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Aghhhhh, I'm an old sap....I want a lion!!

This is just one of those questions that popped into my brain on the way home this evening...

Who are the mysterious people who litter my drive way with rolled up sales papers?  I'm assuming they are sales papers because they remind me of the annoying solicitors who call you all day looong.

I have never opened one.  They seem to multiply overnight.  I pick them up, put them in the trash and the next day there are 3 more!  What gives.  If I ever open one, I'm pretty sure I would find out where they are coming from and if I do find out, would a call to them... telling them to stop littering do any good?

On our way from dinner tonight, I noticed a neighbors driveway had 5 of them laying there.  This is not something we have asked for and I think its a nuisance.  What gives???  Does anyone else see this as a problem or have you been able to cease the problem?

I'm going through the articles on line and came across this genius.  I'm wondering, when people move into a home near the tracks, do they give the noise a second thought any consideration when making their final decision before moving so close. 

Yeah, lets all honk our horns at intersections.....great idea but WE'RE NOT TRAINS!!  Quality of life issue my patooty!  The quality of life in Tehachapi is....IT'S A TRAIN TOWN!!  What the hell is going through peoples heads.

I am perplexed by all of the attention given to rebuilding the train depot. I've lived in Tehachapi for a few years and during this time have read several letters to your paper complaining about the noisy train horns blasting away 24 hours a day. I live over a mile from the tracks and can still hear those horns loud and clear. How all those poor souls who live within a few blocks get any sleep is a mystery to me. Are the city leaders doing anything to address this quality-of-life issue? If not, why not?
The great enthusiasm our leaders place in rebuilding a “historic” train station is nice, but perhaps their energy and money might be better spent eliminating this noise pollution from our wonderful city. If you took a poll, most residents would probably prefer less train noise over a replica train station. That location would make a great and much-need parking lot and would increase safety visibility when driving north across the tracks.
I understand the trains are following some ill-conceived Federal law mandating honking at intersections for safety purposes. Maybe we should all honk our car horns at every street intersection to keep us really safe. I suspect this was the least expensive and easiest solution for the railroad companies. 
There has got to be a better answer.  Bakersfield had some success in solving this problem but it was expensive. Maybe we can combine efforts and synergize with other small towns that are bombarded with this noise and force some change at the Federal level, or at the very least, get the trains to stop blowing their horns in the middle of the night.
                C. Olsen