Dear New York: SHUT UP!

Aggressive Car Horn Honker

Now that it's finally Fall, I have been sleeping with my window open. I thought this would be nice since I can get some "fresh air".

Our windows face 45th Street. A lot of cars go down our road to go to the Lincoln Tunnel (Sam's Theory as to why our street always has traffic - I am starting to believe it). There is also a car service repair shop right below us. This means, cars will travel down our road all day long and that there are at any given time, 4-5 cars/cabs rolling into this repair shop. 

I didn't have the luxury of sleeping with my windows open in Chicago. I lived in my garden unit apartment and my bedroom window faced an ally. This is a new treat for me. But I CAN NOT SLEEP BECAUSE IT IS SO F-ING LOUD. As I type this, at least 3 horns have blown, I hear the cabbies below talking to the repair shop guys and the drilling needs to stop. There are also a lot of trucks - semi's and dumpster trucks. They are the worst. I personally love all the car alarms, especially at 4:30AM. Those are my favorite.

My life...

People keep telling me: "oh Denise, you will get used to it." I am not sure if there will ever come a time that I will sleep thru a car alarm, unless I have consumed a few glasses of wine. I can not become an alcoholic so I can sleep thru the night. I need to invest in some good earplugs "until I get used to this".  Hopefully I will hear my alarm with my earplugs.