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Sometimes Brookline just defies simple headlines

Take, for example, this story about a couple who need to replace their home's siding, which requires turning off power to the Riverside Line, which in turn has infuriated some neighbors worried about being unable to get to sleep.

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Any young families involved?

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No, but you can be sure that all the pearls in the area will be tightly clutched.

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These neighbors are wrong for complaining. These owners are investing in their property which is an asset to the community. The only other alternative would be a request to shut the T service during the day which would then upset the same people for lack of transportation. Siding doesn't take that long to complete. Also, they have received ample notification to seek other sleeping arrangements during the project if the noise is that bothersome.

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They just allow people to live there.

If they got rid of the people, the problems would go away. No people, no problems. Very very clear.

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I see you've been reading my newsletter

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all the people of Brookline would have to move elsewhere. There goes all of the adjacent neighborhoods!

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Works for us!

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Get some ear plugs and get over yourselves! I would not want them for neighbors!!

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I mean, how long can it take to have a crew come in and do the siding on just the back of the house?

That sort of work is generally no where near as loud as a leaf blower, either.

I think these folks are looking for a payoff for the "tragic" inconvenience of "other people working on their houses" and all that public parking they think that they own.

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Green line trains run past Brookline Village from 5:13am to 1:06am. 20 feet from their bed. Every weekday. Every 5 minutes (both directions). Are the neighbors getting 4 hours 7 minutes of sleep each night? Maybe that's why they are so friendly.

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Hahahahahahaha!!!
Good one.

If you lived right on the tracks, you would inevitably get used to the noise. My bedroom window overlooks the section of Chestnut Hill Ave that has greenline trains running up and down it all night. You get used to it.

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I used to live on the D Line near Brookline Village with a window about 20 feet from the tracks. Trains run all night long. Sometimes at 2am I'd hear a loud service train headed toward Riverside followed by pickups and other equipment. It never woke me up, though if I was having a conversation with someone and the window was open you'd pause or speak up for a moment. When the windows were closed you could barely hear it. Never heard anything on the other side of the house.

I kinda liked the sound after a while. It's a low rumble and woosh.

Also, those tracks are some of the oldest in the area and pre-date everyone who lives next to them.

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You mean to say that Brookline actually allows vinyl siding?

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Siding != vinyl siding. It could mean wood. And nothing in the post or article mentioned vinyl.

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The article says new vinyl siding. 7th paragraph.

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I once asked the Farmers Market guy which was the absolute worst site he had to work in. My money was on Harvard Square, outside the Charles Hotel.

He told me that, for completely over the top obnoxious customers, Brookline won running away.

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