Since my new toy is due here within the week, I separated my music collection into 9 sections in order to get through it as quickly as possible. I'm ripping all of my music first, then my hubby's. Our tastes are so different that in the event of a divorce we could quickly and easily separate all the music with no quibbling. We had only 1 CD in common when we got together 10 years ago, and we each had a collection of approximately 200 CD's. Then, once I get my new toy I'll be able to "rip" my tapes to mp3's as well.
When he uses my vehicle and first gets in, my stereo is playing my music at volume level 5 (my vehicle always starts it at 5 if it was at 5 or louder) This is a godsend for him since he used to get in my old vehicle and it would still be at 9, where I left it.
The next time I get into it, the stereo will be in one of the following states:
1. my music still playing, volume turned all the way down (why he turns the volume knob, rather than hitting the power button is beyond me)
2. his music playing, volume at about a 3 (assuming 10 is the loudest, 0 is the lowest)
His music consists of country (any variety) and some older rock.
My music consists of mainly 80's alternative, punk, industrial and others, consisting of a fairly diverse sampling which does not include country.
We recently received a memo at work that we are no longer allowed to listen to music during the daytime work hours. Personally I think this probably does more harm than good, since most people have the music on very low (.5) and use it more of a white noise/background noise situation. Now instead everytime someone has a phone conversation or walks by my cube it's distracting. Even muzak would be a welcome respite. At work I'd usually play soundtracks, giving me a variety that wouldn't be offensive.
For the curious, the 1 CD was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits.
