were returned normal except for a thyroid test. I was told by the physician that to remedy this thyroid problem, a daily pill would be necessary to ingest for the rest of my life and blood tests would be required every three months. I rejected this remedy as I despise pill taking. About this time, other family members related by blood or marriage and acquaintances were also diagnosed with thyroid problems. I thought this to be odd and wondered about the reasons for the apparent increases in problems with the thyroid gland. Later and by 2010, it appeared through extensive internet research, that environmental factors including the adding of fluoride to the water system was adversely affecting the thyroid health of many people, including young people.
During our three year stay in Florida, the New York area of our residence experienced an unprecedented drought situation. Upon arriving home, I viewed an almost dry reservoir and dead animals and trees scattered throughout the area. Son, a fisherman was lifting fish with his hands out of muck and small pools of water from a greatly shrunken tributary leading to the reservoir. The county of our residence enacted several water emergency measures to curtail water usage. One measure forbade the watering of vegetation growing outside. To enforce this temporary decree, helicopters patrolled the neighborhoods at night with flood lights causing loud and anxiety producing night time noise and disruptions to probably many people. Later however and by September, a hurricane struck the area and released about nine inches of much needed water onto the ground. But due to the severe dryness of the land, floods caused extensive damages throughout the community. Shortly after the hurricane, the county returned to the severe situation of drought. I decided to attend a meeting in town regarding this water emergency where alternate water supplies were being discussed among other matters. At this meeting, a chart was presented by the water company that was the most incomprehensible chart that I have ever viewed. Very expensive solutions were presented to solve the county’s inadequate water supply such as installing a pipeline from upstate New York to our area. Some officials at the meeting blamed an increase in population in the county for the drought rather than the unusual extended dry weather pattern. Exasperated with what I perceived as nonsense, I suggested that brackish water be removed, desalinated, and purified from a nearby river that contains along its banks some industrialization. At this meeting, some people were inquiring about federal funds that were made available to the community following the hurricane. It appeared to me that some people were trying to fix long standing drainage problems on their property at taxpayer expense. I also noticed that some people were coddling to town officials for this money. For example, I viewed a woman at this meeting wearing a mini skirt and go-go boots inquiring as to when someone from the town would come to her home to re-survey her property for apparently a previously existing drainage problem.
Upon arriving home after our three year hiatus in South Florida, I became increasingly aware of what seemed to be an inordinate amount of noise in our neighborhood. I asked spouse if this was just my perception or did he too sense the same quantity and variety of noise as I. He agreed that the area of our residence had become extremely noisy. Shortly after moving back into our home, jack hammering on the road near to our home was occurring. Traffic had substantially increased on the road in front of our house. Vehicle horn blowing became much more prevalent. Noisy yard equipment was being used to the extreme. Tree cutting and wood chipping became common and regular. The playing of loud music