Noises Off

New reader Lynn writes:

I have recently moved 'out of town' to the quiet (or so I thought) realms of North Foreland, only to hear what I would describe as a sonic boom every half an hour. What on earth is it? Any ideas?

Yours, baffled!

Well Lynn, we've had reports on this blog before of pile driving for the Thanet Offshore Wind fart farm causing this sort of disturbance, so it may be that. Or it could be those army wallahs letting a few big ones off at their Shoeburyness testing range across the Thames Estuary. If any of you lovely readers have any other thoughts, do pass them on.

Meanwhile, still on the theme of annoying noises, reader Millicent writes:

Is it just me or does anyone else hear a constant hum in Ramsgate at night? I remember someone else mentioning it a few months ago. For weeks I do not hear anything then suddenly it is back with a vengeance. It is driving me to distraction this week - all I want is a good night's sleep. And no I don't think I have tinnitus as I don't hear it when I sleep in hotels and elsewhere.

Well, I can't say I've heard a hum Laura. Smelt one down at our lovely Royal Harbour where the duffers can't be arsed to clear the icky detritus from the water, yes. But heard one? Nope. Anyone else having the same problem?

Ho-Ho-Hopeless

What with my Twankey being cancelled this year, I must say I'm finding it hard to get into the spirit of Christmas. Still, I've put the deccies up (see profile pic). I didn't want to overdo it. After all, one doesn't want to look like a council house.

In the meantime, if you're already fed up with turkey and tinsel, here's a little antidote (it's a shoot 'em up game by the way... the clue is down the bottom there where it says: 'Play Game'):

Update: I've taken that bastard thing off as the blessed music was getting on my wick! If you're missing the crappy Christmas shoot 'em up you can still play it here.