I agree with kendal on this one although not so passionately. Tree, however, has to have music playing all the time. I'ts not really a problem.

The silence I really like, is that soft, heavy, almost warm silence of falling snow.

and those of you who listen to the car radio all the time; turn it off now and then and listen to your engine. There's many an engine seized up 'cos the driver was listening to the radio and didn't hear it pinking when it got hot.

Bert.