Creepy Noises

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Most people hear houses creaking and things that go bump in the night and it can lead to anxiety and sleeplessness. I don't hear creepy noises at night. I am asleep. So, whatever noises the house chooses to make go completely unnoticed. Except the hum. Sometimes, at night, there is a hum. It's not the house, it's the world. There is an earth-generated hum. I am not the only one who hears it, but no one knows what it is. Oh and that one night the vixen fox went screeching by the house and lingered in the neighborhood screeching for about 15 minutes. If you have never heard a fox screeching, you have no idea how horrible it can be. It's like a baby crying and a woman screaming all at once while having teeth extracted by pliers without novocaine. But mostly, it's the daytimes noises that get me turning round and round, trying to determine their origin. Plastic that has been crumpled and put in the trash bin starts to unfold itself little by little, sounding like mice rustling in the pantry or someone creeping up behind you. The refrigerator occasionally makes this loud knocking sound and makes me jump, thinking someone has come to the door. I don't want visitors, so this causes a bit of panic. Water gets sprayed onto the counter around the sink by careless people and because of the slope of an old house, eventually drips slowly off the counter just over the small trash bin, striking various things in the bin and making alien noises. And, of course, there's the clock that plays Christmas music. Still going in April because I haven't got around to taking out the batteries. What kinds of sounds does your house make? Do you get kept awake by the creepy nighttime noises, or do you find daytime noises more disturbing?