Peter Ashby wrote:
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.

YES!!


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...

Oh, I spent time in a converted shed in Johannesburg's Northern Suburbs.
Tin roof, no insulation...lord the relief when it DID rain, as the temp
would at least drop down sub 30C...you wanted to wake up just to enjoy it..

I remember bewng woken in a friends converted mill in Tuscany, by the
sound of..well it sort of went tock.....tock...tock..tock..tock-tock SPLAT!.


I aksed him waht it was.."Oh. The roof is solid 4 courses of tiles
cemented together, and see that there, thats the Walnut tree..they drop
off, bounce down the roof and end up on the drive.."



Rain on a Velux, luxury, sheer luxury.


Yup.

Teach the little ******* to actually be part of the real world outside
the TV/video game/suburban cotton wool.

As one who has successfully sept through rick concerts, and on the tiled
floor of Zeebrugge Ferry terminal, let me assure you that sleeping is
simply a question of being tired enough.




Peter