Ear Defenders
11 October 2016, 08:14 PM
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Ear Defenders
Anyone know the best ones that you could sleep with?
I have an owl living in a tree across the street; right opposite to my hut. It talks really loud after 2am-ish and trembles its baby-like voice on a really high pitch for hours! It's doing my head in.
I've tried foam ones, they're rubbish because they slip out of my ears. My neighbour has given me a pair, which is like a headphone with micro foams attached to it. That's more effective but whenever you hit the circular plastic bit, it sounds pretty harsh to my ears like a stethoscope is being tapped. Very disturbing (worse than the owl song) and disappointing.
Anyone knows a good set of ear defenders that could help?
Many thanks in advance.
I have an owl living in a tree across the street; right opposite to my hut. It talks really loud after 2am-ish and trembles its baby-like voice on a really high pitch for hours! It's doing my head in.
I've tried foam ones, they're rubbish because they slip out of my ears. My neighbour has given me a pair, which is like a headphone with micro foams attached to it. That's more effective but whenever you hit the circular plastic bit, it sounds pretty harsh to my ears like a stethoscope is being tapped. Very disturbing (worse than the owl song) and disappointing.
Anyone knows a good set of ear defenders that could help?
Many thanks in advance.
11 October 2016, 08:42 PM
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These seem to be getting plugged a lot, no idea how good they are.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i...your-ears--4#/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i...your-ears--4#/
, but would give a try to 25-27 quiddo titanium ones. Honestly, thank you so much! 
P.S.: The look of these has brought back some memories of those neon lights that people used to tart their Subarus with.
11 October 2016, 10:04 PM
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Bustamoves, my claim is evidence-based. This owl isn't a figment of my imagination, it does exist. In fact, I didn't know that it was an owl. To begin with, I thought it were some nocturnal little stray cats; lamenting outside to get my cats' attention. But after a few days, I focused on that weird sound as well as studied my own cats' reaction to those weird sounds. I concluded that it was definitely no cat, and my own cats didn't even flinch at that constant, utterly disturbing, high and low pitched, baby-like but Shakira style trembling sound. They would have, if the perpetrator was a cat or a few cats singing a chorus. I was determined to solve the mystery, so, I rang up my neighbour one evening after work, to ask if she knew who it is that makes this strange sound to break my sleep every bleddy night! She beat about the bush for a long time but eventually got her head around to the fact that she knew via other neighbours who knew that an owl has made the tree right opposite to my place its permanent residence. Not that I personally haven't ever seen some owls fluttering around my residence, of course I've seen many of them around here. but I didn't know that this out-of-tune musical one has started to live permanently opposite to me, now.
Of course, I've tried my utmost by scrunching and pushing the foam ones deep inside my little ears, Mark. Fact is they're simply shyte. I reckon my neighbour had very cheap ones that she gave to me. I mean, she actually donated to me about 6 packs of foam ones and 2 packs of headphone style ones. They must have been dirt cheap. She's very kind, I know, but it doesn't change the poor quality of those ear plugs and headphone thingies. I don't know where she got them from. The headphones ones are too snug to my head, they seem to fit children's heads, so they could have belonged to her 7 YO granddaughter's; for false clay pigeon shooting game or something.
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11 October 2016, 10:22 PM
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I wasn't saying you were imagined it lol.
The peacock http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7343821.html
The peacock http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a7343821.html
I'm very sorry to know about that Yorkshire peacock's demise.
Peacock is the most beautiful and most endearing bird! I can imagine why the villagers are after the blood of its killer.
12 October 2016, 12:06 AM
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Bustamoves, my claim is evidence-based. This owl isn't a figment of my imagination, it does exist. In fact, I didn't know that it was an owl. To begin with, I thought it were some nocturnal little stray cats; lamenting outside to get my cats' attention. But after a few days, I focused on that weird sound as well as studied my own cats' reaction to those weird sounds. I concluded that it was definitely no cat, and my own cats didn't even flinch at that constant, utterly disturbing, high and low pitched, baby-like but Shakira style trembling sound. They would have, if the perpetrator was a cat or a few cats singing a chorus. I was determined to solve the mystery, so, I rang up my neighbour one evening after work, to ask if she knew who it is that makes this strange sound to break my sleep every bleddy night! She beat about the bush for a long time but eventually got her head around to the fact that she knew via other neighbours who knew that an owl has made the tree right opposite to my place its permanent residence. Not that I personally haven't ever seen some owls fluttering around my residence, of course I've seen many of them around here. but I didn't know that this out-of-tune musical one has started to live permanently opposite to me, now.
Of course, I've tried my utmost by scrunching and pushing the foam ones deep inside my little ears, Mark. Fact is they're simply shyte. I reckon my neighbour had very cheap ones that she gave to me. I mean, she actually donated to me about 6 packs of foam ones and 2 packs of headphone style ones. They must have been dirt cheap. She's very kind, I know, but it doesn't change the poor quality of those ear plugs and headphone thingies. I don't know where she got them from. The headphones ones are too snug to my head, they seem to fit children's heads, so they could have belonged to her 7 YO granddaughter's; for false clay pigeon shooting game or something.
Of course, I've tried my utmost by scrunching and pushing the foam ones deep inside my little ears, Mark. Fact is they're simply shyte. I reckon my neighbour had very cheap ones that she gave to me. I mean, she actually donated to me about 6 packs of foam ones and 2 packs of headphone style ones. They must have been dirt cheap. She's very kind, I know, but it doesn't change the poor quality of those ear plugs and headphone thingies. I don't know where she got them from. The headphones ones are too snug to my head, they seem to fit children's heads, so they could have belonged to her 7 YO granddaughter's; for false clay pigeon shooting game or something.
12 October 2016, 12:46 AM
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/ear-defende...enders%20music
Just hope it rains coz then owls are too wet to whoo ......
(sorry)
Just hope it rains coz then owls are too wet to whoo ......
(sorry)
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12 October 2016, 10:56 AM
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Try 3m ones. they are the best IMO. I get mine from Amazon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHP8K3BsrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHP8K3BsrA
The headphones sort are impractical to sleep with.
I'm not giving them my new plastic fiver to wrap their cash they elope with, though
Mind you, the waterproof plastic fiver would prevent thei cash from getting all soggy, in case they drop it in water while sailing away. I may just act helpful for a change, and lend it to them. I'll have a think. 
12 October 2016, 11:46 AM
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/ear-defende...enders%20music
Just hope it rains coz then owls are too wet to whoo ......
(sorry)
Just hope it rains coz then owls are too wet to whoo ......
(sorry)
12 October 2016, 11:50 AM
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I'd like to strike a friendship with this owl or any owl. I saw a stout one in Thirsk, who looked quite like my B&W fat cute cat. I would have gladly brought it home. However, I still won't like any owl singing its horrid song in the middle of the night and keeping me awake.
12 October 2016, 05:19 PM
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My other half uses wax earplugs,
Someone snores apparantly ?? i cant comment cos I've never heard them
you get them from superdrug or boots
I had a custom pair made for when i do clay's, but you can get a mould your own set
of the bay for about £15
Failing that, some Bose QC35's silence and audio whenever you want
Mart
Someone snores apparantly ?? i cant comment cos I've never heard them
you get them from superdrug or boots
I had a custom pair made for when i do clay's, but you can get a mould your own set
of the bay for about £15
Failing that, some Bose QC35's silence and audio whenever you want
Mart
12 October 2016, 05:37 PM
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My other half uses wax earplugs,
Someone snores apparantly ?? i cant comment cos I've never heard them
you get them from superdrug or boots
I had a custom pair made for when i do clay's, but you can get a mould your own set
of the bay for about £15
Failing that, some Bose QC35's silence and audio whenever you want
Mart
Someone snores apparantly ?? i cant comment cos I've never heard them
you get them from superdrug or boots
I had a custom pair made for when i do clay's, but you can get a mould your own set
of the bay for about £15
Failing that, some Bose QC35's silence and audio whenever you want
Mart
12 October 2016, 08:20 PM
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12 October 2016, 09:34 PM
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I'm not so sure. But say if you did total the owl in your suggested way, then the next life, the owl will potentially take revenge on your reincarnated owl-self. It, as a reincarnated human, will do so by shooting you down with the same bleddy gun! Therefore, this idea is not a good one tbh.
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I'm not so sure. But say if you did total the owl in your suggested way, then the next life, the owl will potentially take revenge on your reincarnated owl-self. It, as a reincarnated human, will do so by shooting you down with the same bleddy gun! Therefore, this idea is not a good one tbh.
12 October 2016, 11:02 PM
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I think owl is very underestimated for such a majestic looking creature. I find their no-neck turning ability fascinating! In India, owl is labelled as an ultra creepy, super foolish creature, with a reputation of a baby kidnapper, whose voice it mimicks. I don't believe that the British owls are as dysfunctional and criminal-minded. Instead, they're taken as fairly sophisticated and clever birds. Singing wise, they're as crap as the Indian ones, though.
13 October 2016, 09:04 AM
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I think owl is very underestimated for such a majestic looking creature. I find their no-neck turning ability fascinating! In India, owl is labelled as an ultra creepy, super foolish creature, with a reputation of a baby kidnapper, whose voice it mimicks. I don't believe that the British owls are as dysfunctional and criminal-minded. Instead, they're taken as fairly sophisticated and clever birds. Singing wise, they're as crap as the Indian ones, though.
