Our neighbors were glad that our kids were young at the time and not

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May 13, 2021
10:26:01am

Tricky All-American

into baseball yet. Eventually my son started playing and I wish I would have resurrected the backyard batting cage.

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Tricky

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Messages

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ProBowlProvo

5/12/21 5:51pm

Ask to speak with his manager.

Zedhead

5/12/21 5:53pm

It's going to wreck your summer? Isn't that a little dramatic?

jdub

5/12/21 5:53pm

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ProBowlProvo

5/12/21 5:55pm

See a therapist. This should not raise your anxiety levels

Baron

5/12/21 5:57pm

I'm with ProBowlProvo on this. If I were sitting close to the sounds of metal bats pinging all day, I'd go crazy.

Pistol Shrimp

5/12/21 5:59pm

RE: I'm with ProBowlProvo on this. If I were sitting close to the sounds of

JAGA97

5/12/21 6:01pm

It’s going to be like an hour a day at most.

shimmy

5/12/21 6:06pm

Same advice. Or cheaper get headphones.

Baron

5/12/21 6:11pm

Noise canceling head phones are your friend.

fredetteaboutit13

5/12/21 6:36pm

Only option is to build a large laughing animatronic clown.

Cougarclaw

5/12/21 5:54pm

Some flood lights on 24 hrs a day pointed at the batters box should work.

JAGA97

5/12/21 6:02pm

Calm down! Ask for a free monthly pass.

MichCoug

5/12/21 5:54pm

Take up beekeeping with a hive close to the cage.

Pistol Shrimp

5/12/21 5:54pm

Acorn- do your thing and help this CB brother out!

yahtzee

5/12/21 5:56pm

CB’s “Acorn” might be your consultant.

MichCoug

5/12/21 5:57pm

Best advice for this situation:

Sandy Lyle

5/12/21 5:56pm

“I hit dingers.”

jordbyu

5/12/21 5:56pm

Look up the definition of "drama queen".

charles

5/12/21 5:56pm

Schedule some time in the cage for you and your family

scall

5/12/21 5:57pm

Maybe you should ask if you can get some BP a few times a week

KingDave

5/12/21 5:57pm

Two thoughts: 1. Get a white noise machine (reasonably priced magic) 2. There’s

4mack

5/12/21 5:59pm

You can also just play white noise on your phone (there are free apps)

Still Questing

5/12/21 6:17pm

There’s nothing to handle. If it’s not an HOA violation, there’s nothing for you

garyfan

5/12/21 5:59pm

Sit back and enjoy the beautiful sound. Buy them some wood bats to make it even better

Odysseus

5/12/21 6:00pm

RE: Sit back and enjoy the beautiful sound. Buy them some wood bats to make it even better

Zach Morris

5/12/21 7:19pm

Ask to use it during your breaks if working from home.

Cougarrr

5/12/21 6:01pm

How to handle: keep your mouth shut and deal with it.

shimmy

5/12/21 6:05pm

Play music while you work

JOPE

5/12/21 6:07pm

I give it one month of heavy use followed by three months of little use.

HuskerFan2

5/12/21 6:07pm

I know a guy that has one that gets used 4-5 hours a day. He is running a

JAGA97

5/12/21 6:08pm

If that was happening, he would have a right to complain.

kccougar

5/12/21 6:52pm

Her have a right to be frustrated, but without an HOA or something like it,

garyfan

5/12/21 7:03pm

You think the guy is licensed to do that at his home?

kccougar

5/12/21 7:25pm

That would be the “or something” part. If the neighbor is in violation of

garyfan

5/12/21 7:37pm

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mokelembembe

5/12/21 6:13pm

Do you live next door to my bil?

LaserCoug

5/12/21 6:13pm

When we moved into our house that was the thing our new neighbors were the most

Tricky

5/12/21 6:17pm

Sounds awesome. Lucky kids

YIsForBrigham

5/12/21 6:20pm

Our neighbors were glad that our kids were young at the time and not

Tricky

5/13/21 10:26am

Call the police.

DKN

5/12/21 6:25pm

Should have bought the lot.. (coming from a batting cage owner :))

cougfanz

5/12/21 6:36pm

I'm with you. I would be freaking out. I'm too easily bothered by repetitive

elmerfudd

5/12/21 6:37pm

go talk to him...

icecougar

5/12/21 6:43pm

I would be concerned and annoyed too. Thats a terrible sound over and over

PizzaPipeline

5/12/21 6:58pm

And then plan on never talking to them again

A_blue_car

5/12/21 7:21pm

I can sympathize. My neighbor build a hobby shed 10 feet from my window. He

777

5/12/21 6:45pm

Buy the biggest speakers you can afford and start cultivating a taste in

NewYorkCougar

5/12/21 6:53pm

...or polka music played on accordians

icecougar

5/12/21 6:57pm

That’s cold. Boardname checks out.

NewYorkCougar

5/12/21 7:02pm

Go take some BP. It's fun. Had one for my son. I can empathize though.

tander123

5/12/21 6:56pm

take up composting as a hobby and set it up near their batting cage or...

icecougar

5/12/21 6:56pm

Sounds like you need a drink....

HarlemCoug

5/12/21 6:59pm

Get over it. If your anxiety is that triggered by this, you might need therapy

Adrielle

5/12/21 7:01pm

Sounds like a personal problem, the only way to deal with it is learn to deal

Nuke

5/12/21 7:11pm

Get your HOA to adopt a wooden bat requirement!

AzCugrFan

5/12/21 7:12pm

My experience is that you can get used to and filter out the noise. Had a son

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