The bells at York
On 15/10/16 16:22, Norman Wells wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article , polygonum
wrote:
On 15/10/2016 04:16, Bill Wright wrote:
I just signed the petition "Allow the York Minster bell ringers to
ring!" and wonder if you could add your name too.
The more support we can get the better chance we have of succeeding.
You
can read more and sign the petition he
Having lived in another cathedral city, and very much within earshot
of the bells, I would not want them stopped, but some days they went
on and on and on... Extremely tedious and annoying after an hour or
more.
Wouldn't be so bad if they rang out a tune of some sort...
Bugger that. We do change ringing in this country, much better. I've
heard continental bells trying to do a tune, rather hard with only
(say) six notes. It just sounds stupid.
And if you don't like village church bells, don't move to a village.
So, another one who thinks anyone who doesn't like church bells
shouldn't live within about half a mile of any church.
That's really quite difficult in the UK.
But ain't that just typical of the absolute arrogance of the bellringing
fraternity? No hint of appreciating that some people don't like them.
No understanding that they are a bloody nuisance. And no understanding
that they are in fact breaking the law.
They are louts of the aural world, just as I would be if I played
gangsta rap at the same volume and for the same duration.
All that matters to them is what they want to do.
********. I like bells.
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