Slowlycatchymonkey

Did that more than once to my brother in law who always pretended he’d forgotten his wallet and dumped us with his bill He regularly fell asleep at the table so we’d leave saying he’s paying, used to watch from outside through the window when they woke him up, totally priceless.

Cheers. Thats nice to know. I’m determined to do them justice!

Exactly. If someone has never heard anything from birth they don’t develop that sensory part of the brain so they won’t suddenly be able to hear later if technology/medicine can restore it. They would have to learn it from new like a baby, connecting sounds to objects, actions and spoken words which takes forever and is why childrens speech is so far away from adult level for so long and the reason why cochlear implants often fail because the plasticity of the brain isn’t good. If a deaf baby is given hearing aids whilst their brain is in super growth mode the stimulation will develop the hearing centres and provide a library of sounds they do understand (maybe albeit in a muffled way) and a base for any improvement to connect to. The people in the vid all must of had some degree of hearing at some point to be able to join up the muffled crap to the new louder sharper sound. Thats the shock, that’s what produces the long long pause while you go “is that.. urr that sound? Oh my god it is” then it hits you hard that this new sharp clearer sound is what its supposed to sound like and you connect it up with the dull nearly nonexistent noise you heard before. I’ve spent a lot of the last two days agog. On a lighter note since Thursday afternoon I’ve periodically heard this really odd sound, not a nice sound, almost like a machine its quite methodical and has the occasional slap/snap sound in there. Every time I look for it it stops. Found it today. My dog is having a right royal time ‘cleaning’ herself. Now thats one sound I can live without

Who is the fourth person you’re taking?

Oh yer tis a burger and a disposable cup. Well pain in the wotnot as dress codes are he’ll remember this birthday forever and thats lovely.

Is that a no boots symbol?

I always risk it and in over 30 years I haven’t had a problem.. famous last words Just realised I didn’t have my first curry until I was 18 because it was “foreign muck” anyone else remember that culinary Siberia we used to exist in?

@Earache I’m refurbing a chair (well it will be two chairs, two sofas and and coffee table) and I wondered what the wood is. Any chance you know? The chairs have been stored cos I couldn’t part with them but didn’t know what to do with it till now. Think thats a date sticker, it was certainly bought in the 70’s if that narrows down by what was available then. Its extremely heavy and hard wearing. I used the sofas for about 15 years with three boisterous wreckers in the house and there’s not a mark on them. Quite an open grain.

@boboneleg I wanted to look at your posh opera ticket receipt but I can’t find it. Where it be?

The above pic has got amazing colours. Dunno why it wouldn’t let me type that below it.

I think he’s quite keen on the electric bikes, turned out he phoned the dealers to test ride the Livewire just after they sold it to us Small world.

You get a badge for posting? Christ almighty, does it have colouring in pages as well?

Why not prawns?

A bean bag is very good for holding someone in position while they sleep upright. If you’ve got one give that a whirl, you might have to add or remove some beans to make it work.

Forgot to post these yesterday what with the excitement of hearing again but I thought you’d like ‘em anyway. Went to see the new BSA at Fowlups and make contact so they remember me when the bikes finally arrive. Couldn’t bring myself to post the one of me on the bike due to pulling a stupid face but changed my mind cos unposed pics are always better regardless of the dumb ass expression And some of Fowlups which is probably double the size of what I’ve snapped. And bonus the sales guy is the one running the bike in (shaven head long mohawk standing in the pic behind me) warmed up a lot during the conversation about bikes to the extent he did a 180 from disinterested to really chatty and took my number so he could find out the latest on the ETA. I didn’t expect to hear from him but he rang this morning and said as we were already familiar he’d give me his direct dial number and said ring at any time with any questions and I’d be getting the first bike they get in in the right colour. Pays to be pleasant. And the horrible stickers no-one likes. Aftermarket parts coming to you at exorbitant prices soon!

New tat has arrived for my garage

I‘ve always been odd

Well motorcycling is well known for causing tinnitus and deafness so maybe consider getting some good plugs. Slow hearing loss is one of those things that by the time you realise what’s happened it’s too late and there’s no reversing it.

If your family aren’t deaf and you wear good ear defenders/plugs in noisy environments you’ll be dandy.

TLDR I’m jolly pleased with things. I’ve never enjoyed being sociable so that side of things really wasn’t missed initially but then you discover so many things you’re locked out of, it’s like watching life from behind a glass partition so you withdraw from normal activities. It’s one of the reasons they think deaf people are so much more likely to suffer from dementia, they become isolated and lose touch with reality but like Clive I’m lucky to have a good family. Humour is the thing I miss most, someone cracking a joke and someone else snapping back a witty retort, even if you can see their faces by the time you’ve pieced together the clues of what’s being said the moment is long gone and you’re standing there with a neutral expression while everyone else is laughing, you really do feel like a spare part. It’s a particularly painful loss as I used to be known for being good at a sharp comeback. Fortunately my family speak clearly and all have very deep loud voices that I’m well tuned into so I still get the banter at the table. I spent most of yesterday in a state of shock, I went to my upholstery course and even though it’s a bastid noisy environment I could hear the tutor (just) and to have a comeback for her “no-one likes a smart arse” comment felt like gold. Before I wouldn’t have heard what was being said let alone been able to lob one back. Serious hearing loss leaves you locked in but working in an eye hospital and treating patients who were profoundly deaf and also losing their vision has always made me grateful it’s only my hearing and not my eyesight too. I have another appointment coming up as there is more tech available that could potentially boost my hearing even further. I’d like to say it feels like Christmas but it’s way beyond that. I’m very excited by all the things I might be able to do again.

Thanks Rich. It’s pretty overwhelming after all this time but everyone around me is so very happy about it too it’s like a lottery win. Had a good one this morning stopped at a pedestrian crossing and the van started beeping a kind of loudish emergency type beep, I was in the middle of freaking out out looking for warnings on the dash when I remembered pedestrian crossings beep, the sound was coming from outside

You’re past competent if you can do that stuff. You know that.

I had a similar thing too. Every now and then if my body wasn’t totally straight I’d get a sharp pain, it was so debilitating I was frozen to the spot and couldn’t even inhale. Turned out the twat doc I implored to please stop (because I was sure it was going wrong) who chastised me (apparently I was being weak) was wrong and that bastid coil that was supposed to be in my womb was impaled in my spinal column. Such fun. So many more awful extras to that story that aren’t for sharing