Silence is golden

While on the road last week something that was definitely absent from my life was silence.  One might think that spending several days in a small town by one's self would provide ample opportunities for silence, but unfortunately that wasn't the case.  At my job site I was surrounded by heavy machinery and industrial equipment constantly running.  During the drive to and from work I without fail had the air conditioner on high almost the whole way.  Once I returned to the hotel I had the air conditioner on the entire night, because if I turned it off for any amount of time the heat would slowly creep back into the room.  In the end the only place with quiet was when I returned home to all the usual distractions of daily life.