I think the Stone Harbor spouter lamenting for quieter times is way off base. I have spent summers on this island for about 60 years and always enjoyed the sounds of summer, especially back in the days when we didn't have air conditioning and spent all summer hidden inside thermo-pane windows. Waking up to early morning lawn mowers or Mr. Heaton with his produce truck was joy. Kids played, dogs barked and most afternoons the mosquito spray truck's distinctive sounds called all the kids.