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February 1, 2007 - Theme day - What annoys you?

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Motorycycle on Main Street in Greenville, SC Today is theme day and over 50 cities around the world are sharing “what annoys them about their city”. Like many daily photo bloggers I was not sure I wanted to participate because I try to focus on the positive. Also, I am sure many will disagree with my choice. However, to be very honest what annoys me most is motorcycle noise. 

Visit the following cities to see what they have come up with for this theme: 1. Porto (Portugal) ~~ 2. Stayton, OR (USA) ~~ 3. Albuquerque, NM (USA) ~~ 4. Tenerife (Spain) ~~ 5. Greenville, SC (USA) ~~ 6. Dubai (UAE) ~~ 7. Evry (France) ~~ 8. Jakarta (Indonesia) ~~ 9. London (UK) ~~ 10. Sequim, WA (USA) ~~ 11. Buenos Aires, (Argentina) ~~ 12. Seattle, WA (USA) ~~ 13. Minneapolis, MN (USA) ~~ 14. Stavanger (Norway) ~~ 15. Joplin, MO (USA) ~~ 16. Nelson (New Zealand) ~~ 17. Milano (Italy) ~~ 18. Singapore by KeropokMan ~~ 19. La Antigua (Guatemala) ~~ 20. Nottingham (UK) ~~ 21. Singapore by Zannnie ~~ 22. Budapest (Hungary) ~~ 23. Not Strictly Seattle, WA (USA) ~~ 24. Bandung (Indonesia) ~~ 25. Vantaa (Finland) ~~ 26. Hyde (UK) ~~ 27. Madrid by Dsole (Spain) ~~ 28. Oulu (Finland) ~~ 29. Saarbrücken (Germany) ~~ 30. St. Paul, MN by Carol (USA) ~~ 31. Sydney by Sally (Australia) ~~ 32. Tokyo (Japan) ~~ 33. Kyoto (Japan) ~~ 34. Trujillo (Peru) ~~ 35. Shanghai (China) ~~ 36. Rotterdam (Netherlands) ~~ 37. Chicago, IL (USA) ~~ 38. Nice (France) ~~ 39. Naples, FL (USA) ~~ 40. Hong Kong ~~ 41. Santa Clara, CA (USA) ~~ 42. Quito (Ecuador) ~~ 43. Cottage Grove, MN (USA) ~~ 45. Manila (Philippines) ~~ 46. Brussels (Belgium) ~~ 47. Auckland (New Zealand) ~~ 48. Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) ~~ 49. Sydney by Nathalie (Australia)

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~tanty~ said,

February 1, 2007 @ 12:22 am

Yes, it is quite annoying. I agree. BTW, it’s a beautiful motorcycle. Love the colors :)

Susan said,

February 1, 2007 @ 12:33 am

And Harley’s are the absolute WORST! And to make it worse…they always seem to travel in huge packs.

I’m right there with ya…..

slinger said,

February 1, 2007 @ 1:39 am

trust me, you are not alone. Nice colors on the bike though.

Kim said,

February 1, 2007 @ 3:00 am

Denton, great shot of the colorful bike! They can be loud. When we lived in the Bay Area it was the teens with gas motor scooters whose noise got to me. . .
-Kim

Ham said,

February 1, 2007 @ 3:00 am

I found it difficult to find something as well…..

Olivier said,

February 1, 2007 @ 3:17 am

A evry, le pire n’est pas les motos, mais les mobylettes et les scotters que les proprietaires ont monté en puissance.


With evry, the worst is not the motor bikes, but the Mobylettes and the scotters that the owners went up in power.

z said,

February 1, 2007 @ 4:25 am

I agree! That is one thing that I’m surprised is not regulated better in Switzerland — there are laws against practically everything else! I’m not sure why there aren’t noise ordinances requiring the use of better mufflers There are few things more annoying than a neighbor revving his motorcycle at 6 in the morning (as I write this, I realize what a cushy life I have.)

jing said,

February 1, 2007 @ 7:00 am

cute motorbike…
and i dislike the noise too.
sometimes the noise could make me crazy….

jing

Lessie said,

February 1, 2007 @ 8:43 am

I agree! Great choice! (Cars that are especially loud are annoying to me too. :) )

sophieandersen said,

February 1, 2007 @ 8:58 am

I don’t mind so much the noise of a Harley Davidson, but the noise produced by the type of bike featured in your photo is absolutely annoying! Couldn’t agree with you more Denton!

Keropokman said,

February 1, 2007 @ 9:36 am

are they that annoying? hehe…
normal motorcycles do not make that much noise right? only maybe harleys..

nice bike u have posted :-p

angela said,

February 1, 2007 @ 10:45 am

Yes the noise drives me crazy too though that’s a very good looking bike there!

ben said,

February 1, 2007 @ 1:47 pm

Nice photo Denton.
They are loud aren’t they. I hate boy racers more. They do that intentionally and unnecessary.

Dsole said,

February 1, 2007 @ 6:21 pm

What I find annoying of moterbikes is while driving… sometimes they just appear very close to your car! it’s really scary! Beautiful and colorful shot anyway!

Annie said,

February 1, 2007 @ 9:48 pm

I’ve just recently finished a book about hearing loss and prevention of hearing loss and so I’m right with you on this one. Seems like it’s annoying and health challenging to be around the really noisy motocycles.

Denton said,

February 1, 2007 @ 10:25 pm

~tanty~ I like bright colors for my blog.

Susan, Harley’s are the loudest but these cycles sound like they scream. And the travel in packs.

Slinger, the noise level is down at present because of the cooler weather. But I’m sure they will come back.

Kim, noisy kids even those on scooters I can accept more easily than adults who should know they are being an annoyance.

Ham, since starting our daily photo blog I no longer see annoying things. I see that which is interesting or appealing. After reading the annoyances around the world if I did this theme over again I would change my choice to something like what Tenerife (Spain) selected. Instead of power lines I would have selected street lights.

Olivier, scoters are just now becoming popular here in the US. The price of gasoline has brought them back.

Z, I remember Switzerland as this idealistic place where no special laws would be needed to regulate behavior given all is perfect to begin with. Of course my memories of Switzerland all center around ski holidays which is time when I am most happy.

Jing, a problem around the world. It seems an improved muffler is needed.

Lessie, load music from cars would be my complaint. Maybe I am showing my age and it just that I am hard of hearing now and don’t like the extra noise to prevent me from hearing what the person next to me is saying.

Sophieandersen, I agree. The Harley is louder but it is not as annoying.

Keropokman, I expected more to disagree with me. I know when I was younger I loved the sound of a powerful engine.

Angela, the colors are what I think make this motorcycle look good.

Ben, boy racers? I had to look up the term. Sure enough boy racers has it’s own page on Wikipedia. What did I do before Wikipedia?

Dsole, bad drivers are your peeve then. I worry more about hitting a bicyclist than a motorcyclist.

Annie, I find myself asking my wife to repeat herself way to often. So tomorrow I may set an appointment to have my hearing checked.

Helen said,

February 1, 2007 @ 10:31 pm

I SO agree about motorcycle noise. The folks who live caddy corner to us are bikers and usually get rolling about midnight everynight! And then come rolling back in about 4 -5 AM. Upsets my dogs something awful!

Sally said,

February 1, 2007 @ 10:49 pm

Yeah, noise is one of the biggest annoyances in urban life.

Norma said,

February 2, 2007 @ 2:19 pm

I was surprise with your pic… maybe I am just remembering you when you were younger…not that you are old! thanks so much for helping me out on Wed. Love you, sis

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