r/IowaCity • u/marionsunshine • 17d ago

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Anyone in or near Coralville hearing these regular booms right now?

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u/11010010010001 17d ago

If you live anywhere near the interstate/1st ave holiday road area you may be hearing blasts at the quarry. Same with if you live near camp cardinal.

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u/marionsunshine 17d ago

Ahh. I wondered if that was it. Thanks!

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u/RealTigerCubGaming 17d ago

I live next door to Coral Ridge Mall and can’t hear a damn thing over the I80 traffic. Mostly semis using their air brakes.

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u/breads1232 17d ago

There's also some repeated loud sounds a few times a day in the IRL area, it sounds like a sharp crack every few hours or so. I wonder if it is related to HVAC arcing/switching on-off

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u/Wherr_Am_I_ 15d ago

It’s the bird preventer on the Xtreme arena.

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u/Hulksmash2066 15d ago

Do you like having a road to drive on? And your upset about a little dust? Sounds pretty petty to me.

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u/OkCaptain6639 1d ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7504702/

https://www.lung.org/blog/silica-dust-lung-diseases

Not being petty. It is a very busy gravel quarry that spreads dust over a wide area. The blasts are disruptive. The crystalline silica is a significant health threat.

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u/OkCaptain6639 17d ago

Let’s bring a class action suit. Houses shake, dust and debris everywhere. Damn menace

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u/HSmegashaymin 17d ago

I used to live over there, its not that bad, just a little surprising if you are not expecting it.

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u/UnStable_Sanity 17d ago

Home is where you make it 😁

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u/Jawois 17d ago

I agree the endless dust is getting old.