that was rude

one of the normal sounds i hear in the morning (weekdays) is around 720 or so, the crazy-neighbor-lady who lives next door, goes to work. the door in my bedroom shares the stairway we use to get in and out. it took a little while, but a lot of the time, i just ignore it and doze off until my alarm rudely awakens me.

this morning was no different, i hear her open the door, close it, and head down the stairs. i start the doze off process and right after she steps out and i hear the door close, i hear what sounds like a gunshot, echoing thru my neighborhood.

after going over to my window (open due to nice temperatures) to attempt to determine where the sound came from, i start hearing the sounds of a contractor banging away at something. so all it was, apparently, is said contractor dropping something heavy (big stone, etc) into an empty metal dumpster.

i realize that they like to get started early, but it's just plain rude, to make such a loud noise that early in the morning. at least wait until 800. what if i had an infant that i had just put down? do you really think that they would sleep thru that? well, i spose i don't know the answer, but i'm sure someone who has had kids can answer that better than i, but my guess would be they would be mighty unhappy. maybe there should be a town ordinance that says contractors are not allowed to make loud noises (hammering nails, cutting boards, cutting down trees, dropping large debris into empty metal dumpsters, etc) until after 800am. of course, now that it is 800am, i'm not hearing the contractors making noise...

figures.