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Conference 7.286::maynard

Title:Maynard -- Center of the Universe
Notice:Welcome to our new digs...
Moderator:PRAGMA::GRIFFIN
Created:Wed Aug 06 1986
Last Modified:Thu Feb 20 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:509
Total number of notes:4062

475.0. "The Mill Clock" by EARRTH::SALMI () Wed Sep 07 1994 16:43

    Has anyone noticed that then the Mill Clock Bell rings for 12 Noon or 
    Midnight that it only rings once not twelve times.   Why the change
    after all these years!!!.
    
    
    Dave
    
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475.17361::MIANOMy parents think I'm in collegeFri Sep 09 1994 05:074
    Noise pollution?
    
    I'd sue DEC if I lived downtown. On a quiet night, I can hear the bell
    gonging from my house a mile away.
475.2Re: -1 ... That's the spirit!PAWN0::MORGANFri Sep 09 1994 15:591
    
475.3The heck with tradition, THAT'S TOO MUCH NOISE!!!CLONEM::DONAHUE"Prioritize and act accordingly"Fri Sep 09 1994 17:1310
My guess it that new Maynardites are complaining about the noise.

I lived nearby the mill for a while and I thought it was nice to hear the
hours chime away.

Now, you need to keep things quiet so you don't invade some one's "space"
or privacy.

Just my humble opionion.
Norma, who lived in Maynard for 35 of her 40 years.
475.4PRAGMA::GRIFFINDave GriffinSat Sep 10 1994 14:038
There are many sources of noise pollution -- a chiming clock is not one
of them.   I suppose the spring river gets on people's nerves too...  They
can't hear their televisions?

[Sorry -- hit a nerve.]


- dave
475.57361::MIANOMy parents think I'm in collegeMon Sep 12 1994 01:128
    Of course it's noise pollution. Don't make me get my dictionary. 
    
    I think the point you're making is that some kinds of noise pollution
    are socially acceptable and some are not. Clearly, the bell falls in
    the acceptable category -- at least it did up until now.
    
    If I lived downtown, I'd be less upset about midnight and more upset
    about the hours around dawn -- 6, 7 and 8 must be terrible.
475.6Isn't it obvious?BRUMMY::LOWEYCut Red Wire. First Removing DetonatorMon Sep 12 1994 12:2432
Didn't you see the memo?

    In accordance with the company's commitment to reduce costs it has
    been decided to reduce the number of chimes made each day by the
    Maynard Mill clock. 

    Clocks which chime in public areas are an anachronism in 1994, when
    most individuals own a personal timepiece.  The few individuals who
    do not own a watch can check the time of day on their laptop PC, 
    video recorder, microwave oven, pocket calculator, automobile dashboard,
    or by estimating the angle of the sun over the clock tower [N.B. A task
    force has been formed to produce a residential training course on 
    this cost-effective method of telling the time].

    The number of chimes will be reduced immediately by 14% each day.  

    This will be achieved by replacing the twelve chimes previously heard
    at 12 midday and 12 midnight by a single chime.  In order to avoid
    confusion with the 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. chimes, these latter chimes will
    be replaced in 1997 by a cannon fired from the roof of the mill.

    Hiram Anfyram, Vice President of the mill clock and other company-
    administered timepieces, said: 

    "This action will mean that less lubricating oil will be required to
    maintain the clock equipment, and cause less wear on the bell itself,
    resulting in valuable savings in maintenance to the company.

    The company reserves the right to reduce the number of daily chimes
    further as required."

    Digital will continue to seek innovative ways to cut costs.
475.7Heard (didn't hear) last nightPARADE::THORPMon Sep 12 1994 16:316
    I noticed last night for the 1st time.  I was concerned that I was
    still laying awake at 1am.  A check of the alarm proved otherwise.
    
    I liked the cost cutting story though.
    
    Chris