Jangling jingles

Jangling jingles

The Walls' jingle was the subject of letters to The Jakarta
Post by Mr. Babcock (July 4) and Mr. Hobman (July 16).

I think that particular jingle irritates many people greatly
because we all know it can easily be toned down if the ice cream
vendors, apart from sales techniques, also received instruction
on proper behavior by the Walls company and its distributors.

I should have complained years ago about the high-decibel
noise when Walls started invading my area, but I did not know how
to go about it. Now that Mr. Babcock has introduced the subject,
I think I should also contribute to the effort to overcome noise
pollution. These past few months the Walls carts have gradually
jingled themselves out of my area for reasons unknown to me.
Looking for greener pastures, I hope.

As Mr. Babcock pointed out, it is not the only noise polluter
in residential areas. Residents opening their car doors by remote
control may also disturb the neighborhood if the sound of their
"toy" is so loud as to rap mercilessly on one's eardrums. A
slowly passing car or a stationary vehicle with music at full
blast is also a nuisance. Vendors of martabak and other cooked
food lustily hitting their frying pans on their rounds intrude
into the quiet of the neighborhood in the evening.

I subscribe to any preventive regulations against noise which
compel people to show restraint in producing sound, electronic or
otherwise. The latter includes the voices of people who talk
loudly into their cellular "poser" phones in restaurants.

S. HARMONO

Jakarta