train whistles

are rather annoying. go figure. they are loud and obnoxious. now, i understand why they are, but that still doesn't change the fact that they are annoying.

i saw on the news the other day that my town (and a few others) had let the train whistle ban expire, or it expired and they have to renew the request w/MBTA or something. in any event, i now hear the train whistle while i'm at home, and i can imagine, just how much louder it is as you get closer to the tracks. i wonder if the town is going to request the ban be turned back on. i hope so.