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12-01-2021, 12:13 PM
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Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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What we have is a failure to communicate......
She asked the cats "who wants a treat" while in the other room. He heard "who wants tea" and responded "I Do".......?? He never got any tea! True story this am......
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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12-01-2021, 12:21 PM
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Location: Lewiston ID, Idaho
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No dogs or cats here, so she's either talking to me or herself. LOL
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12-01-2021, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Cleburne, Texas
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My wife of 41 years likes to talk to me from another room. I constantly tell her I can barely hear you when we’re in the same room.
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12-01-2021, 06:19 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Mine does the same and when I ask her to repeat, she says, "I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the toaster."
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12-01-2021, 06:49 PM
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Location: Benton County, Iowa
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Not commenting as neither one of us hears that well. And it goes down hill from there. Patience, understanding and increased volume are sometimes necessary. Huh? What?
“I gotta shut this mower off.” Etc.
Iowa Dave
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12-01-2021, 07:45 PM
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Location: Sudbury, Ontario
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the balance between talking and listening is precarious at the best of times...I need to be a better listener 
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12-01-2021, 09:56 PM
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Hi: All... Eh? Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie 
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12-01-2021, 10:12 PM
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Yea but
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Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: All... Eh? Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie |
Yea but that’s the inflection you were born with. You can’t help that or fix it with little batteries in your ears. Have a great weekend Alf.
Iowa Dave
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12-02-2021, 09:45 AM
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Location: Emerson, Manitoba
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa Dave
Yea but that’s the inflection you were born with. You can’t help that or fix it with little batteries in your ears. Have a great weekend Alf.
Iowa Dave
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I've had to give in to the fact that my hearing has gotten worse so have an appointment at Costco to get those little assistants.
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We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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12-02-2021, 09:50 AM
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Let me know how that works out. I used to hunt squirrels by listening for claws on bark but alas, that skill has left the building.
Iowa Dave
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12-02-2021, 10:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by emers382
I've had to give in to the fact that my hearing has gotten worse so have an appointment at Costco to get those little assistants.
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Yeah, my husband bought some of those. Never wears them. :-/
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12-02-2021, 11:01 AM
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I finally got fitted for hearing aids a few months ago, a huge improvement in hearing comprehension which facilitates better listening.
I knew my hearing had degraded but had no real idea how much I was struggling to understand, and often misinterpreting, certain speech (lack of ability to distinguish hard consonants in particular), the difference is amazing, wish I'd done it sooner than later 
The whole experience has been as (positively) life-altering as getting fitted with eyeglasses, modern sensory aids are just wonderful! 
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12-02-2021, 04:44 PM
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Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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All the better to hear you with!!!
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Originally Posted by emers382
I've had to give in to the fact that my hearing has gotten worse so have an appointment at Costco to get those little assistants.
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Hi: emers382... My Gran had a hearing aid but never turned it on to conserve the batteries. I still don't know how she could hear the cookie jar lid close during an after school raid.  Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
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12-03-2021, 06:29 AM
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Location: Kenedy County, Texas
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I didn't know I needed hearing aids until the VA tested me and fixed me up with a pair of them. When I picked them up, I couldn't tell much difference in the clinic. When I went out to my truck(diesel) and started it up I was shocked. What the H___ is that racket!
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Putting a smoke detector in my chimney wasn't such a good idea.
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12-03-2021, 06:41 AM
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Reminds me of the story where the guy buys a new chainsaw and takes it home. Next day he’s back in the shop and tells the the shop owner something isn’t right. He could only cut about half as much wood as he cut with his hand saw. Shop owner takes the chainsaw in hand and pulls the starter rope. Saw fires up on the first pull.
Customer yells out “What’s that noise?”
Hey, while I’m at it, Where does the gingerbread man sleep? On a cookie sheet.
Iowa Dave
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12-03-2021, 10:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa Dave
Reminds me of the story where the guy buys a new chainsaw and takes it home. Next day he’s back in the shop and tells the the shop owner something isn’t right. He could only cut about half as much wood as he cut with his hand saw. Shop owner takes the chainsaw in hand and pulls the starter rope. Saw fires up on the first pull.
Customer yells out “What’s that noise?”
Hey, while I’m at it, Where does the gingerbread man sleep? On a cookie sheet.
Iowa Dave
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Hi: Iowa Dave... The snowman keeps his snowballs in the snowbank!!! Ta dum!!!  Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
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