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Loud noise in Douglas

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  • 21-02-2012 12:01am
    #1
    musicinmouth
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Anyone in Douglas? What's that really loud shrill noise? Can hear it all around Douglas right now. Neighbours all looking v puzzled...


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    youtheman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭youtheman


    Say the post, and stuck the head outside the door. Can hear it plain as day. Freaking weird. Seems to be coming from the Maryborough Hill direction.


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    AoifeN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭AoifeN


    I'm hearing it too :confused:


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    lizodgirl
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    it's the apocalypse or some kind of banshee, it seems!


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    Spindle
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭Spindle


    They are doing road maintenance, using a line removal machine on the main Douglas road that is what the noise is.

    I am sure there will be people ringing into 96fm in the morning about the banshee out in Douglas last night ;)


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    lizodgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭lizodgirl


    Spindle wrote: »
    They are doing road maintenance, using a line removal machine on the main Douglas road that is what the noise is.

    I am sure there will be people ringing into 96fm in the morning about the banshee out in Douglas last night ;)

    at this hour!?


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    yenom
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    charlemont
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    I can hear something from that direction, As the crow flies I'm only two miles from there, Although I could be hearing noise from the harbour, Sounds like a heavy humming noise.


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    TeletextPear
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    Glad to see other people heard it too, thought I was going mad!


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    dory
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    I thought I was going mad too. Just presumed it was in my head and went of to sleep.


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    Ludo
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    Yep same here..heard it last night also and was baffled by it. Good to know what was causing it as I couldn't figure it out.


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    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    WTF was it?


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    Ludo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    Line removal machine apparently. See post above from spindle although it heard it in rochestown. Google weird noises in the sky on conspiracy forums for other possible answers.


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    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    Ludo wrote: »
    Line removal machine apparently. See post above from spindle although it heard it in rochestown. Google weird noises in the sky on conspiracy forums for other possible answers.

    Isnt it against the law to have noisy construction work such as this during the night.


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    evilivor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭evilivor


    Hogzy wrote: »
    Isnt it against the law to have noisy construction work such as this during the night.

    You would think so but no, there is no specified statutory period during which certain works such as construction, road works, DIY etc. are prohibited however a planning authority may attach conditions to individual planning permissions for any development on a case by case basis.


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    dory
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    Hogzy wrote: »
    Isnt it against the law to have noisy construction work such as this during the night.

    I live in the centre of Douglas and there was very loud construction til about 3 in the morning a month ago. Seems to be no rules about it at all.


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    mik_da_man
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 9,946 ✭✭✭mik_da_man


    Should have read this yesterday.
    I thought my Surround sound was fecked for a few hours.
    Then popped my head outside and still heard the noise, thought it was the beginning of the end :P was looking at the horizion expecting something to appear.

    Then my better half came home and said she passed some machine on the douglas road - panic over :D


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