tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post5991689209956027842..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: University FlatsGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-44370994375823874962007-07-30T10:09:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:09:00.000-05:00I have a friend living in the Opera House Lofts, a...I have a friend living in the Opera House Lofts, and her apartment gets the worst of the trains. She, for some unknown reason, really liked the idea of having the corner apartment immediately across from Widman's, so she gets the full blast of the train as it comes from either direction, then stops to sit and blast its horns right on the crossing.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, it's impossible to hang Jeni.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034531899292002299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-14447438851329276672007-07-20T15:19:00.000-05:002007-07-20T15:19:00.000-05:00webmaster zero,thanks for the information, really ...webmaster zero,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the information, really appreciate it,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-91192631440513688972007-07-20T08:38:00.000-05:002007-07-20T08:38:00.000-05:00I used to live above what is now the new Subway. ...I used to live above what is now the new Subway. The only sound that bothered me was the dump truck slamming down the dumpster in the alley below my apartment at 5:30am. I didn't know you could jump three feet from a laying flat position, but that first crash taught me otherwise. However, after about three weeks, I guess I mentally blocked it out because it stopped waking me up. I'm sure not elucidarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379944514854958650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-67422656921984857102007-07-19T15:33:00.000-05:002007-07-19T15:33:00.000-05:00Backwards Nut...just kidding. But where would you ...Backwards Nut...just kidding. But where would you like it to go? It's a "not in my back yard" issue. Has there ever been a complaint associated with that place? Let it be. Free speech, dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-11088275292558774012007-07-19T15:22:00.000-05:002007-07-19T15:22:00.000-05:00I hate to sound like a backwards nut, but I think ...I hate to sound like a backwards nut, but I think if anything should be done about that area is to get rid of the porn shop from that area. There has to be a better place for it, honestly. Or get rid of the massive sign. It is a plague on that neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-45296127138861805862007-07-19T13:13:00.000-05:002007-07-19T13:13:00.000-05:00Call me crazy, but I find the sound of a train whi...Call me crazy, but I find the sound of a train whistle rather soothing...off in the distance...at dusk :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-63615335791747864622007-07-18T21:48:00.000-05:002007-07-18T21:48:00.000-05:00"I saw that Fargo just got a noise reduction deal ...<I>"I saw that Fargo just got a noise reduction deal done with the trains. Saw it on the frontpage of the 'paper' Forum, but wasn't able to read the article. Anyone out there see that and have any more info? It would be a good idea for the city to create a working group to investigate how Fargo got it accomplished."</I><BR/><BR/>It's actually not completed yet. The project calls for four Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-73003648040675755762007-07-18T08:54:00.000-05:002007-07-18T08:54:00.000-05:00Unless your specific building is gentrified, more ...Unless your specific building is gentrified, more housing in the immediate area should lower your rent, not raise it. Downtown apartments already have a pretty low vacancy rate, especially compared to the rest of the city... that's what's supporting the higher rents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-90551083409918372202007-07-17T23:25:00.000-05:002007-07-17T23:25:00.000-05:00I live just north of downtown, and you can hear th...I live just north of downtown, and you can hear the trains before they even cross the Red or get even close to downtown. When they get into downtown, the train whistle can be quite annoying.<BR/> <BR/>With the two housing developments downtown, I think that is enough for now. I know some people would like to see more condos or apartments downtown, but with further newer developments, it also river_manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852266055502636463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-36480824683885556582007-07-17T15:45:00.000-05:002007-07-17T15:45:00.000-05:00I would guess one gets used to the sounds if you l...I would guess one gets used to the sounds if you live there a while. People lived in apartments above the Uptown Lanes for decades.<BR/><BR/>Any idea how many train vs pedestrian deaths there have been in downtown Fargo since the noise reduction act?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-16979000481891611832007-07-17T12:57:00.000-05:002007-07-17T12:57:00.000-05:00"Does anybody know how loud the trains sound when ..."Does anybody know how loud the trains sound when you are inside the Opera House Lofts?"<BR/><BR/>This is analogous to people who buy a house near an airport and the complain about jet noise. Which was there first, the trains or the apartments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-81458908256065048142007-07-17T12:44:00.000-05:002007-07-17T12:44:00.000-05:00I'll wager pretty loud unless they've done some in...I'll wager pretty loud unless they've done some investing in soundproofing. My brother lived in an apartment across the street from the Urban (right before the tracks) and whew!! <BR/><BR/>I saw that Fargo just got a noise reduction deal done with the trains. Saw it on the frontpage of the 'paper' Forum, but wasn't able to read the article. Anyone out there see that and have any more info? It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-22824409745001082352007-07-17T11:26:00.000-05:002007-07-17T11:26:00.000-05:00Does anybody know how loud the trains sound when y...Does anybody know how loud the trains sound when you are inside the Opera House Lofts?Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.com