For many months, we have heard middle-of-the-night rumbling noises that appear to emanate from the gas pipeline work site on the north side of Route 2, just east of Tracey's corner. Stephanie's description is similar to how I would describe these noises. Crews regularly do night work at that site, although I would be surprised if they were doing it in single-digit-temperature weather. I would also be surprised if those noises carried as far as the Weston/Wayland town line, whereas Grasshopper Lane, Trapelo Road, and Sandy Pond Road seem more in the potential range. We don't hear this every night and did not hear it on the night reported, but we find it caries considerably, perhaps depending on the specific work activity on any night, the wind direction, other ambient noise (inside or outside our home). And, as with Stephanie, we usually sleep through it but hear it when awake. Perhaps someone living on Juniper Ridge could chime in--they are immediately adjacent to the site and I have frequently though must be regularly disturbed by this ongoing middle-of-the-night work noise. Andrew Pang Brooks Hill Road
> On 12/23/2024 1:30 PM EST Donald Hafner via Lincoln <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> > wrote: > > > It may not answer your specific question, but this is worth taking into > account — last night the temperature was in single digits, which means the > air is denser, which in turn means that distant sounds travel further and > nearby sounds get amplified in ways that make them both louder and more > complex. > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2024, at 12:44 PM, stephanie kramp via Lincoln > > <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > > Hello neighbors, > > > > This may sound like a strange question, but I am so curious I can't help > > but ask: did anyone else hear the unusual noise last night? > > > > We are on Sandy Pond Road, and a little after midnight last evening we > > began to hear a strange, mechanical-like, intermittent noise. It almost > > sounded like ocean waves crashing against the shore, or like a buzzing > > aircraft that would start and then stop. It was not terribly loud - I > > don't think it would have woken me had I been asleep. But it was > > definitely noticeable, and when I opened the window briefly I could hear it > > very distinctly. > > > > My husband and I both heard it, and when I talked to a neighbor this > > morning she heard it clearly too. It went on for at least 90 minutes. We > > called the police who reported no construction in the area. They sent a > > patrol car out that parked for a short time on the street near our home, > > but when I saw the patrol car sitting outside it seemed the noise had > > either stopped or become more faint for a few minutes. I did not hear > > back, so I assumed the officer did not hear it. > > > > Anyway, I can't shake my curiosity, so I am writing to ask if anyone else > > heard what the three of us heard! Please let me know. > > Thank you, and happy holidays, > > Stephanie > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > > Browse the archives at > > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1735580682000000&usg=AOvVaw0x5343ljAORjnhTIfE5ata. > > Change your subscription settings at > > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln&source=gmail-imap&ust=1735580682000000&usg=AOvVaw3pyx9sST6XHIoWyhHZtSmB. > > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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