............in The Daily mail, no less.......... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Things that go bump in the night have driven a high-flying secretary to quit her job and vacate her home for a bed-and-breakfast. Deborah Atsoparthis said sheer exhaustion had forced her to quit her job as an executive personal assistant. Now she is paying £50 a night so she does not have to endure the mysterious rumbling which has kept her awake for months in the 18th- century property where she bought her flat two and a half years ago. Deborah Atsoparthis, right, with neighbour Kath Room Shaken: Deborah Atsoparthis, right, with neighbour Kath Room, both complain they suffer sleepless nights The noise, which began last September, sounded like a vibrating washing machine and was nearly loud enough to block out the sound of traffic outside. The 54-year-old has called structural engineers, plumbers and council environmental health officers in to examine the property in Kidlington, Oxford, but nobody has been able to pinpoint the source. 'The noise started in September and I carried on working until last month but then I became too exhausted and had to stop,' said Ms Atsoparthis. 'It is frightening and disturbing, especially not knowing what it causing the noise. 'I'm constantly tired and always in a daze - I spend my whole time trying to get sleep. Ms Atsoparthis has been prescribed sleeping pills by her doctor but her local council insists the sound is within an 'acceptable noise range'. She is paying for alternative accommodation out of her savings. 'It costs me a lot of money to stay at the B and B, on top of the mortgage I'm paying for the noisy flat,' she said. 'It's absolutely bizarre. We have tried everything and I have made so many calls to the council, I have explored every avenue. 'It can't go on. I'm eating into my savings and I will soon run out of money.' A neighbour, Kath Room, 37, also suffers sleepless nights because of the rumbling disquiet in the block of 10 private flats. 'It is not as bad in my flat - it is definitely worse in Deborah's,' said the Oxford University worker. 'It's so bad I don't know how she can sleep and nobody seems to be taking it seriously. It is very distressing.' Cherwell District Council confirmed it had visited following complaints from Ms Atsoparthis, but insisted it could do nothing to help her. A spokesman said: 'Despite a large number of recordings being made, none of them captured evidence of noise which was audible. 'These did not indicate anything out of the acceptable noise range or show evidence of noise arising out of inappropriate activities by other occupants.' The focus of investigations had shifted from noise to vibration, the spokesman said, adding: 'It was suggested that the vibration may be due to a structural problem.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1154147/Woman-haunted-mystery-noise-18th-century-home-moves-B-amp-B-sleep.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This captured my attention. Sounds familiar...?... ************A spokesman said: 'Despite a large number of recordings being made, none of them captured evidence of noise which was audible.*********** --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
