I'm at least partially in favor of the article. I've got a neighbor with (what I beleive to be) a ridiculously loud AC unit, and I can't leave my windows open at night because I can't sleep through the noise of it (and i'm not a particularly light sleeper). I'm not the type to call the city and complain, but I think i'm going to try and find a device to measure the decibels that it's pumping out, and then talk to him about it if they're way outside of the bylaw limits.
To me, it's not an easy question to answer... If I can't sleep at night because of the sound of my neighbor’s A/C unit, should I have to spend the money to install a unit in my own place (I don't otherwise have troubles sleeping with the windows open and a fan going on the hottest days of our summer)? Or should he have to spend the money to put in a new quieter unit, repair the unit, or do some other noise-dampening enhancements to the unit etc?
Also, the unit is at the side of his house, which I know to be the opposite side of the house to his master bedroom, kids' rooms, etc. However, it directly faces what's soon to be my 2-year-old's bedroom window, and in a direct line with our master bedroom windows. So, their sleep-time comfort has unquestionably come at the expense of ours.
I probably sound whiny, but i'm really against the idea that because I live in a city the size of calgary, i shouldn't expect to be able to leave my windows open at night.
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