Night Noises / myLot

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 12, 2016 3:30pm CST

My house is just a couple of miles from Fairmount Park. Six years ago when I moved in, I would hear this clop, clop sound several times a night. For some reason, I decided the clop, clop sounds were made by horses. Imagine my surprise the day I realized skateboards (!) go clop, clop as the wheels go over bumps in the sidewalk.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

12 Feb 16

lol - skateboards. Do you still hear them, or was it just a passing phase?

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$herryericha

@sherryericha (1806)

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

12 Feb 16

Temple University's off-campus student housing is close by, and getting closer, so I hear skateboarders at least once or twice a week. I sort of like it

, because it does sound like horse's hooves.

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skateboarders

Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

13 Feb 16

@sherryericha We have the real thing here - horses going by.

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$herryericha

@sherryericha (1806)

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

14 Feb 16

@jaboUK. Nice

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

13 Feb 16

Hope they don't do this any longer in the evening hours. They can really sound noisy.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

13 Feb 16

@sherryericha that is such a short period of time bet it doesn't bother you at all now.

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$herryericha

@sherryericha (1806)

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

13 Feb 16

@Marcyaz. Not at all, thanks

$herryericha

@sherryericha (1806)

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

13 Feb 16

Once or twice a week I hear skateboards for like 30 seconds, but I like their horsey sound.

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@DaddyEvil (174558)

• United States

16 Feb 16

Uhm... yeah, horses do go clop, clop, Sherry, but skateboards make much the same sound. The noise from the skateboard is normally louder than a horse would be when walking on pavement. Granted, there might also be an echo to account for, but the skateboard still makes a louder noise...