The Editor:
So, are you considering moving to the Sapperton area?
Well, unless you love the sound of train whistles blowing 24/7, don't.
However, if you do, pack your belongings and reserve your moving company.
The train whistles will be music to your ears with the best times starting around 11 p.m. when most people are trying to sleep. Your highlight will come between 1 and 2 a.m. and beyond. This is when you will sleep like a baby, especially when your windows are open in the warm summer months.
Just a warning though.
Sometimes there is a considerate engineer who doesn't blast their horn from one end of town to the other and you will most likely wake up.
But not to worry, because the next operator who thinks because they are awake, the whole neighbourhood should be awake, which will put you right back into your sweet dreams.
Also, could you make sure you move onto the upper floors of one of the many high-rises in the area? This way, you will get the echoes of the horns bouncing off the surrounding buildings as a bonus.
Now, to all those residents who say the trains were here first and we should have done our due diligence before moving in, well, you are 100 percent correct and I wish I would have followed their advice.
But these people should also remember that housing is expensive and scarce and people need a place to live as peacefully as possible.
So why can't we try to live in harmony and compromise? This is why I am warning anyone thinking about moving to this area.
PS = I haven't heard of any accidents because of a considerate train operator not laying on the horn through the neighboUrhood when people are trying to sleep.
And to the operators that love their horns, you win.
Although I love this area, unfortunately, I can't take it anymore and I can't get out of Sapperton fast enough.
- Vince Brent, New Westminster
