Vox presents an article about restaurant noise levels and why they've risen over the years.
When the Line Hotel opened in Washington, DC, last December, the cocktail bars, gourmet coffee shops, and restaurants that fill its cavernous lobby drew a lot of buzz. Housed in a century-old church, the space was also reputedly beautiful.
My first visit in February confirmed that the Line was indeed as sleek as my friends and restaurant critics had suggested. There was just one problem: I wanted to leave almost as soon as I walked in. My ears were invaded by a deafening din.
[...] In reckoning with this underappreciated health threat, I’ve been wondering how we got here and why any well-meaning restaurateur would inflict this pain on his or her patrons and staff. I learned that there are a number of reasons — and they mostly have to do with restaurant design trends. In exposing them, I hope restaurateurs will take note: You may be deafening your staff and patrons.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Friday April 20 2018, @01:43PM (3 children)
A couple years ago in the Tri-State area some of the gas stations started putting TVs on the gas pumps. You can't get away from the damn things. They're like that loud, obnoxious, unattractive person you hooked up with at a drunken blow-out years ago who keeps stalking you.
TV, I'm not into you and never was. That moment we had years ago was, well, a mistake that I regret. So, why doncha move on m'kay bye
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 20 2018, @05:19PM
That represents the region that Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated has targeted for conquest. I'm not sure if any specific plans employed gas pumps.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Osamabobama on Friday April 20 2018, @05:24PM
There is a Lifehacker article [lifehacker.com] explaining which button to push to silence these things.
Appended to the end of comments you post. Max: 120 chars.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday April 20 2018, @05:52PM
Phoenix666, you're quite the smooth operator.