More Wiring and Lots of Noise...

With construction comes loud sounds, and Friday our decibel level must have pegged the meter. The contractors who had come to work on getting the wiring in so that phone and Internet could follow calmly warned us that we might want to move out of the way as the sounds would be loud. I admit, their calm attitude with the statement lulled me into a sense that movement might be unnecessary (after all, I had tolerated some pretty loud noises before) so I didn't move immediately, as I wasn't expecting what came. Lisa P., preschool teacher, and I remained at the computer to use the library searcher when suddenly we were nearly paralyzed by a shrill piercing sound that came with a drill bit penetrating a concrete wall ten feet to our right. We both instinctively put our hands to our ears, but it was too late; some temporary hearing loss resulted before we could cover. It seemed amazing to me that the contractors themselves could tolerate it -- without the use of earplugs -- and I admit we both decided to exit rapidly. The worst of the noise passed quickly, but the fear of its return kept me searching for work projects that would be constructive but could be accomplished outside of the library rooms all the rest of the day. The end result of that pain was that our wiring was installed that day; no small feat. What's up next? The setting up of the phone and computers...and I have heard that should be happening shortly.