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How many of you guys (and ladies) like wind chimes? I'm a huge chime freak. I have 'em hanging from the eave of the porch, from trees, from the barn door opening, just about everywhere. I love the free music on a cool, windy day.

I like them a lot, but my husband says they grate on his nerves. Since he doesn't go anywhere near my gardening shed, I get to have one there!

We have a couple, one small one by the garage door on the flag pole & a big one I made from 1-1/2" thinwall metal conduit. The big one made too much noise, so I keep it tied back most of the time! ~~ grnspot110

I have 6 or 7 hanging from the awning on the front porch. Wife loves them.

I LOVE wind chimes. I like the contrast of big and small and metal and wooden, they all have their own unique sound. I have them hanging everywhere.

My mother loved them. There's one still hanging outside, but it doesn't do much. I like the idea of them, though. They can be so pretty.

Wind chimes are incredibly awesome. They light up our lives with song. That sounds corny, but I agree that it's a joy to hear them in the breeze.

Hershey said:

My mother loved them. There's one still hanging outside, but it doesn't do much. I like the idea of them, though. They can be so pretty.

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For ones that don't do much, try adding something to the swinger to help catch the wind. We use lids from butter tubs - they catch a lot of wind and help to make much more music!

monica123 said:

I LOVE wind chimes. I like the contrast of big and small and metal and wooden, they all have their own unique sound. I have them hanging everywhere.

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I agree with you.......!! Metal wind chimes are very unique and produce a beautiful sound like music.

These noisy things annoy the chit outa me, reminds me of the wife cooking and rattling with he pans :tongue:,
..i rather hear the birds sing:thumbsup:

I second that sentiment.


Wind chimes are simply............ANNOYING.
Background noise should be something you can tap your foot too, or learn from.
To each his own I suppose.

Bison said:

These noisy things annoy the chit outa me, reminds me of the wife cooking and rattling with he pans :tongue:,
..i rather hear the birds sing:thumbsup:

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Why is her cooking that bad? I'd be gettin hungry everytime I heard chimes if they reminded me of home cookin.

Nope,..cooking is good.:licking:
Rattling pans ain't,...espessially when i try to take a nap:tongue:
Same when snoozing on the deck and these G-damm wind chimes went in a frenzy.
I solved that problem though:laughing:

The best sound......is the sound of silence....:biggrin:

Depending on the situation,..the sound of silence can be...deafening!

Wind chimes are ok with me but my favorite sounds are natural sounds, such as a gurgling brook, wind in the trees, the ocean waves, a whipoorwill or a childs laughter.

A good friend of mine had 5 or 6 beer kegs suspended from a giant tree limb. It took a pretty good wind to get them going but once they started "bonking" together, it was about all you could hear.:laughing:
He's gone now , but, I think his neighbors still have a contract out on him.
Rich

I really like the sound of the big bamboo wind chimes... the metal and all others not so much

^^^,....you got to be a Chinaman

My sister has some at RoadRunner Ranch that look like 3 miniature cow bells hanging from a horse shoe. When I visit to work on some of her equipment I take a roll of aluminum foil and stuff the dam - ding - a - ling - things with foil. She always finds them stuffed and discards the foil so I must keep a roll of foil in my pick - um - up truck. :biggrin: