Dear....

Dear highway,
We would like to thank you for the wonderful commerce you have brought our county. However, we were wondering if you had to do it so loudly?! Our house is over 1 mile from you and we can still hear your heavy traffic at all hours of the night. I wonder what it will be like when the leaves are off the trees? I'm sure the birds and other animals don't appreciate your noise either.
We know the rumble strips along the edge are supposed to assist drowsy drivers, however we find this too annoying.
Can we reach a compromise?


Dear back-yard neighbor,
Hi, it's us, the family with loud little kids. We just wanted to tell you that the super-bright floodlights you have on either because you were taking out the trash or want to protect your property are in fact annoying the hell out of us. You might have noticed some lovely furniture we purchased over the summer on our patio? In fact now that the nights are cooler we would like to utilize it for some adult conversation, but when we have to squint to talk to one another it really kills the mood. Could we have a "lights out" policy from say 9 p.m. until 6 a.m.? You see it also shines on the bedrooms and little kids think it is time to wake up when they see light. Thanks for your courteous light usage.
The fam