At one point today, there were construction workers doing chimney, soffit, and fascia repairs on my condo building, sewer workers cleaning up a basement drain backup, and tree service workers clearing out branches so they wouldn't drag electrical lines down. It's great to have all that necessary work done.
With all the racket that work caused at once, however, I missed an opportunity to practice the trumpet. I don't play the trumpet, but with all of the other commotion, I doubt my attempting to learn it would have disturbed anyone.