Our town started a new campaign called the "Lower the Boom" campaign. The purpose is to minimize the amount of cars driving around with music so loud that you vibrate 3 miles away. The hope was to actually stop the problem. It seem to have done little if anything to actually affect those who are causing the noise. Down town is still over run by boys who think that overly loud vehicles, speakers and obscene music is the definition of masculinity. Whether children are present or not, the language that blares and bumps out of these speakers is appalling. I cuss (sometimes alot) and I listen to rap, hip-hop, alternative, rock, pop, on top of country so its not a hatrid of the music that causes me to say this. The common decency that should be present in every day society is missing. Its MIA in every day society. The combined vibrations of the college students that don't care (thats not counting the students that do) and the trouble makers of our "beautiful" town shake and shock their way from the east side to the west. Again, our children are being taught what? And for those of us that don't appreciate these "musical concerts"? Well, the "Lower the Boom" campaign is apparently not working, and ignoring it wasn't working, and asking nicely won't work so I have a new suggestion. Its worked for me a few times. The next time you have a "BOOMER" in your presence follow these steps: 1) Insert Ear Plugs 2) Insert CD of OLD COUNTRY HITS (must be old country for maximum affect if you choose country), or BARRY MANILOW 3) Roll down car window(s) closest to the "BOOMER" 4) Once CD is playing start to increase your volume until it matches or beats theirs 5) Sit back and enjoy the look of pained confusion on their faces... and just wait for them to decide they don't want to "boom" around you anymore Problem solved! ENJOY!