Idle musings

I live in an urban section of an urban city. I check the night sky on clear nights to see if the light pollution will let me see any stars. I hadn't realized how accustomed I'd become to noise pollution until the holidays. Out where I was I don't think I heard a single siren and maybe only one helicopter. The first day I was home I wastruck by the noise from fire, police, and ambulance sirens and the daily overhead helicopters. What a strange thing to have them be common enough to get ignored.