In Burlington, Vermont they have a noise control ordinance which is
enforced.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever

> Re:   "*I got a neighbor two houses up the street with an enormous
> cigarette boat trailered in front of his house. He likes to work on it. On
> occasion he fires up the engine, which loudly stutters then emits a blast
> of sound that causes immediate heart stoppage for me and  everyonenearby.
> I've been looking for a warning siren or factory  whistle he could blow
> before firing that thing up."
>
> Not to take this oh so important thread farther off course but.....  my
> first job in the automobile industry was for a local speed shop.  The
> owner raced an alcohol fueled rail dragster and would not only fire it up
> to tune at the shop in downtown Anchorage during the business day, he was
> also known to do the same at home on a Sunday morning.  Bet his neighbors
> loved him, though he claimed that they never complained even the cop down
> the block.
>
> Mark in AK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>>> *I got a neighbor two houses up the street with an enormous cigarette
>> boat trailered in front of his house. He likes to work on it. On
>> occasion he fires up the engine, which loudly stutters then emits a
>> blast of sound that causes immediate heart stoppage for me and
>> everyonenearby. I've been looking for a warning siren or factory
>> whistle he
>> could blow before firing that thing up.
>>
>> --
>>