On 2006-10-03 14:31:56 +0100, "Bob Mannix" said:


"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

. wrote:
Paul wrote:
My two year old son is regularly woken by rain noise on the Velux
windows in his room. Does anyone know of a way to reduce this noise?

Paul.

earplugs !


Anyway, I have fond memories of my childhood associated with V bomber
coming in to land at 50 feet over the house.

And being woken in the early hours by the sparking of the electric
trains on a frosty morning.

Now if you REALLY want crap, try peacocks, or living in a slum over a
bus stop in crouch end. Those big diesels used to shake the floorboards
and rattle the windows.

If you have ever lived in most houses down under the above comlaint is
laughable. Try living in a house with a metal roof under a tropical
downpour or hail storm. I grew up in Auckland NZ and we had a corrugated
iron roof (I helped my Dad paint it, DIY reference). We had no roof
space as high ceilings help with the heat but in a good hailstorm you
had to shout if you were upstairs...

Rain on a Velux, luxury, sheer luxury.


tin roof! You were lucky! We had no roof and t' hail used to flay us alive.

etc. etc. )

Strains of Dvorak's New World Symphony as murdered by a colliery brass band.