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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP 5am- EVERYDAY ALL DAY
A CONSTRUCTION SITE HAS OPENED NEXT TO MY RESIDENCE, AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME THERE CAN BE 5 TRUCKS BEEPING AT 1 TIME.
IT'S LIKE HAVING ALARM CLOCKS NEAR YOUR HEAD THAT YOU CANT TURN OFF
THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS AT 5 AM AND WAKES ME UP OUT OF A DEAD SLEEP. I PUT EARPLUGS IN MY EARS AND THE BEEP STILL PIERCES THROUGH.
ID LIKE TO TAKE THE PERSON WHO INVENTED THIS LOVELY FEATURE AND PUT THEM IN A ROOM WITH WITH 50 BEEPERS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
AS FAR AS SAVING LIVES, WELL, I'M SURE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IT DISTURBES OUTWEIGHS THE ADVANTAGES.
THE PROBLEM IS NO ONE HAS MADE THE BEEP SOUND FRINDLY.
IT'S LIKE THE TELEPHONE WHEN IT FIRST WAS INVENTED, THE RING WAS LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS.
I'M LISTENING TO THE BEEPS RIGHT NOW, SO IF I SOUND ANGRY , WELL I AM!!!
OH AND GOD BLESS THE HAMMERJACK