Have any of you heard and been jolted by the unpredictable but fairly regular explosive sounds that seem to come from the Farmhouse area a couple of times a week? Sometimes just one, sometimes one followed by another a few minutes later. Sounds like either some major major fireworks, or perhaps a blank shotgun shell (of the kind used sometimes to signal the start of sailboat races, and sometimes fired in miniature cannons.) Last night, for example, there was an explosion around 7:30. Usually they are between 7 and 10 PM, and they have been going on for several months. I'd like to know if others have also experienced this extremely annoying (and potentially dangerous) nuisance, and if you have any suggestions for how to deal with it. -David Klahr 1212 Heberton. NOTE: this has nothing to do with the police firing range. That is a very a different sound, and the issues there are well understood, and the noise is quite predictable once the range is in use.