Noise

My next door neighbors recently installed a heat pump. Gone is the gas furnace that ran intermittently on cold nights. Now there's a super efficient machine that runs all night long. My understanding is that heat pumps blow air that is at the desired temperature, instead of heating up the house and then letting it cool back down.

I'm all for energy efficiency. But the blower running all night long is kind of a problem since it's on the other side of the fence from my bedroom. It's a constant low-frequency hum that cuts through the house. During the day, there's enough other noise that I don't notice it (and I'm usually not in the bedroom). At night... It's a frequency that sort of vibrates my skull.

Today, I was looking into acoustic panels for the walls. Maybe they would work? I'd have to spend a few hundred dollars. If my 1958 house had decent insulation and better windows, this might not be an issue, but if my house hadn't been poorly built, I probably couldn't have afforded to buy it.

It might just be easier to move to the living room for the winter.

Kitten Watch 2024

There was a little backsliding today by the smallest kitten. But she has nearly a week, so I think it will turn out in the end.

A little kitten attitude from a previous litter

Have I reached my 1700 word goal today?

Absolutely not. It's 8pm and I'm still in my pajamas. Tomorrow is another day.