To make the hard parts easier to take. To make the stuck fasteners come free with less stress...
Let's see your antidotes.
Mine is Patrick...
Let's see your antidotes.
Mine is Patrick...
Coming from a "slightly different background" (motorcycles, fast cars, relatively expensive cheap women) I respectfully mention my taste in music (like most things) may vary from the norm--thanks for having me as a member anyway.
Respectfully; You'd be surprised, my cheese-head compadre. I am really into motorcycles and own and enjoy a very fast car. But your women comment I don't fit into.Coming from a "slightly different background" (motorcycles, fast cars, relatively expensive cheap women) I respectfully mention my taste in music (like most things) may vary from the norm--thanks for having me as a member anyway.
For some people in some situations it helps avoid Road Hypnosis, which can also be a killer..... Having background noise while working has never appealed to me, and the practice of playing music on a tractor or motorcycle completely mystifies me. On a bike, you NEED to be paying attention to your surroundings to avoid killing yourself. On a tractor, you NEED to be paying attention to your tractor and/or implement to avoid damaging things. Not to mention having to turn it up to ear-hemorrhaging levels to even hear it ....
Great points, for sure.Before my ears gave up on me, I did listen to a wide range of music: Some country, a lot of 70's R&R, quite a bit of classical.
However, when I'm listening to music, that's ALL I'm doing, other than maybe once in a while when on a long road trip. Having background noise while working has never appealed to me, and the practice of playing music on a tractor or motorcycle completely mystifies me. On a bike, you NEED to be paying attention to your surroundings to avoid killing yourself. On a tractor, you NEED to be paying attention to your tractor and/or implement to avoid damaging things. Not to mention having to turn it up to ear-hemorrhaging levels to even hear it.
JMHO, YMMV...
Before I gave up riding last year, I wore earplugs under my helmet because the wind noise was bothersome. (I've never liked windshields on bikes...)Great points, for sure.
On a bike, I don't listen to music but sometimes wear earplugs if it is a long ride. For the wind sound and engine drone.
When operating a tractor I wear noise cancelling earphones, sometimes with music in them... played low. The whine of the transmission is lowered and I can still hear my engine RPMs. And I can still answer my phone thru the headset.
My ears were shot years ago from working with equipment, gun fire on the job and in sport, and of course; Playing loud music as a young man.
hahaha....I thought I was the only one that did that!!!!!I don't play music when working on stuff.
I need to hear myself talking to myself.
just ask my dogs....
years ago I drove a big KW with everything but the kitchen sink ... double walk in sleeper etc.Oddly enough, i was thinking about this just recently.
hahaha....I thought I was the only one that did that!!!!!
Sometimes my wife will walk by and ask "Who the hell are you talking too?"
To which I reply "Me...and your interrupting....'
I can't stand background music though. For some reason I never have either. I like total silence (apart from the machine noises.)
I always have my "ears' in (foam plugs).......and I mean ALWAYS........ I must have 40 pair laying around the house/shop at any given time.........I think they help me "think better".
Edit: Driving is the only real exception, and then its strictly "old school Outlaw Country" like David Allan Coe.......non of this "pop star country" crap for me.