car driving by, front-to-back or back-to-front car driving by, left-to-right or right-to-left car driving behind me car driving by, distant left side car driving by, distant right side car driving by, in turn car driving by, in slow turn distant car car, long bell curve, doppler car driving by very fast cars driving by at exactly the same time car accelerating car accelerating, distant car accelerating, with knocking, pinging car accelerating, with stuttering, misfiring car accelerating in short bursts car accelerating, very loud car accelerating slowly car accelerating, false start car accelerating with engine shuddering or vibrating car accelerating with a high-pitched whine car accelerating while already in a higher gear car accelerating after turn onto side street, soon out of range car accelerating behind me car gently tapping accelerator while trying to park car letting off the gas car pulling away from curb car coming to a stop at the curb car coming to a stop directly at me car emerging suddenly from parking garage car decelerating distant car decelerating car decelerating by downshifting car decelerating during gear too low for its speed car decelerating slowly car decelerating at the crest of a hill car shifting gears, automatic distant car shifting gears, automatic car shifting, manual car shifting, manual, distant car "flooring it" and quickly changing gears car flooring it, distant car flooring it during mid-acceleration car cruising cars cruising very slowly car cruising in a gear too low for its speed car cruising between 2nd and 3rd gear, ready to downshift car cruising between 2nd and 3rd gear, then short burst car cruising, engine at high idle car cruising, rattling car cruising, engine bell curve whine car ignition turning over distant car ignition car ignition in the far distance, on the edge of hearing car ignition cranking, then turning over car ignition cranking, fail to turn over car ignition with significant gas pedal rev car ignition in parking garage car idling car idling, distant car idling, rattling distant car idling, rattling car idling, cough, sputter car idling, rev the engine car idling, engine changing equilibrium car idling loudly car idling loudly, spinning down to lower equilibrium car idling, loud, high buzzing, whirring car idling, hood open car idling, parking garage car idling, open residential garage car idling, engine bell curve whine car idling high, with gas pedal pressed to prevent stalling car idling with thin, high-pitched static drone car idling with ticks and tocks car brakes car brakes, distant car brakes, squeaky, faulty brake pads car braking too suddenly, brake pads protesting car brakes shifting in near-stop, "California Roll" car self-noise, undefined squeaks car, squeaky suspension car, suspension/frame straining in turn car, supension being tested in acceleration person in car interior, undefined voice in car interior, muffled person getting into car, suspension settling objects in truck bed rattling around ladder rattling in truck bed wood ladder rattling against metal frame in truck bed chains alongside truck bed chains alongside truck bed, distant metal pipes clanging around in truck bed crates of bottles clinking in truck bed, distant truck frame or suspension rattle truck frame or suspension twisting after tires jump curb truck over pothole at high speed, enormous rattle and rumble general vehicle rattle trailer bouncing around car cyclic squeaks power steering straining against the turn lack of power steering fluid lack of power steering fluid, distant car reversing or driving in reverse distant car reversing car slowly backing up car making multiple-stage U-turn car driving over dip in road car bottoming out in dip car bottom out, scrape front fender on other edge of dip loud car drowning out all other noise old, rattling car, jalopy, lemon distant jalopy jalopy sputtering, about to die jalopy accelerating distant jalopy accelerating jalopy accelerating, slow jalopy decelerating jalopy shifting gears jalopy flooring it and quickly changing gears jalopy idling jalopy idling loudly jalopy idling, warm-up rev jalopy idling, on the verge of dying jalopy idling, extremely rough and precarious, coughing, dying jalopy engine shutting down jalopy mufflers interference, wind-tunnel effect jalopy starter clicking jalopy difficult and coughing engine crank jalopy starter winding down after failing to start jalopy grind starter jalopy emerging from vehicle mass drone high performance car, street racer, putt-putt distant street racer street racer emerging from car mass drone street racer accelerating street racer accelerating, distant street racer accelerating and shifting gears street racer flooring it, quickly changing gears street racer accelerating, reving the engine street racer decelerating street racer downshifting muscle car distant muscle car distant muscle car, very loud muscle car accelerating distant muscle car accelerating muscle car idling muscle car accelerating and shifting gears muscle car ignition high-end performance car, loud acceleration in 2nd gear distant high-end performance car accelerating diesel vehicle diesel idle diesel accelerate diesel decelerate diesel vehicle in gear too low for its speed bus distant bus bus in the far distance, at the edge of hearing bus accelerating distant bus accelerating bus decelerating bus shifting gears bus inching forward bus riding the gas pedal, up and down bus brakes bus brakes, very squeaky distant bus brakes bus or truck, pneumatic release distant bus or truck, pneumatic release bus release in the far distance, at the edge of hearing bus or truck release, short sniff bus releases, series of successive short sniffs bus release, very loud bus chirp at beginning of acceleration bus idling bus idling quietly bus idling, loud knocking, rattling bus idling loudly from across the street distant bus idling bus or big truck idling loud enough to drown out other sounds school bus school bus accelerating in short bursts school bus accelerating, shifting gears school bus accelerating with knocking, engine rattle school bus accelerating out of tight turn school bus frame rocks and squeaks school bus idling school bus idling loud enough to drown out other sounds small school bus idling shuttle bus shuttle bus idling shuttle bus accelerating shuttle bus accelerating in short bursts shuttle bus window rattle shuttle bus slow cruise shuttle bus loud idle, rattle catering truck big truck distant big truck big truck accelerating distant big truck accelerating big truck accelerating and changing gears big truck accelerating, quickly change gears in brief spurts big truck accelerating very slowly big truck accelerating very loudly big truck decelerating big truck brakes distant big truck brakes big truck squeaky brakes big truck brakes straining, jumping big truck brakes interval of fourth: C, G distant big truck brakes, long, slow whine big truck idling distant big truck idling big truck idling loudly distant big truck idling loudly big truck idling loud enough to drown out other sounds, continuous big truck cruising in first or low gear big truck whine big truck engine harmonics, swirling, sci-fi big truck grinding gears medium-sized truck or diesel SUV distant medium-sized truck medium-sized truck idling medium-sized truck idling, loud knocking medium-sized truck idling loud enough to drown out distant medium-sized truck idling medium-sized truck ignition turning over medium-sized truck noisy ignition crank, then turn over medium-sized truck shifting gears medium-sized truck accelerating distant medium-sized truck accelerating medium-sized truck accelerating loudly medium-sized truck accelerating slowly medium sized truck accelerating, hesitation medium-sized truck engine rattle after burst of acceleration medium-sized truck accelerating loudly, then let off gas medium-sized truck flooring it during mid-acceleration medium-sized truck decelerating medium-sized truck cruising medium-sized truck cruising in low gear medium-sized truck engine loud roar, like street sweeper medium-sized truck, loud brakes shuddering, faulty medium-sized truck, loud grinding false start, then accel medium-sized truck struggling to reverse up driveway medium sized truck engine off flatbed truck, removable walls rattling truck door closed vehicle mass drone vehicle mass acceleration vehicle mass idling recognizable vehicle emerging from mass drone motorcycle distant motorcycle motorcycle accelerating, shifting gears distant motorcycle accelerating, shifting gears motorcycle accelerating in far distance, at the edge of hearing motorcycle accelerating in short bursts motorcycle flooring it racing motorcycle flooring it motorcycle idling motorcycle rev gear motorcycle engage foot shifter motorcycle cruising in low gear motorcycle downshifting motorcycle jalopy motorcycle barely running, about to die Harley or chopper distant Harley or chopper Harley or chopper accelerating Harley or chopper accelerating, shifting gears Harley or chopper in the far distance, at the edge of hearing Harley or chopper decelerating, downshifting motorcycle backfire motocross dirt bike motocross dirt bike flooring it and shifting gears distant motocross dirt bike flooring it motocross dirt bike decelerate, exhaust stutter Vespa or moped street sweeper distant street sweeper drone street sweeper driving, not sweeping street sweeper driving, high pitched whine distant street sweeper whine street sweeper whine, very close to me, very loud street sweeper decelerating, settling street sweeper engine turned off garbage water dripping from parked street sweeper mini-street sweeper, idle garbage/recycling truck garbage/recycling truck zooming by distant garbage/recycling truck garbage/recycling truck accelerating garbage/recycling truck lift mechanism distant garbage/recycling truck lift mechanism garbage/recycling truck brakes distant garbage/recycling truck brakes garbage/recycling truck idling distant garbage/recycling truck idling garbage truck shaking and emptying dumpster garbage/recycling truck engine hiccups garbage/recycling truck gearbox distant garbage/recycling truck bouncing over bumps in road distant cement mixer truck idling tractor tractor idling electric cart electric cart driving very slow electric cart over leaves electric cart doors close or slam electric cart door open distant electric cart whine metal pole thrown in the back of electric cart truck electric cart's cargo bouncing around person removing electric cart's wood siding electric cart brakes electric cart back-up beeps, high, fast electric cart tires over seams in sidewalk electric cart substantial bounce over bump or dip small electric car gas powered maintenance cart, putt-putt car engine being turned off hot engine cooling after being turned off, ticking engine tick engine cooling, but what sounds like malfunctioning power door parking brake being set shifter/gearbox engaging a gear, engine on, car at rest shifter/gearbox engaging a gear, engine off shifter/gearbox being set while car in motion gearbox grinding, missed gear gearbox engaging loudly windshield wipers windshield wipers on high setting car alarm going off distant car alarm going off car alarm going off in the far distance at the edge of hearing car alarm activate or deactivate (chirp) distant car alarm activate or deactivate (chirp) car alarm activate or deactivate (light horn) distant car alarm activate or deactivate (light horn) car door opened distant car door opened car door closed or slammed distant car door closed or slammed car door closed or slammed in parking garage car door handle lifted quickly and slammed back car door handle lifted to make sure door is locked distant car door handle vintage car door opened distant high-pitched warning signal, lights are on fasten seat belt warning beep person fiddling with car hood car hood slam van sliding door closed handicap ramp from van door keys engaging car door keys locking car door remote car door lock or unlock distant remote car door lock or unlock truck tailgate opened truck tailgate closed truck camper shell hatch door close SUV automatic rear window sliding up and closed car trunk open and loose, hitting protruding cargo car trunk popped open hatchback pneumatic mechanism hatchback closed convertible hatch mechanism convertible roof lifting out and down into place person fumbling with keys distant person fumbling with keys person walking with keys jangling person with keys in pocket jogger with keys in pocket person tossing keys from one hand to the other person dropping keys squeegee wiped along wet window car horn distant car horn car horn in the far distance, at the edge of hearing car horn continuous car horn short burst, clipped car horn, "beebeep" car horn very loud truck horn distant truck horn truck horn, rapid, short warning bursts car radio car radio doppler car radio loud and clear car radio, self-consciously too loud and distorted car radio loud but muffled car radio bass car radio treble, high hats distant car radio car radio muffled car radio, some discernible song structure car radio, DJ voice audible, complete phrases car radio parked car, DJ voice audible, complete phrases car radio parked car, muffled, quiet car tires hitting a bump or fault in the road distant car tires hitting a bump or fault in the road car tires hitting bump in the far distance, at the edge of hearing car tires hitting continuous bumps or faults in the road car tires over metal plate in road car tires over metal ridged gate tracks distant car tires over back-up spikes car tire treads buzzing distant car tire treads buzzing 4x4 truck oversized knobby tires buzzing distant 4x4 truck oversized knobby tires buzzing car tires over or through leaves car tires over wet asphalt car tires over wet asphalt trailing off car tires splashing through water distant car tires splashing through water car tires splashing through water right in front of me car tires splashing through water slowly car tires splashing through large, flooded puddle of water car tires squealing or skidding distant car tires squealing or skidding car tires chirping in sudden acceleration car tires grabbing in turns car tires grabbing in tight turn or U-turn car tires chirping in turn car tires in parking garage car tires, something stuck in the treads car tires, something stuck in treads, winding down to a stop car tires rubbing up against curb car tires in tight slow turn over gravel car tires cruising over rocks or gravel car tires in sudden reverse over gravel car tire over medium-sized rock, which breaks car tires over manhole cover distant car tires over manhole cover car turning into driveway right in front of me, cutting me off car tires over seed pods car tires turning while car is at rest car tires turning while car is at rest in parking garage car tires over scrap piece of plastic car tires over scrap piece of flat metal car tires over small piece of metal, like a key car tires over packet of store coupons car tires over packet of store coupons, which then scatters car tires over piece of masonite on roadway car tires over palm husk car tires over plastic remnants of broken taillights car tires grabbing in sudden stop car tires high harmonics, like ocean waves receding car tires over plastic Dixie party cup car tires over lane dots plastic bag stuck in car's axle car dragging plastic debris stuck in front axle or bumper pebbles knocking up against car's undercarriage distant car drone distant generic drone person walking, shuffling, or stomping distant person walking person walking at the same pace as mine person walking at same pace, shoe shuffle against sidewalk person walking at same pace, swishy sweatsuit, continuous person walking at same pace across the street, squeaky shoes person walking at same pace as mine, behind me person speedwalking in swishy sweatpants person hurrying in a half-run person wearing a nylon windbreaker person walking fast in a windbreaker person pacing person shifting weight from one leg to the other person crunching leaves person walking on grass person misstepping, scraping shoe on ground surface person walking in heels or high heels distant person in heels person walking in heels, long doppler person walking in flip-flops or sandals person in flip-flops shuffling, not picking up feet person walking in swishy sweat suit person walking in squeaky shoes person walking, heavy breathing person in heels descending hollow wooden stairs person on steps person rummaging through stuff person dragging wheeled luggage person dragging wheeled luggage, rolling over bump person dragging wheeled luggage, continous bumps person dragging wheeled luggage over asphalt person easing wheeled metal cart down stairs person securing box to wheeled cart with snaps person lifting wheeled cart into trunk of car person biting an apple person at vending machine, merchandise drops person dropping coins in newspaper rack person trying to open locked news rack person opening news rack door to full extension person slamming news rack door closed person adjusting position of news rack person moving folding metal chair person opening folding metal chair person scraping metal chair along sidewalk person opening or closing mail bin door person pounding sign with long pole to remove plastic letters person picking up pay phone person hitting phone hangup lever loudly person hanging up by placing phone in cradle person hanging up by placing finger on lever person counting change in hand before inserting in slot person sliding change out of change machine person dropping cell phone on sidewalk person carrying or shuffling plastic shopping bag person dropping plastic bag full of soft stuff plastic bag crinkle in parking garage person sitting on wheeled chair propelling himself by ski poles person in racing wheelchair person digging through paper bag person slamming newspaper on sidewalk person throwing bag of golf balls in trunk of car person zipping up backpack pouch person lighting a cigarette with a Zippo person's backpack or shoulder bag person's backpack, keychain/accoutrements jangling person slapping hand on pants leg newspapers thrown from car landing on sidewalk person rustling fishing poles in back of car person breaking branches in half into city dumpster person pulling, folding sheets of cardboard on asphalt person lifting bag of fertilizer person dropping bag of fertilizer into back of truck distant shopping cart person pushing shopping cart, metal frame rattling person pushing shopping cart, wheels hitting sidewalk seam person struggling with electrical cord to portable radio person fiddling with three-fold brochure person leaning dormant edger on wood fence utility cart being wheeled around furniture dolly being wheeled around furniture dolly wheels hitting seam in sidewalk distant furniture dolly wheels hitting seam in sidewalk furniture dolly being placed on sidewalk person pulling radio flyer full of junk person slapping 18" ruler on shoulder bag person walking in bare feet on damp driveway person walking in bare feet on garage floor person rearranging boxes in back of truck person lifting briefcase out of van, scrape against side person snapping rose stem from bush person walking with cane man walking in dress shoes person setting luggage down, from out of elevator person flipping through papers on a clipboard person working on motorcycle person affixing air pump nozzle to car tire stem person filling car tire with pressurized air person adjusting pin in trailer hitch person setting up wheelchair person throwing stack of books onto car seat person twisting shoes over pebbles or gravel person making repeated clicks with hand, retractable pen? person in powered wheelchair negotiating bumps and ridges woman's pants legs rubbing together person blowing on object person wiping windshield with cloth, repeated squeaks person dragging ice cooler person trying to cram plastic bag of bottles into stuffed car person slapping hand on stacks of concrete blocks person purposely kicks styrofoam cup person tossing keys into back of truck person playing kazoo or party noisemaker person walking in underground parking garage person arranging copper pipes on support rack in truck bed person fanning through doorknob menu flyers in plastic bag person stepping on metal light cover person hoisting bag of golf clubs over shoulder person adjusting railing on plastic Radio Flyer jogger or runner distant jogger or runner jogger or runner, heavy breathing jogger or runner, sudden exhale jogger or runner, talking while out of breath jogger or runner, grunt jogger or runner on manhole cover jogger or runner on grass jogger or runner in swishy sweatsuit jogger in a shuffling jog, scuffing shoes jogger or runner, one foot heavier than the other jogger or runner in clicky clacky shoes bicycle distant bicycle bicycle coasting bicyclist shifting gears bicyclist shifting gears on a malfunctioning bike bicycle tires buzzing bicycle tires hitting leaves bicycle tires hitting scrap piece of plastic bicycle squeaky brakes bicyclist fiddling with foot on pedal bicyclist pedaling hard bicyclist carrying plastic shopping bags bicycle being wheeled around bicycle wheeled off curb, tires hit and frame bounce bicycle lifted from bus front rack bicycle, doppler bicycle on hard grass bicycle rattle, fender, basket bicyclist cruising in circles, waiting for the light to change bicycle pedal clips being engaged old-fashioned bicycle bell distant old-fashioned bicycle bell rollerskater, rollerblader, Razor scooter Razor scooter slow, continuous over sidewalk bumps Razor scooter being dropped into place rollerblader on professional speed-skating wheels skateboard wheels hitting grooves in sidewalk, double hits distant skateboard wheels, sidewalk cracks skateboarder cruising on smooth asphalt skateboarder performing tricks, board scrape distant skateboard tricks, board scrape motorized scooter motorized scooter idling distant motorized scooter motorized scooter, rev engine motorized scooter, pull-start engine cord person(s) walking dog(s) distant person(s) walking dog(s) person(s) walking dog(s) through leaves person(s) walking dog(s) over manhole cover bicyclist walking dog(s) jogger walking dog(s) person(s) walking dog at the same pace as mine voice distant voice distant amplified voice amplified voice in the far distance, at the edge of hearing voice in the far distance, at the edge of hearing muffled voice complete sentences or phrases continuous conversation/monologue, person(s) same pace my conversation with person person talking on cell phone or portable house phone distant person yelling into cell phone in Spanish person singing or humming a tune person singing along with the radio person singing in mock operatic voice in the far distance person singing over the roar of leaf blower person singing in car person laughing distant person laughing person exaggerated or fake laugh person's exaggerated whoops or exclamations distant person shouting dog's name person shouting dog's name person whistling to dog person calling out in exclamation distant shout children playing cough distant cough cough in parking garage cough, interior sneeze distant sneeze dramatic sneeze distant dramatic sneeze sneeze in the far distance, at the edge of hearing sniffle spit hack ptui burp person blowing nose into handkerchief person clearing throat distant person clearing throat dog barking distant dog barking dog barking in the far distance, at the edge of hearing tiny dog yapping dog barking very close dog continuously barking dog walking or running dog growling dog inside house barking and scratching against window dog inside house barking distant dog inside house barking dog sniffing around plastic bag dog restrained by leash, leash tightening leash snap at full extension chain leash dog's claws scratching against sidewalk while restrained dog sniffing the air distant dog howling bell on dog collar dog shaking down dog half-bark, half-growl dog's paws on sidewalk dog heavy panting cat meowing distant cat meowing cat baying in heat cat bell on collar cat clawing screen door cat climbing over wood fence cat jumping onto brick fence, claws scraping cat running on sidewalk lawn sprinklers lawn sprinklers from a short distance or across the street distant lawn sprinklers lawn sprinklers, doppler effect distant sprinklers sputtering on or off sprinklers sputtering on or off sprinklers sputtering on, above head level water coursing through sprinkler pipes water from sprinklers hitting tree trunk water from sprinklers hitting sidewalk lawn sprinklers with a busted pipe lawn sprinklers spraying softly, very close lawn sprinklers, sputter interrupting steady flow distant lawn sprinklers, sputter interrupting steady flow industrial sprinklers stuttering regularly industrial sprinklers stuttering quickly industrial sprinklers changing from one rate to another bird bird very close distant bird flock of birds in tree distant flock of birds in tree flock of birds in tree in the far distance, at the edge of hearing flight of birds flock of birds directly overhead flock of birds directly overhead, less than 3 feet away crow distant crow crow in the far distance, at the edge of hearing crow, very close crow, a few feet away, piercingly loud murder of crows distant murder of crows murder of crows in the far distance, at the edge of hearing crow with echo murder of crows echoing off building crow struggling to gain balance on palm frond crow launching from dried palm fronds bird(s) rustling in palm fronds crow launching from metal sign, which sways afterwards crow coasting, adjusting position crow landing on rain gutter crow trying to pick up candy wrapper crow shaking feathers crow pecking at roof shingle bird fleeing flight of birds fleeing bird flapping bird flapping, wings slapping bird flying, flapping right by my head bird rustling in bush bird droppings goose distant goose seagull distant seagull seagull in the far distance, at the edge of hearing hummingbird woodpecker parrot distant parrot parrot in the far distance, at the edge of hearing distant parrot in flight parrot very close, very loud parrot echo from other side of building flock of parrots flock of parrots very loud flock of parrots in circular flight flock of parrots echoing off buildings bird of paradise, large parrot, cockatiel, unknown exotic bird call distant bird of paradise dove distant dove dove in the far distance, at the edge of hearing dove, continuous dove fleeing distant dove fleeing flock of doves fleeing pigeon distant pigeon pigeon walking flock of pigeons fleeing pigeon fleeing pigeon landing on drainpipe pigeon launching from drainpipe pigeon rustling in nest built behind ventilator grill in building bird clicking or popping mockingbird distant mockingbird mockingbird swooping on crow insect buzz or drone cricket cricket loud, very close cricket suddenly stops, knows I'm onto him squirrel scurrying across asphalt squirrel rustling around in the bushes siren distant siren siren in the far distance, at the edge of hearing distant continuous siren distant chirpy siren, NYC style distant siren, slow arcs, long decay siren start-up chirp distant fire engine horn distant gunfire, with echo sports whistle person whistling to call out to someone back-up beeps distant back-up beeps back-up beeps in the far-off distance, at the edge of hearing back-up-beeps, false start gentle bell chime interior domestic sound, undefined interior undefined drone distant glasses tinkling, interior dishes crashing, interior hair dryer, interior baby crying out, interior baby laughing, interior small child crying, interior small child talking, interior shower water, interior toilet seat lid, interior spoon in ceramic cereal bowl, interior wet shoes on hardwood floor, interior silverware on plate, interior muffled voice, interior automatic dishwasher lid, interior bird chirp, interior man and woman arguing, interior heels on hardwood floor just beyond door piano, interior alarm clock or alarm watch, interior clothes dryer, interior dishwasher, interior water running in sink, interior laundry basket dropped on balcony floor chains clinking in backyard chains dropping on asphalt chains being dragged along asphalt undefined external domestic noise distant, undefined external domestic noise undefined external knocking, like items in a dryer light turning on with a faint "flit" porch light timer light above garage door buzzing city-issued trash can being wheeled to or from curb struggle with city-issued trash can person lifting city-issued trash can lid to peer inside city-issued trash can lid closed plastic trash can small kitchen trash can on sidewalk bottles clanking around in recycling bin distant bottles clanking around in plastic bag bottles pulled from city-issued trash can aluminum cans in plastic bag aluminum can clatter on ground stacks of plastic chairs set on ground plastic patio table scraped along sidewalk plastic trash bag plastic trash bag being unfurled plastic trash bag being fitted onto can distant plastic garbage can slammed on ground trash can dragged along asphalt trash can dragged dramatically along asphalt with bravado person emptying rigid white trash can by knocking it against another knock on house or apartment door knock on screen door house door opened house door with glass panes opened house door off-true opened, door squeaking against jamb house door closed or slammed distant house door close house door with glass planes close house door squeaking before close house door locked or unlocked house door, vertical latch thumb activated metal house door opened metal house door closed or slammed wooden hanging object knocks against door when closed screen door opened screen door closed screen door cylinder piston old wood-framed screen door open with a squeak old wood-framed screen door slam shut old wood-framed screen door rusty spring sliding glass door old frame window open, squeaks, thunk when set in place elevator door in apartment building house alarm being set wood gate opened or closed wood gate latch metal gate opened metal gate closed metal gate latch distant metal gate or door, rusty scrape chain-link fence rattle chain-link fence gate closed chain-link fence gate creak open padlock pulled and knocked against chain link automatic garage door opened or closed automatic garage door creaking automatic garage door, springs gated community gate closing swinging metal gates closed together padlock falling back against garage door parking garage door opened or closed door in interior of parking garage closed with echo parking garage undefined drone building door closed building door opened keys engaging building door automatic building door mechanism engaged building door squeak open building door squeak when beginning to close building door squeak when almost closed building door out of true, top of door scraping against jamb shed or service door opened or closed shed or service door closed with a loud rattle metal security gate collapsed on itself like an accordion door with glass being unlatched at bottom groundsworker picking trash with claw groundsworker shoveling trash into bin groundsworker dumping trash into plastic bag groundsworker scraping trash along ground into plastic bag leaf blower distant leaf blower leaf blower ( et al ) in the far distance, at the edge of hearing leaf blower gas engine shutting off blower gas engine turned on leaf blower/edger idling leaf blower on low setting, continuous distant leaf blower on low setting, continuous leaf blower loud enough to drown out other sounds leaf blower cycling up leaf blower cycling down leaf blower rev up and down dormant leaf blower placed on ground two leaf blowers running simultaneously, differing pitches distant two leaf blowers, different pitches lawn mower distant lawn mower dormant lawn mower being wheeled around distant lawn mower on continuous, sputtering idle lawn mower, loud continuous sputtering idle idling lawn mower wheeled across street lawn mower blades grinding against sidewalk dormant lawn mower being wheeled up planks into truck dormant lawn mower lifted and placed in truck lawn mower in the far distance, at the edge of hearing rider mower distant rider mower distant rider mower blades chopping object edger, shears, tiller edger loud enough to drown out other sounds edger or blower running continuously for over 30 seconds distant edger edger hitting concrete distant edger hitting concrete edger grinding into tough grass or weeds edger chopping ivy distant edger chopping ivy edger or blower idling out of courtesy edger cycling down rake on grass distant rake on grass rake on sidewalk continous rake on sidewalk very loud continuous rake on sidewalk distant continous rake on sidewalk distant rake on sidewalk rake slow scrape along asphalt rake head placed on asphalt rake handle thump against truck tailgate broom dustpan hand shearers gardening tools thrown in back of van shovel digging in soft dirt, soil shovel against hard, packed dirt shovel scraped against hard dirt shovel scooping gravel shovel scraping truck bed shovel scooping gravel from truck bed shovel flinging gravel gravel hitting pile shovel scraping on sidewalk shovel mixing concrete mix in wheelbarrow wheelbarrow set down wheelbarrow wheel hitting ground, brought down from truck worker clanking gardening trawl on side of wheelbarrow tree chopper idle distant tree chopper idle tree chopper grinding branches distant tree chopper grinding branches tree chopper grinding branches very loud distant chainsaw throttle revs, sounding like motocross engines chainsaw throttle revs, sounding like motocross engines chainsaw in the far distance, at the edge of hearing chainsaw idle distant chainsaw idle jackhammer distant jackhammer concrete saw engaging distant concrete saw engaging concrete saw cycling distant concrete saw cycling down hammering distant hammering hammering with echo distant hammering with echo hammering on wood, wood bouncing back hammering nail all the way in hammer dropped onto wood after hammering nail electric saw distant electric saw distant electric saw winding down electric saw biting into wood distant electric saw biting into wood electric saw disengaged, cycling down drill wood slamming wood knocking on other wood distant wood knocking on other wood wood sliding across wood wood sheets let fall into place wood beams (2x4) falling onto pile of wood beams pipes slamming distant pipes slamming chain hitting chain link fence wood stick or bat on metal pole distant metal on metal nailgun nailgun on right with echo on left staplegun metal object thrown into box of metal metal ladder placed against girder metal ladder being extended distant undefined construction sounds distant pile driver with echo distant pile driver continuously pounding, with ringing overtones wrench falling on asphalt worker placing tool in tool belt hammer swinging on metal hook in tool belt construction truck drone electric grinder or scraper tape measure/metal ribbon paint brush rattling around paint can nails rattling in plastic tub empty plastic paint drums worker dropping cardboard box full of spare parts tools knocked around in tool box manhole cover displaced worker scraping shoe on freshly laid concrete plastic sheeting distant dumpster lid slamming plastic dumpster lid opened onto wall debris thrown in dumpster plastic garbage can upended into dumpster, knock edge 2x4 wood plank thrown in dumpster very loud dumpster lid slam worker scraping off roof tile roof tile falling to ground undefined distant scraping worker walking across plywood gangplank worker walking on plywood hammer on metal spike distant hammer on metal spike distant hammer on aluminum siding or tin sheet small cement mixer churning with an empty load worker pull starting cement mixer, false start cement mixer engine turning over cement mixer engine idling, coughing, sputtering person checking dryness of cement slab with wood plank claw tractor grabbing piles of branches, faulty hydraulics distant claw tractor, faulty hydraulics, inhuman wail distant backhoe distant hammer on wood stake worker scraping brick with bricklaying hammer hollow pipe clanging on sidewalk hammer tapping nail into place nail being pulled out worker unfurling roofing paper worker's jacket zipper scraping against truck tailgate distant pipe clang, sounds like church bell heavy objects being tossed around in back of contractor's truck distant pounding on plastic bucket or drum metal stepladder worker tugging on extension cord worker yanking hard on extension cord, upending wood scraps worker throwing length of PVC pipe onto asphalt worker dragging tools out of truck bed, metallic scrape worker fiddling with truck trailer bindings, metal knocking worker dragging and dropping 4x8 sheets of fiberglass worker shaking can of small plastic objects worker setting up survey equipment on tripod worker locking survey equipment in place with a sharp click worker's big tangle of keys worker spray-painting wood block worker rummaging in plastic bucket worker rummaging through containers in back of truck plastic bucket metal handle banging against side worker closing port-a-potty door worker troweling cement onto bricklaying tray worker laying bricks worker setting tools down on metal cart tennis ball on racket strings tennis ball on court tennis ball hitting net tennis shoes chirping on court surface tennis player's voice hesitant with exertion tennis player grunt tennis player shout tennis racket on court surface tennis ball on backboard tennis ball basket crew sculls distant small motorboat jet distant jet jet, very loud jet drone descending in pitch jet in the far distance, at the edge of hearing jet descent-type sound, flange, opposite normal flight path jet descent, warbling, rapid change in pitch plane distant plane, lazy drone loud plane at low altitude plane in the far distance, at the edge of hearing distant plane, high-pitched wavering drone distant plane, musically-pitched drone, minor key helicopter helicopter directly overhead distant helicopter helicopter in the far distance, at the edge of hearing distant helicopter hovering in one spot (over 405 freeway) helicopter with echo off buildings military helicopter military helicopter with echo off buildings military helicopter in the far distance, at the edge of hearing foghorn foghorn, low bass foghorn, medium foghorn in the far distance, at the edge of hearing distant train whistle distant train whistle louder due to absence of other sounds afterburners or factory burn afterburners or factory burn gradual build up distant shipyard leaves under foot rocks or gravel under foot grass under foot wet grass under foot manhole cover under foot manhole cover under foot, lid lifts and slams back metal gridded sewer cover under foot bark or wood under foot sand or dirt under foot pine needles or bark strips under foot water or puddle under foot thin film of water under foot leaves in grass under foot small seeds that pop under foot small seed husks or flower buds under foot broken glass under foot dirt clinging to bottoms of shoes pebble stuck in bottom of shoe powerlines buzz and crackle dramatically loud powerlines small electrical line buzz and pop wind in trees loud wind in trees wind in palm fronds distant wind in palm fronds wind in dead, overgrown palm fronds wind in my ears wind chimes distant wind chimes wind chimes in the far distance, at the threshold of hearing non-musical wind chimes small windmill clacking cowbells in wind tetherball chain knocking on pole flags flapping in wind flagpole chain knocking against pole yellow caution tape flapping in wind wind in the wires falling seed falling leaf leaves settling or being disturbed in trees palm fronds being disturbed leaves knocked around by car's wake leaves blown by wind tree creaking in wind air conditioner drone ventilator drone distant ventilator drone industrial vacuum cleaner distant undefined drone continuous high-pitched squeaky drone continuous medium-pitched drone brief medium-to-high pitched drone brief thin drone distant high-pitched vacuum-type drone distant high-pitched steady 2-second beep undefined distant building drone, possibly ventilator or air intake sustained medium-to-high pitched mellow drone sing-song high pitched notes, minor key, E and F portable generator construction generator RV electrical hum sewer water beneath manhole cover car wash water distant car wash water car wash water sudden stop car wash water start car wash water slamming against car panel car wash vacuum cleaner car wash vacuum loud enough to drown out other sounds car wash vacuum cleaner nozzle scraping against floor mats car wash "time is up" beep automated car wash pump automated car wash nozzle check automated car wash high-pressure dryer automated car wash high-pitched pump pulses water trickling or burbling water trickling into street drain small fountain distant small fountain big fountain with water rushing water from hose watering lawn distant water from hose watering lawn person flipping water from hose onto lawn water from hose washing off asphalt distant water from hose washing off asphalt water from hose hidden from view water from hose stop water from hose start water from hose on potted plants water from hose blasted into plastic bucket water from hose on surfboard water from hose blasting car panel person flipping hose like a snake water dripping, condensation, fog water dripping steadily, knocking on rain gutter water dripping steadily water hitting leaves water dripping on car water dripping onto my head water dripping onto clipboard lagoon water lapping against rocks distant bell tower chiming out time of day tune crosswalk chirps distant crosswalk chirps distant crosswalk chirps barely heard above traffic drone crosswalk button being pushed radio, external or undefined speakers distant radio external radio, internal, open house under construction portable CD player overspill television inside house television inside house, muffled distant undefined event close-range undefined event arm, shoulder, or head brushing up against branch or shrub head brushing against branch, very loud shoulder brushing up against pole legs or feet brushing up against shrubs or bushes brushing up against palm fronds kick something while walking, undefined kick something, object tumbles kick newspaper kick leaves kick magnolia seed, which skitters kick magnolia seed, which skitters and falls apart kick cluster of seed pods kick seed pods kick rock or chunk of concrete kick twig or branch kick branch into puddle kick pebble, which skitters kick cardboard coffee cup lid kick shard of glass kick palm frond's heavy stalk kick sycamore/sweet gum bud kick bark kick metal wire kick dead snail kick dormant snail, which tumbles step on something while walking step on leafy branch step on twig or branch step on and break twig or branch step on dry, leafy eucalyptus branch step on dry eucalyptus bark, husk step on crunchy seed pods step on palm fronds step on pebble step on rock step on sprinkler head step on sycamore/sweet gum bud step on small plywood disc step on heavy stock paper flyer step on blue tarp step on and dislodge chunk of asphalt step on already squashed snail step on fresh tree trimmings step on tin can lid step on dirt clods step on small blossoms step on small piece of palm husk step in water-saturated patch of grass step on black plastic industrial ties step on plywood sheet gangplank shoe rolls over sycamore seed shoe rolls over pebble misstep on cracked or uneven sidewalk, or simply clumsy aware of my own footsteps, stomps, or shuffles aware of my own squeaky footsteps due to wet shoes other undefined self-noise, shuffle, clothes rustle moment of quiet--nothing substantial heard
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