A gold medal in complaining

I SOMETIMES wonder if there should be a new sport in the Olympic Games – champion moaner and complainer.

The beauty and character of a wooden floor has come under the scrutiny of the ‘noise police’ who say people are suffering from so-called, impact noise.

The National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA) say impact noise from poorly insulated hard flooring is causing increasing nuisance and disturbance for the UK's flat dwellers.

The NSCA are calling for a non-technical guide to be made available to people and that the industry, local authorities and landlords work together to ensure people aren’t disturbed.

Oh come on please!

Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Whatever happened to a bit of common sense? Whatever happened to just having a chat with your neighbour?

Most of the apartments in the UK are built in towns and cities where the ebb and flow of life is constantly going on outside 24 hours a day.

I wonder what the NSCA will do about police sirens, maybe a tea-cosy style hood for when they pass apartment blocks?

And how about giving drunks large toffee apples when they leave the pub so that they don’t sing Knees Up Mother Brown at the top of their voices and disturb the city-dwellers?

A wooden floor is something that should be cherished, not demonised.

So if anyone has the phone number of Seb Coe just drop me a line, this new sport could clinch the 2012 Olympics for London.