{"id":2885,"date":"2017-03-26T18:11:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T17:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2020-03-21T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T09:24:41","slug":"the-bristol-hum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiebrightmore.com\/other\/the-bristol-hum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bristol Hum"},"content":{"rendered":"

I moved to Bristol just over four years ago. I hear The Hum<\/strong>. In fact, I can hear it right now as I type at 11am on a sunny March morning.<\/p>\n

In the past four years I lived in a first floor flat of an old building, built circa 1850. I always thought the noise I could hear was something to do with the neighbours, perhaps a heating system, tumble drier, or desk fan. I got to know my immediate neighbours well (above and below) and\u00a0possible causes such as those mentioned above were\u00a0swiftly ruled out. The adjoining neighbours were separated\u00a0by a very solid and thick wall, but I assumed the noise must be from\u00a0them. The hum wasn’t consistent between 2013\u20132017, but I could hear it most of the time.<\/p>\n

What does it sound like?<\/h2>\n

To those who can hear it, the noise can be infuriating, especially as it seems much more prominent at night, likely due the any background noise being minimal. I can attest to the common descriptions; a diesel truck idling down the road; the distant rumbling and occasional oscillation of a common desk fan, perhaps bolted to a wall; an amp left switched on, etc. It’s a low frequency hum, that\u00a0is what it is.<\/p>\n