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Offline Questor

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Strange sound in the house
« on: May 02, 2006, 04:39:13 PM »
I had a strange noise in my rumpus room yesterday and I was afraid that my computer's power supply was about to fail. It was a high pitched monotonous beep that was faint but loud enough to be heard. I shut the computer off and the sound persisted. After searching all over, and not being able to get an aural fix on it, I opened the case of my Pact chronograph. I had left it switched on, and the battery drained. I guess that's the sound the unit makes when it's complaining about it's battery going dead.  Drove me nuts for about ten minutes.
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Offline Castaway

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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2006, 12:39:28 AM »
monotonous, unnecessary noise drives me crazy too
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2006, 02:11:22 AM »
We old school shooters don't mind those sounds one bit . . we can't hear them! That's what comes from shooting in the pre-ear protection days. And be glad you can hear all those insignificant sounds that I wish I could hear.
Many years ago, while sitting in a field hunting chucks a songbird landed on a weed stalk about 15 yds. in front of me. I watched him through my binoculars and realized that he was singing but I didn't hear a sound. That was my eye opener to hearing loss and I was in my 30's. It hasn't gotten any better either.
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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2006, 11:07:34 AM »
Uh, "monotonous, unnecessary noise"?  That sounds like my wife!! :-D
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2006, 08:55:31 AM »
Yeah Steelbanger, not only that, but I periodically hear high-pitched, monotonous, unnecessary noise and it is all in my head (or ears)!   :)

Sight-setter on a 5"-38 naval gun in the '60s with no ear protection, ad none available.

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