Spooky quiet

Grampa Don

Grampa Don

Yep, that's me
Location
Orange county, Calif.
This morning when I rolled the trash out, it was like I was the only person in the world, nobody else out and no walkers. Our block is pretty quiet anyway with a T intersection at one end and an L at the other, but usually there is some noise from a nearby main street. Today nothing. We're just one house from the L and the back side of a Montessori school faces us. There is an iron fence and the toddlers' playground. Normally, the air is filled with their squeals and cries. Now it's empty. I never thought I'd miss it, but I do.

Don
 

It makes you more aware of things which you don't normally notice. Mundane things like people putting their bins out! Everyone puts them out at different times.
Each car has a different sound too, never noticed before.
 
I know how you feel! It's the same here! It's eerie! The other day (all day) when my T.V., internet and the phone were all out at the same time and no one around anywhere, I stood here wondering,"Is this the end of the world?"
 

We have a small airport about 5 miles from us, and once in a while we'll see a light aircraft. And, we see contrails from airliners. Right after 9/11 it all stopped. But, I would sometimes hear a distant jet roar from something I couldn't see. I suspect it was some kind of military aircraft. It was very creepy.

Don
 
It is very quiet around my area as well. We have a couple of walkers. They stay on opposite sides of the street. Hubby went for eggs and milk today and said our little main street was dead.
We also have a small airport a few miles away but no planes are flying.
Very strange indeed.
 
I do like quiet, but the silence i listen to everyday now, is somewhat unsettling. All the noise we were accustomed to and took for granted, and complained about is a memory in my mind, and hoping that memory turns into reality again. None of us know when the silence will end, but for me, I will listen more to the sounds of life, and take less of it for granted.
 
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