maidu Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 More than once, I've simply yanked wires out of speakers, with Thais standing right there watching. Wouldn't recommend it though. Thais have a love affair with amplifiers and speakers. There is only one setting, and that's FULL, with VU meters in the red. They know nothing about slider levels (bass/treble). Shopping in Thailand can often be a painful experience, particularly for those (like me) who have sensitive hearing or are musicians (OUCH!). There are a slew of shops in town which I will not enter, simply because the gross noise hurts my ears and brain. Monks at wats which broadcast sermons, etc should be ashamed of themselves. I've been a Buddhist for 5 decades and I know that imposing noise on others is not Buddhist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 After two months... My misery has ended. The speakers are gone. I'll have a looooong moment of silence for this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 After two months... My misery has ended. The speakers are gone. I'll have a looooong moment of silence for this Now some dumb a$$hole will probably start flying his paramotor around your house everyday. I wouldn't wish that noise on anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 ^^^ Wow! Talk about optimism! As I have said, my problem has been resolved. Let's not create an imaginary one just to make the skeptics happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 easier if you buy an aerosol can of some kind of glue and spray it into the speaker. Just hide the evidence. LOL u just gave me an idea for the the idiot who parks his car outside my house and can't fix his alarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 After two months... My misery has ended. The speakers are gone. I'll have a looooong moment of silence for this Now some dumb a$$hole will probably start flying his paramotor around your house everyday. I wouldn't wish that noise on anyone ^^^ Wow! Talk about optimism! As I have said, my problem has been resolved. Let's not create an imaginary one just to make the skeptics happy. Not imaginary for everyone. We've had some clown with one of these flying around our area recently. Luckily it was only for a couple of days, hopefully he crashed and burned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 After two months... My misery has ended. The speakers are gone. I'll have a looooong moment of silence for this Glad to hear the speakers are now gone. Public address systems seem to be endemic to rural villages of Thailand. While staying in Mae La Noi one night I noticed these big speakers up on poles about every few streets in the village. At 6 AM I found out what they were for... propaganda and screaching noise for two hours. By that time I was up, had my shower and was ready to leave. Sure glad I didn't have to live there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 wait till it's dark out and cut the wires. keep doing that and eventually you will find your peace again... Good idea mainly if a Thai from the village sees you I certainly would not do that even thought I understand your feelings believe me. I have spent a week not far from Patalong last year a very old friend of mine have a house in a little village where he is the only farang.The loudspeakers did not started at noon but at 6 AM . The first day I asked him whats happened this morning, this morning nothing, its every morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Not imaginary for everyone. We've had some clown with one of these flying around our area recently. Luckily it was only for a couple of days, hopefully he crashed and burned. Our property is in a very quiet area in the countryside. Weekends & holidays, sometimes every day, we get up to half a dozen of these freaking things at the 2 times of the day it's nice to sit outside. Early morning & late afternoon. Need an rpg launcher!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 " Happy New Year ", no way.The speakers in the local wat fired up at 4.30 this morning at full volume and playing some mindless crap more suited to a teenage birthday party.To make it worse, they played the same cd over and over 6 times untill someone suggested that they put on something more suitable and to drop the volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 " Happy New Year ", no way.The speakers in the local wat fired up at 4.30 this morning at full volume and playing some mindless crap more suited to a teenage birthday party.To make it worse, they played the same cd over and over 6 times untill someone suggested that they put on something more suitable and to drop the volume. Gangnam Style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) " Happy New Year ", no way.The speakers in the local wat fired up at 4.30 this morning at full volume and playing some mindless crap more suited to a teenage birthday party.To make it worse, they played the same cd over and over 6 times untill someone suggested that they put on something more suitable and to drop the volume. Gangnam Style? No it wasn't this time but they have in the past.As it turns out a sister inlaw and her son live next door and he plays nothing else and to make matters worse,I copied the MP3 for him not knowing what it was. Edited January 1, 2013 by Ron19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturebrit Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I have just moved to a new house and I have been here for just three weeks. I love the peace and quiet in this village until today. I saw some random guys installing something on a post just across the street yesterday and I thought that they were connected to either the telephone company or the internet service provider.All the peace and quiet that I have enjoyed in the last three weeks were shattered when I found out that they installed THREE speakers on that post just across the street, Those were not high quality BOSE speakers but they look more like giant TWEETERS. There is nowhere to hide inside the house. The sound penetrated every corner and they played annoyingly loud Thai music that I do not even understand. Seriously, this drove my wife to tears... After asking some people, I was told that the signal is coming from the government office. It played nonstop from noon until 6:00 PM. I wouldn't even listen to my own song collection for that long. This is nothing short of torture. Is there anyone else here who have had this experience? Is there anything I can do about this? Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. for what its worth I sympathise but very little you can do...Thailand is a volume crazy place and I have lived and worked here for some years and frankly had enough of it. in about 2 weeks I am leaving to work elsewhere.... No good complaining one has to vote with ones feet.... Good luck and Happy New Year Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect App 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta71 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 While in the West they say how noise makes people ill, from heart disease to cancer, it seems in Thailand people get ill if the noise level is below 100 dB..... Is there a noisier country in the world? The hub of noise! Philippines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 One of my fondest memories from college was when they installed the new PA system at the stadium about a mile from my rented house. They tested the system by playing Willie Nelson all day while we sat in the back yard drinking Lone Star Longnecks. After that test, they only used the system on game days. Kind of sad, really. Maybe it won't be as bad as you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potosi Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Take a screwdriver, not wire cutter to disconnect the speakers. No damage done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Aside from a few pickup trucks blasting some music, it is sooooo much more peaceful here in Hua Hin than in patong with the annoying tonite tonite bangla stadium boxing tonite tonite assault. Just thought I'd toss this in to induce pangs of envy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Pay a guy with one of those coconut gathering monkeys to shimmy up, twist off, and drop the speakers. Coconuts go for 2 baht each. Heck of a deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturebrit Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 my BIL is only well aware of my hatred of Boom boom thai music.... told him to stay away or I will rip the sound system out. My wife and I bought the pick up he is driving...I told him....I bought it and I will destroy it.....UP 2 YOU Sent from my GT-N7000 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 If the wires are high, then rather than trying to scale the pole, You need to pick up one of these... Slip out in the middle of the night... Snip and then back in the house... Also useful for snipping mangos as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 wait till it's dark out and cut the wires. keep doing that and eventually you will find your peace again... +1 just dont get caught !!!!!! its probably not good for a farang to be vandalising govt equipment pay someone to do it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 While in the West they say how noise makes people ill, from heart disease to cancer, it seems in Thailand people get ill if the noise level is below 100 dB..... Is there a noisier country in the world? The hub of noise! Philippines Yes, but instead of firecrackers going off it is machinegun fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWMcMurray Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Or if you do not want to have to deal with it your self and do not want to actually pay for it (too direct)... you can always invite one of the local drunks over for some beers (sure there are plenty, as most little villages seems to come equipped with them) Get about a half a dozen beers and sit there drinking with him and complain about the speakers and talk about how happy you would be if someone could do something about it... may even mention that you had though about snipping the wires but afraid to do it... Then invite him back for the next day... when he gets there, tell him you are so upset about all the racket you are not in the mood to drink given all the racket, but if someone could ever find a solution to stop those speakers, you would buy a case of beer and a couple bottles of Loa Khao the next day to celebrate and he would be invited over to drink his fill... Then just sit back and wait... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 ^^^ See the previous post... Speakers gone... Problem solved. For those suggesting that I do some acrobatic stunts, thanks but I am to heavy to do those things. For those suggeting that I cut the wires or fill it with foam, those ideas are plausible in theory but the speakers are clearly beyond reach and the pole is conveniently located in full view between the guard house and the village's office. I forgot to mention that doing those things are illegal and can get a foreigner into trouble with the local law. Inviting drunks is out of the question because I myself don't drink. I also stumbled upon Ivan Pavlov's unpublished scientific paper. He had a follow up experiment after he got tired of wiping the floor clear of saliva. He used drunks instead. As expected, he got similar results. For the rare few who posted sensible responses, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiriusBlack1 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I thought the simple rule to avoid all this was don't move to the sticks. Avoid hillbilly area's and you don't get the speakers. Nope. I live in Banglamung and the f***ers are blasting outside our window from 7 in the morning. My wife is p***ed at me for being upset about it. No music just propaganda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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