<HTML>I once wrestled with a th= rashed Baldwin "L" in a room next to the auditorium/gym where "Godspell" was= being rehearsed through a highly amplified PA system.  If I ever hear = "Day by Day" again, I'll break out in hives.   Dave Stahl In a message dated 9/24/03 9:49:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, RNossaman@c= ox.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>Seems like it happens o= n the cruise ships at least one a month - the >announcement over the LOUD PA system: "For the next hour we will be >testing the PA system." > >Oh, joy!  ;-( > >Terry Farrell Schools. A pure tone at 110db for over five seconds at what seem to be random intervals. Reading of the lunch menu, most wanted list, administrative organizational patches and scheduling changes, lost and found, and assorted inspirational musings delivered by the intermittentl= y illiterate at a similar decibel level. Then the band fires up next door = and you learn that soundproofing was eliminated early on from the architectu= ral plans along with humidity control. But they want a discount, right?</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>