I don't think I listen very loudly; it's mostly the being-ten-feet-away bit that gets me in trouble. (I think I'm exaggerating. I'm not sure. The hippie van is humongous.) And, drat. I almost never have my discman (or someone else's which I have nicked because mine has been dead for a long time) when I want to drown stuff out. So, tell me, do you typically carry the iPod about in a pocket, or what?