Cambridge, Ontario · 2019-02-05 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
hum, a mechanical noise, continuous, never-ending, somewhat pulsating, varying intensity, always from south, I hear it inside my closed house (all else quiet) on southern side, I do not hear it on northern side of my house, new since autumn 2018 and now winter 2019, did not hear it continuously previous 9 years I lived here (aside from neighbour's pool pump that is on from spring to autumn, but off from autumn to spring], but I have noticed it on rare occasions in previous years, but not continuously as now No, not really. While I don't know where this hum is coming from, I definitely did not hear it for the past 9 winters. I read books in my couch chair right by the window on the southern side of my house and I always relished how quiet it was in our neighbourhood during the winter when the pool pump in my neighbour's backyard was off for the winter. It was such peace and quiet and I could enjoy reading a book. Not this winter. If the hum is naturally occurring then I guess I'll have to get used to it. Somehow though, I suspect that it is coming from something man-made. I don't understand why so many people today enjoy loud noises from mechanical devices.
What they reported
First noticed: 2018
Pitch: I tried, but could not match the sound tone to what the hum sounds like right now.
Loudest: Equal night and day
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Headache, Anxiety
Changes with weather: I cannot be absolutely sure as I have not been keeping track of the pattern in such detail. But I have observed that the hum does not seem to be controlled by temperature (-20 C to 15 C), time of day, day of the week, snowing or raining.
What stood out: a low humpulsing light
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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