What one household noise annoys you the most?

[BTFLCHLD]

aerator on my aquarium...usually muffled with music, etc but when the room falls silent that sound remains...gurgling...ugh so annoying.

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Knocks to the front door after dark...Obviously!

Otherwise just the sound of stuff being broken by the C.A.T. organization ("Cats Are Terrorists") at night is the #2 on my list

Actually in our house the four member C.A.T organisation are more likely to settle internal squabbles in the middle of the night. Which is a pretty annoying noise in itself especially if it is just outside of the bedroom!

Oh to get adult a bit, our female dog also sits outside of our door and well, to put it politely seeks to self-pleasure. EVERY DAMN NIGHT - SEVERAL TIMES! Its like having a horny teenager in the next room.

You can imagine our vet's embarrassment when she explained the problem to me! Oh and our embarrassment when people come over. We try to pretend it is a skin allergy!

[gretchen]

Originally Posted by petep9000

someone other than yourself making loud pooping noises in the bathroom

OMG

The crackling noise the ionic air filter makes when it has lots of dust in it.

Also, screaming kids in the grocery store! (I know that isn't considered household, but it is so annoying!)

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by gretchen

OMG

the one household noise I find annoying at your house? crickets. oh, and when tommy does that telemarketer voice...

[Chrislit18]

Originally Posted by Moz

Our vacuum. It must be the loudest in the world.

Agreed. Vaccuums are the worst. I can't be around when my mom vaccuums, it actually hurts my ears.

I also hate our telephone.

The sound of the TV when my mom can't shut it off right [but the cable is off]

my phone when I get an IM

and probably many more i could think of.

[Ghost_Tracker]

When "certain people" scrape a fork against a plate.
To me it sounds like someone's scraping nails down a blackboard!

Also, there's this metal thing hanging down by the window right next to where I sleep, and when there's a little breeze it keeps bumping against the window, making an annoying noise. Of course, that's my fault 'cause I just haven't bothered to fix it yet!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Whenever I open the refridgerator and the motor comes on I always get annoyed. Or if I'm sitting in the next room watching TV and the fridge motor comes on, well that annoys me too.
How about you? What household sound annoys you?

Besides the humm of the fridge I am also annoyed by my stove top when I first turn it on. It's a gas stove and it makes an annoying clicking sound as it's lighting. It drives me nuts. Someone also mentioned the sound of the microwave when it is finished. That drives me nuts too. And my washing machine, when finished with its wash will buzz loudly for 15 minutes(every 45 seconds) until you turn it off.(Very annoying but it's actually a good thing because my high efficiency washer is so quiet I'd never know the wash was done if it didn't buzz!)

[ragandbone]

This will make me sound impossibly picky, but I really can sense the electrical hum of a whole house. I notice that when I stay in a cabin without electricity I feel so relaxed...ahhhhhhhh.

Beyond that impossible requirement of no electricity, the hum of the refridge is an annoyance. All house sounds are really a drag when you are trying to record, but otherwise I like to use the Tappit bros. (Click and Clack) trick: turn the radio up!

[CelticGypsy]

Our washing machine during the spin cycle. We've had it repaired twice and it still makes too much racket. We have neighbors in next townhouse, so I have to do my laundry the minute they leave for work so it doesn't bother them.

[golddustdrummer]

Originally Posted by jannieC

The microwave when it finishes. I always run to open it before it beeps.

same here.
and if I don't get to it within maybe...10 seconds, it beeps again.
like I'm going to forget that I've made food. I'm not that old yet!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by CelticGypsy

Our washing machine during the spin cycle. We've had it repaired twice and it still makes too much racket. We have neighbors in next townhouse, so I have to do my laundry the minute they leave for work so it doesn't bother them.

Is it a dancer? Then it's just off balance. This can be fixed easily by either moving it closer to the wall or putting a cushion between the appliance and the object it's bumping into.

[sara1998]

I hate to hear the dryer or dishwasher running. That drives me nuts. The dogs nails on my wood floors drives me crazy too.

[CelticGypsy]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Is it a dancer? Then it's just off balance. This can be fixed easily by either moving it closer to the wall or putting a cushion between the appliance and the object it's bumping into.

We don't know what is causing the noise? It doesn't move around since the washer and dryer are in a small space in their own laundry room. The 'shocks" were replaced very recently. It's still NOISY during the spin cycle even though I am careful not to overload it. My hubby has checked the barrel inside. We replaced water hose too. It works great but the noise is a little louder than it use to be. Our neighbor's machine does the exact same thing even though they have had their machine checked too. Maybe, its time to buy a new washer??