A British woman whose noisy sex sessions were officially branded anti-social behavior was warned Friday she would face jail if she fails to stop the excessively loud lovemaking. Caroline Cartwright, 48, was given an 8-week prison term suspended for 12 months, meaning if she engages in overly noisy coupling again in the next year she will immediately be put behind bars.The news above can be interpreted in different ways. On one hand, is nobody's business what the lady does in the confines of her home. On the other hand, it definitely could be an issue of decibels... still, the sentence does look a bit too harsh.
One detail disclosed by the article, though, doesn't leave a shadow of a doubt:
At an earlier hearing the court was told that the local council set up special equipment in a neighbor's flat and recorded noise levels of 30-40 decibels, peaking at 47, as loud as a conversation in the same room.Yes, Ms Cartwright - you are surrounded by nosy perverts indeed and have to move to a more relaxed environment.
Or pad your bedroom. Whatever.
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Snoop -- did you catch the article's concluding recommendation?
If you are disturbed by another couples' lovemaking Dr. Read suggests to "roll up a wad of toilet paper and stick it in your ears. Or, even better, start having loud sex to drown out their noise."
Remember, No Sex please, We're British.
Talk about jealous neighbors!
Can understand about the loud noises. One morning a number of years ago, I was lieing half awake in bed when loud noises from next apartment jolted me awake. At first I thought my neighbor was being attacked. After listening a bit, thought maybe she was not. After more time listening, I realized she was just making love rather noisily like Ms. Cartwright. Some months latter she apologized for being rather loud in the love making department!
OT, but related to an earlier post. South Carolina, whose governor Mark Sandford last year flew done to Buenos Aris to spend several days with mistress, now has its Lt. Governor who is running to replace Sandford as Governor in this year's election comparing people who recieve help from the government to stray animals who breed out of control. (no joke)
Read "S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer compares helping poor to feeding stray animals" at http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/25/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6139186.shtml?tag=stack
Latter on Bauer claimed he had been quoted out of context and admitted that "maybe the stray animals wasn't the best metaphor".
DO YOU THINK ....?!
I knew things were crowded over there in socialism-land, but this is absurd.
Well, 70 millions or so living on a fixed-size island, what do you expect?
;)
Ho ho. What a maroon...
This goes to prove, David, that lots of contractors are cheapos who save on acoustic protection!
Uhu...
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