The Sound of Silence!
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86757)
United States
June 26, 2025 10:04pm CST
Wow, what is that noise in my house?? It’s SILENCE. Just like Simon and Garfunkel sang about, the sound of silence!!!
Some storms formed over Louisville and didn’t move much. Six hours and nearly an inch of rain later, the temperature not only dipped below 90 but below 80!!! 
As a result, my poor overworked but in great working condition A/C unit finally got to take a break. It is rather weird after hearing it nonstop for four days.
Now…if I could get these people to stop texting me, saying, “the people on the news said to check up on the elderly in this heat so I wanted to know if you’re okay.” 
The photo is one of the many gorgeous views I had at Red River Gorge earlier this month.
As a result, my poor overworked but in great working condition A/C unit finally got to take a break. It is rather weird after hearing it nonstop for four days.
Now…if I could get these people to stop texting me, saying, “the people on the news said to check up on the elderly in this heat so I wanted to know if you’re okay.”
The photo is one of the many gorgeous views I had at Red River Gorge earlier this month.18 people like this
17 responses
@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
27 Jun
Who is texting you??? No one has checked on me. The power went out a couple of days ago; and the standby generator kicked in about 30 seconds later. Gotta love that thing. Great photo.
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@Orson_Kart (8295)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun
Hi Linda, are you coping in this heat?
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
My brother and niece check on me, and everyone in the neighborhood looks out for everyone.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
28 Jun
@FourWalls That's nice. The woman across the street calls me every so often. She lost her husband too...it was several years ago.
@Ineeddentures (34727)
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27 Jun
I really do fear for old people in this heat
And babies
And dogs in cars
Lots more too
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
They may have to arrest me, because if I see a child or a pet in a car, there’s gonna be a broken window REALLY fast.
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@Ineeddentures (34727)
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27 Jun
@FourWalls
Quite right
Dave the dog or the kid
Do what needs to be done
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jun
We have lived in this place for over 20 years and are so used to the quiet. We have new people moving in next door and we hope they will be quiet.
Good of them to want to check on you but, as with most things people can go too far.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jun
@FourWalls .......Glad of that. I don't see myself that way either. In my head I am still about 35. My body argues with me on that point quite often nowadays.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
It was a joke, I don’t see myself being “elderly.”
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
27 Jun
The sound of silence is at time shattering. I experienced that at the wee hours of the morning
I do not think anyone here will bother to pay attention to what the news would say Not that I have experience anything so far.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
It sounds good after nonstop air conditioner humming for four days.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
27 Jun
I'm glad "elderly" you are doing okay. 
We have a few clouds, even if the weather radar says we don't, but no rain yet. I'll try to go out in the morning and mow for a while if I can. We aren't supposed to see dew in the morning, either. We keep hearing heat lightning here.
We have a few clouds, even if the weather radar says we don't, but no rain yet. I'll try to go out in the morning and mow for a while if I can. We aren't supposed to see dew in the morning, either. We keep hearing heat lightning here.2 people like this
@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
Because this is a “big town” we have the “urban heat island effect.” That extra heat caused the storms to form over the city yesterday, and there was no wind to move them, so had to “rain themselves out.”
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
27 Jun
@FourWalls We are higher than the surrounding areas so often get rain/storms that don't show up on the weather radar.
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@Deepizzaguy (122195)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jun
Thank goodness you are okay.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Jun
Are you okay??? Hey, I'm doing my duty!! It was rough out there today, but I got the car cleaning out done! thank goodness it wasn't longer or I may have fallen out. I told my husband before we started, we were taking breaks and lots of water!
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
Dangit, I’m not old!
Glad you got things taken care of, and safely!
Glad you got things taken care of, and safely!1 person likes this
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Jun
@FourWalls I said that up until this year. It seems that things shifted after turning 65!
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
28 Jun
I do not like your house, its to quiet.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
28 Jun
@FourWalls I can't argue with you there. My homies laugh at me, they rich, I poor, your house is so quiet. I take them to my house, oh hell no could I live like this.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
28 Jun
After listening to “ch-ching!” from the electric company over how much the air conditioning has been running, I’ll take the silence.
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@Orson_Kart (8295)
• United Kingdom
27 Jun
We’ve just come out of a “heatwave” and are heading into another this weekend. No AC so we have to grin and bear it. Fortunately it’s not as bad where I am compared to London and the south ( max 25C/77F as opposed to 32C/90F), but still too hot for me.
Glad to hear someone is checking up on you. When you’re on your own, you need that for sure.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
Wow, 77 sounds comfortable. We’ve had 35C actual temperatures with a heat index around 40C (95F/105F).
It’s usually my brother and I exchanging “check on the elderly” texts.
@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
It’s just odd after four consecutive days of nonstop running.
@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
Welcome to winter in the southern hemisphere. Wish I could send you a container of heat! It would help us both!
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
27 Jun
I was surprised my cousin in Alabama didn't start checking on me during last week's heatwave. She loves to watch the weather, but will see something for NYC and fear it's hitting Syracuse. I'm glad our A/Cs are now silent, too.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
28 Jun
My mom was like that. If I was on vacation in Texas (and you know how big that state is) and she heard something happened, she’d call and make sure I was okay. I never will forget when Kilauea erupted in 1983 while I was stationed in Hawaii. I called my mom and assured her that I was NOT on the same island as the volcano and it was nowhere near me. We love ‘em for it, and you know it. 
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
28 Jun
@FourWalls Yes, that is true. We do love them.
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
28 Jun
My mind is 10 and my back is 120, so 65 is the average of the two.
@snowy22315 (208993)
• United States
27 Jun
Cool here today too .such a blessing!
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@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
You bet!! Anything that breaks it for a while is most welcome!
@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
27 Jun
It’s strange, in a very refreshing way, when it isn’t running after it’s been so hot that it didn’t get a break.
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@LadyDuck (502565)
• Italy
27 Jun
@FourWalls - It's hot here in the afternoon, but the mornings are not too bad, we can cool down the apartment in the morning.
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