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      05-12-2024, 07:44 PM   #1
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And so it begins...

Gonna get noisy here soon.
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Seems early. There is a fair amount of variation across regions in the country on emergence timing and sound/song.
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Hate those critters
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They don’t bother us here in my neck of the woods. We do have crickets, but I don't mind them.
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We live in one of six counties in IL that will host both broods. I do not feel lucky.
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We live in one of six counties in IL that will host both broods. I do not feel lucky.
Both parents were from Illinois. Moved to California after they got married.
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They have been down here in Bama for a couple weeks.
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SC sounded like a Star Trek tricorder a few days ago when we were down there.....
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How long are they expected to be around? We don’t have them here so don’t know much about them.
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I'm in NW Arkansas (Benton County). No sign or noise of those critters yet, but soon.

Looks like my area has brood XIX, the 13 year brood, for 2024.

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Been a California city boy my whole life so excuse my ignorance....but WTF are those things?
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Been a California city boy my whole life so excuse my ignorance....but WTF are those things?
The 2024 Periodical Cicada Emergence

https://cicadas.uconn.edu/general_information/
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Meh... just kind of used to them after living in the south most of my life. Frankly their noise kind of just blends in with my tinnitus.
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Meh... just kind of used to them after living in the south most of my life. Frankly their noise kind of just blends in with my tinnitus.
Sorry to hear about the tinnitus. We don't get the noise from the cicadas and I don't have tinnitus. Guess my ears are lucky. Wish I could say the same for my poor ol' aching back.
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Meh... just kind of used to them after living in the south most of my life. Frankly their noise kind of just blends in with my tinnitus.
This is my worry. My tinnitus is bad enough and gets louder with any ambient noise. The cicadas may make it much worse.

Luckily, I have no problems sleeping with foam earplugs.
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I buy those ear plugs in an industrial size box!
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I buy those ear plugs in an industrial size box!
Like this? It's what I use every night.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Classic-Ea...5649283&sr=8-4
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Yup, different brand but box of 200 through Amazon...
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These orange ones are much better.
The yellow ones are only rated for 23db, vs. 29db for the orange ones.
We stopped buying the yellow ones at work because the guys were complaining that they were not as good as the orange ones.
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These orange ones are much better.
The yellow ones are only rated for 23db, vs. 29db for the orange ones.
We stopped buying the yellow ones at work because the guys were complaining that they were not as good as the orange ones.
Tried them and no they're not. Tried them all and the ones I'm using work the best, for me. Been wearing earplugs for more than 30 years.
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I have a big box of the yellow ones that use when I'm running the leaf blower or other noisy tool. For sleep, I use softer, tapered plugs. I think I got them at CVS or Walgreens.
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