The Neighbor Cut the Metal in the Evening. Suddenly.

[IvanRus]

Hello colleagues! Today there was such a situation - I went out in the evening from home to take a walk and get some fresh air. At us in Russia already -20 C ° and snow. I stood, breathed the frosty air (in a thick hat and hood), when suddenly in the neighbor's yard there was a squeal of "Bulgarians" (we are called an angle grinder). He cut some metal .. It was about 10 meters from me. I began to slowly move away from my yard, because the sound was good in the cold air. I left the epicenter of the sound for about 50 meters. And there he waited until he had cut the saw. How do you think this is very dangerous?

 

[jjflyman]

Hello colleagues! Today there was such a situation - I went out in the evening from home to take a walk and get some fresh air. At us in Russia already -20 C ° and snow. I stood, breathed the frosty air (in a thick hat and hood), when suddenly in the neighbor's yard there was a squeal of "Bulgarians" (we are called an angle grinder). He cut some metal .. It was about 10 meters from me. I began to slowly move away from my yard, because the sound was good in the cold air. I left the epicenter of the sound for about 50 meters. And there he waited until he had cut the saw. How do you think this is very dangerous?

I think you're fine.

 

[linearb]

I don't think that brief exposure to an angle grinder at 10 meters or 50 meters is dangerous.

 

[Bill Bauer]

How do you think this is very dangerous?

It Is dangerous, as evidenced by the post below where something similar has happened to another person

Well, the catalyst was something I still can't believe, which was I awoke to a woodsaw being used. It literally woke me out of sleep. We lived in joint condo's, with combined entries with a small wall dividing it. The neighbor's worker put the saw right in the entry, so 10-11 feet from where my head is just inside the window, and fired it up to cut wood. There's no question that it was amplified by the echo chamber the condo makes by it's layout. I was exposed for maybe 10-15 seconds, jumping from bed and putting my hands over my ears waiting for it to end (which was a bad idea, I should of just opened my door and got out). When he stopped, I slammed my window shut, which are old metal brackets made a very, very loud sound too. I sometimes regret not taking legal action against him and/or the property manager. But I never imagined 2 years hitting and being still changed forever.

I didn't notice the increase/change until 2 days later, where I wen't to bed and it felt very loud. From that night onward, the last 2 years have been hell. Bad H, increases in T, tone changes, bad fleeting T (worse than ones prior to injury). Basically been a mess for 2 years.

This is the reason why it is a good idea to wear ear plugs and to always carry Peltor muffs with you everywhere you go.

If your T's pitch and volume hasn't changed, then I wouldn't worry about it. Try to be more careful next time.