Published on 12, July, 2020
It now seems that it's pretty standard practice for buskers to use amplifiers. Who has decided that this is acceptable?
The volume of these things is always uncormfortably high for people like me with hypersensitive hearing. Even normal people seem to need to stand back from them, causing a secondary problem of significnatly increasing the space taken up by the activity.
I used to make a point of givinga few quid to a decent busker. Some of them really used to make places nicer to be - the woman who was always in the tunnel at South Ken station during the late nineties when I was at uni was particular good. But now, regardless of how skillful they are or how good the music is, they are making the world a worse place.
The postings in this topic illustrate how society is becoming ever more selfish - and I cannot see it getting any better.
I am really struggling at the moment with noise (music) played outside by someone FOUR DOORS AWAY. I need some air but cannot go out in the garden (due to the music) and so I have the door open a little, however, that means I am having to wear ear defenders.
A council officer came out on Friday to assess the noise and told me that the person is ENTITLED - yes, ENTITLED! - to play his music in this way. She then contradicted herself by saying that if someone closer to the music source complains then the person playing the music may not be entitled to play his music in this way.
If I feel up to it, I shall be posting tomorrow about this experience.