that tunnel.
And all the hotrodded cars and trucks
14th and Minnesota get n go had a hostage situation where they took out the guy with a sniper last week. We’ve had multiple deaths from street racing/speeding/drunk driving. The cops have plenty to take care of that’s 1,000% more important than noisy cars. Can I suggest maybe getting the insulation checked in your walls? Or maybe add some sound panels around your house?
That is "in the neighborhood' and is pretty scary, I drove by that GetnGo on my way to work that morning. You are correct, there are bigger issues going on right now, so my statement about "come on its only Sioux Falls was a bit silly. Windows, siding are new, insultation is good :)
Maybe I could suggest being a decent well adjusted considerate person?
My apologies for coming across as abrasive, I was simply stating the truth while attempting to offer a solution they might be able to help with their own issue.
There is a noise ordinance but I swear a helicopter hovering over my house is more quiet than the motorcycles on the streets and has a better chance of getting pulled over for noise violation.
Also the airforce does a flyover with several fighter jets (I believe every other Thursday and sometimes more) and these jets are no more than 500ft off the ground in RESIDENTIAL areas. I’ve literally almost had windows rattle out of their panes. If you happen to be outside amidst this, you will most definitely incur permanent hearing damage. Can they not go northwest out of town? They fly them all the way to RC
They are awesome though 😊
You are definitely Statler and Waldorf. It seems like a whole lot of you are. Let them be kids w8th their loud stereo and Pacman video games. If it is really so bothersome, have you ever considered a hyperbaric chamber for you to enjoy the outside with?
I believe they are too busy fighting the mosquito problem right now.
Good for them, even with spray I'm mosquito bit to absolute fuck from hiking and biking this weekend
If you were outside in Sioux Falls in the last few days and have no mosquito bites, I would be amazed.
i lost two pints of blood today trying to finish re-staining my deck...
As someone that has a very large stereo system in my vehicle and I am 48 yrs old, the noise ordinance is actually set at a decent level if audiophiles like myself actually listen to and heed it. I personally only listen to it at a loud volume when driving in nonresidential areas of town, and turn it down when in residential areas, and I keep it down after 10:30 pm. I have talked to one officer so far about the ordinance because I had a complaint about a vehicle down the block, she told me They can’t really enforce it without carrying a decibel meter at basically all times , because the allowed 85 dbl’s during the day time has two criteria, the one for moving vehicles is exceeding the 85 dbl’s at 100 ft and one for parked is exceeding the 85 dbl’s at 50 ft…. And if you know anything about decibel levels, 85 is fairly loud . Now the 60 dbl’s allowed after 10:30 pm till 6 am is like somewhat loud exhaust on a vehicle, I’m talking like normal running loud, not a revving engine loud.
100% respect that and the fact that you manage it. I also enjoy turning up my stereo and rocking out, but similar in that I'm selective about.
I also know what it’s like when sitting in the house and someone is blasting a 100+ dbl’s driving by…
Well at least you have self-awareness. I can respect that.
I don't know what it is about this part of the country, but there's always the guys with 15" subwoofers in their trunk listening to music that they picked not because it's good but because it will make their cars vibrate. It's been going on even since I was in school, and that was a long ass time ago. Must be just straight up attention seeking behavior.
Can't wait to get my 2 15s in my car and turn it up as loud as possible just to piss people like you off 😅😘
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I am convinced 90% of the people who complain about loud bikes, and cars over state the problem. I live near the airport and literal planes with jet engines don't bother me most of the time but some people make it seem like they live in a war zone taking mortar and Gatling gun rounds every time a car or bike drives past.
Airport is one thing, also live in the flight paths and its part of life, imo background city noise. Also have been in a warzone. imo the stereos are not the same. Its like me coming to your house, setting my speakers up outside and lawn chair and listening to System of Down and expecting you to deal with it. Thats where I'm coming from
You get used to it when you live next to it. I used to live across the street from the main fire station in downtown Minneapolis. I got used to it after a while. What is bothersome is when it's mostly quiet and then some fool thumpd down the street past your house.
I used to live in the flight line on an air force base. I stopped noticing jets, bombers, etc. I have not been able to get used to the constant motorcycles, thumping stereos, and Neverending freaking lawnmowers in the summer. Noise pollution is real and contributes to anxiety.
people are complaining because if you remove the loud-ass vehicles and motorcycles Sioux Falls is pretty quiet most of the time apart from the airport & emergency vehicles.
i don't mind loud car stereos as long as it's not 2am in the residential areas. motorcycles and street racer noise is a much bigger issue. I've lived here since the mid 80's and crotch rockets and harleys have always been a problem.
I agree, I hate that I can’t sleep with my windows open. But the cops here are busier than you think, definitely busy enough to not answer every noise complaint
As I be come an old crotchety man I can agree. On a feeder street to the parking lots at Lincoln High School. I love the three months I have in the summer. During the school year it’s not stop loud cars and stupid driving from 7am to 8:30am.
It's the same thing around the other high schools, after school lets out too.
You’re not alone. It’s horrible here and when I worked downtown it was ridiculous how the whole building would shake or everyone on the patio had to stop their conversation until the car(s) passed. Nothing cool or neat about it, just a nuisance.
My apt is insulated enough to where aircraft flying over won't usually make enough of a noise for me to notice, but sometimes randos driving up have their radios so loud I can hear it. Feels like it would be almost painful to be in that car, but thats just me
It's the worst. I have a male acquaintance who as long as I've known has had a ridiculously loud sound system in his vehicle. There have been times I've literally felt (and heard) him pulling up to my house. I refuse to ride with him and I've yelled at him multiple times for entering my neighborhood thumping like a freaking 17 year old. Oh and it sounds like shit in the car, totally distorted crap. He thinks it sounds good! Sorry, I've tried but I can't get him to stop and I have often wondered how he doesn't get pulled over all the time.
Not sure about your friend, but in the past I asked someone I knew if they were saving up for their hearing aids or surgery. They gave me a weird look, and I shrugged and mentioned how I knew pretty well nothing is covered by health insurance for hearing and all that stuff tends to be expensive. Thousands of dollars. Now don't get me wrong - I like loud stuff at times (concerts come to mind). But after seeing some people I know dealing with ramifications of hearing loss (not even due to stuff like we're discussing), it's something I don't tend to indulge in anymore.
I have. He's either not that bright or mentally too young to accept he will actually get old himself. Honestly I think he's probably already damaged his hearing.
Quite possible. I'd be tempted to leave a parting line saying something about how I hope they start working on pushing for legislative/regulatory changes so we can still have verbal conversations down the line. Or saving. Meh.
I had problems with a duplex neighbor who would just blast extremely loud/bassy music at all hours of the day, even if they weren’t home. We tried to talk to them but half the time he’d be passed out drunk and we’d have to get the cops to come out and tell him to turn it down. He’d just turn it back up as soon as they left. He’d do this at like 3am and it shook the whole building.
I live just north of McKennan park, closer to 14th. I agree, it is LOUD every evening until the wee hours (2-3am). Helicopters and airplanes are actually the quietest "vehicles" we deal with. I hear a few stereos thumping, but more often than that, street racers revving...and revving...and revving...
What about those motorcycles that blast the same Kid Rock song on their speakers?
🤣🤣🤣 I listen to my music loud. Not loud with bass. Just turned up. But I also don't listen to trash ass music so the people at carpenter bar don't mind it
Nope, right there with you on that! The super loud subwoofers are terrible and should be banned. I live downtown, so obviously I expect some noise, but if my apt windows are rattling it's too dang loud imo. The worst part is that some people do play "loud" music, but it's not enough to shake the windows - so obviously playing loud music is possible without royally inconveniencing everyone around you. I think we're still a small enough city where enforcing the noise ordinance should be doable.
Subwoofers and sound systems are some peoples passions. What you do for fun is some people's version of hooking up and running a kick ass sound system. Yes they can be a bit extra. But at the end of the day that's what they love. 🤷♂️
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Not in Souix Falls but in Brookings and multiple times a day down the street from my brother and sister in law there is a house and every vehicle that leaves it has the thumping systems. It literally rattles the wall. It was a huge hassle when they brought their child home after having her lady year! It was almost like as soon as she'd fall asleep ever they were driving by and it's like seriously
This is a huge problem for me in Brookings as well. Have they ever called the police? I’ve considered it.
They have not unfortunately
I live on the eastside and the cycles and cars that are constantly revving their engines is enough to drive me to drink. We can be sitting out on our patios and all the sudden there is someone racing on 26th Street toward Veterans Parkway and we hear it. We are well off of 26th and Veterans Parkway.
Embrace your new Karen attitude. Karen's are all okay with it so why not you. And honestly you arnt even Karening that bad so just do it.
Seriously, if you start writing to the council, share with me how to do it and I will too. I have 2 kids, and will probably have a third. The noise annoys my oldest and wakes my baby. I moved here 2 years ago after moving in with my now husband since he owns the home instead of my renting situation in a small-ish town.
When I lived in Brookings, I had a neighbor who would have cars blasting the bass stop by for 15-30 minutes at night. I went over and asked them to ask their guests to keep it down. They said they couldn't. I speculated that if their guests were buying drugs from them, a noise complaint might quickly snowball into something worse. They said they could have their guests turn off their stereos. 😅
I've not *lived* in many other places, but do spend up to several weeks in other cities around the country—Sioux Falls has always been the loudest place I've stayed. From sound systems to fart cannons, motorcycles to helicopters, flying jets and emergency sirens, and distant highway traffic to that one loud-ass cricket in the yard, the audible noise is relentless here. Traveling is a rest for the body, soul, and eardrums.
You must not have stayed in downtown Minneapolis then! That's horrendous! I'd take noisy Sioux Falls any day. When we stay downtown Minneapolis now, we make sure to stay on one of the top floors of whatever hotel we are at. It's the only way to escape some of the noise. Mostly sirens there.
I have stayed downtown Cities but, like you suggested, almost always upper floors, and there's usually a fair amount of exhaustion leading to decent sleep.
I have stayed downtown Cities but, like you suggested, almost always upper floors, and there's usually a fair amount of exhaustion leading to decent sleep.
it's only noticeable due to the overall noise floor is much lower here than in those big cities.
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
Makes sense, truly, but still - it's noisy!
and to be honest being able to play loud music in your car is about the only form of escape from this city and that has not changed since high school in the 80's
I enjoy loud music in my car, too, and I'm rarely by bothered by other people jamming to their tunes. I also have a relatively loud "motorcycle" (scooter, really), so I get it, to some extent, but I often wonder if other loud vehicles realize that they can, and probably should, shift past second gear at some point. 😆
If anyone here is also a GenX Sioux Falls lifer.. PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one who remembers hearing “Thumper” way before seeing him while shootin’ the loop. ETA- clarified Gen
hmm, I don't remember that, but i was not much of a looper growing up. I do remember the loudest car speaker competitions that used to be held fairly regularly.
Obviously you haven't lived in a city in the deep south.
Lol, well, actually lived outside of Memphis for a few years :)
I don't think Tennessee is *that* deep into the south... I'd be thinking more like Louisiana or Alabama for "deep south"
Yeah that's fair, it's referred to more as Mid South
There’s one guy in a souped up SUV that is the worst with this downtown. He thinks he’s so impressive but it’s really just annoying to everyone when he has music blasting, which is usually trash music. He has the big rims with all the lights on. Can’t miss it. The burner cars are another terrible noise. I don’t know why anybody would drive those junk vehicles being such a nuisance so confidently. Sioux Falls was the worst with this. No other place has been as bad.
The SUV dude is the worst.
I live near central SF. Near 14TH and Cliff. In my apt. Building there are noise cancelling (or whatever they’re called) windows that keep the noise of traffic, the trains, helicopter, sirens and jets down to tolerable. However the loud booming from cars reverberates in my 2nd floor apartment.
This is funny. We were just in SF about a month ago and I thought it was super noisy. We live near Los Angeles, CA for starters, and I thought SF was incredibly louder. Are subwoofers newly popular in the Midwest? We visited a few years prior, although during the pandemic, but didn’t think it was THAT noisy.
The noise doesn’t bother me in my apartment but what gets me is when I’m walking downtown and some asshole starts revving their engine or drives past with loud music. All that noise startles me and gives me a headache. And don’t even get me started on the evangelical group that stands on the street corner blasting shitty christian pop music
The motorcycles and all terrain vehicles are the worst in my part of town. All summer, from like 8pm to midnight. I have kids that go to bed early (well, we try……) so it is a major annoyance. I have complained to the city police department and I haven’t noticed a change.
Military jets are the worst. They're so loud they can completely derail work calls.
The noise makers will be crabby old farts with hearing loss one day. 👂