roof work

My office is directly underneath this work-in-progress: I need hardly tell you that it's a noisy way to start the new semester.  Still, things could be worse - a workman managed to cut through a pipe above one of the offices in English, with the inevitable damp result.  But soundproofing in Taper Hall leaves a lot to be desired generally.  I have a new office neighbor, who seems to live their life on the phone - and in the part of Art History where the Chair's office is located, there's no soundproofing between rooms.  I was driven to headphones, today (which were actually surprisingly pleasant to work inside).  Given that amount of debris, the ambient sound isn't going to quieten down any time soon.