A couple of weeks ago, I asked a question on the Ottawa Road Trips Facebook page: Did readers know of any quiet restaurants in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais?
The question came to mind because I was going out to dinner with some friends, one of whom is a bit hard of hearing. She’d asked for recommendations for a restaurant where it would be easy for us to have a conversation. To be honest, I was a bit stumped. So many restaurants have high ceilings, lots of hard surfaces and loud music.
I threw the question out to all of you and, wow, did you respond! The comments on the post above offered lots of recommendations, but I quickly realized it would take me forever to check out all of these restaurants myself. So, now, I’m asking you to help me out. (Don’t worry—the task is easy and free!)
An app called SoundPrint is designed to measure sound levels in public places, then share that information with app users. All you need to do is download the free app to your phone, then take a reading the next time you go to your favourite restaurant. Just open the app, follow the simple instructions and press a button to record.
I’ll keep checking the app periodically to pinpoint restaurants with low-decibel readings. When there’s a good number of recordings of local restaurants on SoundPrint, I’ll write a full-fledged post about them.
Thanks in advance for your help with this little project. Sometimes, when you’re a one-woman band, you get by with a little help from your friends. 😊
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