Noise pollution infuriates me too but these people are ridiculous.
By Monday night, Rajnish said his nausea had grown worse, and his heart rate had increased. The city had not taken action and, fearing long-term health effects, Rajnish ended his hunger strike around 10 a.m. Tuesday, after 50 hours.
“I’m not Gandhi,” he said. “I don’t have millions of followers.”
The headline of "Couple goes on two-day fast" wouldn't make for a very compelling narrative.
edit: actually, it seems like one of them just skipped lunch?
> After eating breakfast Sunday, the Dhawans began their hunger strike by sitting on the pickleball courts, even as some people played nearby. Harpreet felt lightheaded that night and broke her fast, but Rajnish, who felt nauseous, continued.
> The Dhawans’ problem might be solved in a few months. The city is building an indoor pickleball facility and plans to close the courts near the Dhawans’ home in November. But for the Dhawans, that’s not soon enough.
I’m dumbfounded by this game’s popularity among the able-bodied. I’ve tried it numerous times and find it deeply unsatisfying for someone who has enjoyed any racquet sport.
The plastic plinking noise is also pretty bad, I’d hate to have courts near my house.
I’ve never played Pickleball but I’ve watched several YT videos and shorts about it (the algorithm moves recommending shorts with titles such as “best Pickleball point” to me).
And it looks like such an awful game. There’s very little nuance to the game. The combination of the paddles, the plastic ball, and the size of the court means it’s really difficult to do any of the things that make either tennis, or table tennis challenging.
And that’s exactly the point of pickleball’s popularity. It allows anyone who’s hardly ever played before to immediately play with an expert. They will still lose, but they could actually hold a couple of rallies.
OTOH, if you’re playing tennis with someone above your level you’re unlikely to even be able to return their serve because of the pace, spin, and disguise. And if you’re playing table tennis someone a couple of levels above you could serve with certain spins and they could do the exact same thing a hundred times in a row and it’s unlikely you will get the ball back even a handful of times.
And it’s an extremely annoying noise. I am fortunate there are no Pickleball courts near me, but where we play basketball there’s also a Pickleball court. And even while in the heat of a game out in the open with court fairly distant from us the noise was extremely annoying.
I’ve never heard anyone refer to that area as Cascadia. It’s commonly called the Pacific Northwest. I do see the Wikipedia page on Cascadia so I’m not claiming it isn’t a legitimate term (perhaps in Ecology circles?) just that I’ve never heard it used in common parlance.
You must not live nearby; the term is ubiquitous here. There are many local companies and products whose names refer to Cascadia - certainly dozens, probably hundreds. There's a soccer championship called the Cascadia Cup, there's a strain of beer called Cascadian Dark Ale, and there's a style of music called Cascadian Black Metal. Too much to list.
By Monday night, Rajnish said his nausea had grown worse, and his heart rate had increased. The city had not taken action and, fearing long-term health effects, Rajnish ended his hunger strike around 10 a.m. Tuesday, after 50 hours.
“I’m not Gandhi,” he said. “I don’t have millions of followers.”