"First the construction wasn't too big a deal. The trams dont run normally which is a pain if I want to get to prague 6. When I want to cross the street to my local park, which I want to do frequently, there are no crosswalks anymore so I have to cross through cars and trams which usually is a little dangerous. All problems but managable. The next thing that happened was that wooden scaffolding went up around buildings in my nieghborhood. I'm still not concerned. Then someone tells me the scaffolding is to protect pedestrains on the sidewalk in case things fall of the buildings due to the construction. It seemed silly at the time.
Next you should know they are building a tunnel. From what I can tell they are now working on the part of the tunnel directly under my building. For me this means, that 3 to 4 times a day I experience a medium sized earthquake. Have you ever experience an earthquake? Being from california I am very familiar with earthquakes and they are terrifying. (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=1989% 20earthquake&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa= N&tab=wi ). These construction earthquakes I am experiencing play to me deep seated fear of earthquakes from home.
You should also know I have zero confidence that my building is structurally sound. In addition to the wooden scaffolding that is around it, I once got trapped in the elevator. Basically, the trust between me and the building has been lost.
The shaking has gotten more and more as the construction has gotten closer. I am hoping soon it will start to pass us and my day to day life will get less and less scary.
Also, my grammar tenses got muddled in this email. Sorry if it is confusing / incorrect."
Recently the construction has gotten slightly less terrifying. Also I learned there is a petition going around the neighborhood about it.
