I can't stand the sound of people coughing/clearing their throats/sniffling or rustling around with papers and things. Tv or radio too sometimes, esp. if it's competing with other sounds. this sounds bad, but sometimes listening to my mother really bothers me - not because her voice is hard to listen to, but because I always feel like she's talking really slowly and it makes me incredibly impatient (I already know what you're going to say 5 minutes from now so hurry it up!!!)
I can't imagine having to listen to a chainsaw while stuck in my house - that would drive me totally crazy!!! If you have headphones I might suggest listening to white noise/ambient sounds instead of music...
Also, can you just go to the coffee shop without purchasing anything? I know this is technically 'frowned upon' but who cares?! (I doubt the people that work there do / or even notice)...as long as you're not taking up the last empty seat, what difference does it make? You could even explain the chainsaw situation and I'm sure someone would be empathetic...
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