WTF!?

I am getting old - I know - and that doesn't make me any more accepting of other people's flaws but sometimes I wonder whether I am getting grumpier or people are simply getting more annoying.

Take the gardeners of my village for example. We have four. Their job is to keep the condominium presentable, that is, keeping the swimming pool and roads clean, trimming and caring for the grass, flowers, trees etc and doing small repair/paint jobs when/if needed.

The guys are not bad people. Rather, simple people who actually take pride in their jobs and do it well. They are also, contrary to what some would expect, quite amiable. They, however, carry their radios with them and therein lies the problem…

Why, oh, why can't they keep the volume down so they can hear their music without forcing everyone else to do so with them? I love music too but I do not force them to listen to ‘my’ music. While it would be just awesome to be able to do so, I do not turn my volume all the way to the right when I am listening to classical pieces, let alone when I am in the mood for speed metal!

Can you really be accused of being grumpy when you can't even listen to your own TV inside your home because someone else has their radio playing whatever &$%# they want loud?

I don't know… Seriously, I think I am not asking for too much; Just a better sense of living in community.