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12boy

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Casper WY USA
PaulSB and the Exlasers get well soon.
Had a real treat yesterday as my sister called and miracle of miracles she could hear me. I haven't called her for ever because she could not hear me well enough to have a conversation. She is one of my favorite people and my wife is too fragile to travel the 750 miles to Albuquerque and I can't leave her alone to go by myself as I am her caregiver. So it was great to catch up.
Very windy today with a chance of snow and rain tonight. Mrs 12 and I might venture out to a couple of stores to get more Xmas BS she can't live without. Our Xmas habit is to have "small eats" on either Xmas eve or Xmas day. this consists of tiny weinies in a roll, tempura shrimp, spanakopita, tiropites, egg rolls, veg plate, fruit salad, pot stickers etc etc. It is a lot for two people but she loves it.
A little resistance training and perhaps a very short ride up to the mailbox. I may even do a little archery in the howling wind. Yesterday my neighbor and l walked the 3 miles downtown and back in the wind to get a chocolate and a mocha latte, We had a great time. In October a year ago he had a bike accident wherein his left leg was broken above the ankle so that all that was holding his foot on was some tendons and skin. He has recovered enough to enjoy our little walk. He is a Navy Nam vet who spent a lot of time in the Phillipines and regaled me with tales of his experiences with ladies of negotiational affections in the Far East.
Be safe and well.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Had a real treat yesterday as my sister called and miracle of miracles she could hear me. I haven't called her for ever because she could not hear me well enough to have a conversation.
That's nice, but what has changed to make that possible? Has she had earwax removed, or got a new phone or hearing aid?

My hearing has got a lot worse in the last few months and I suspect that a build-up of wax is responsible. When I moved here 6 years ago the sound made by the central heating system used to irritate me but I can barely hear that it is on now. I have also noticed that I am turning my TV soundbar up to '23' or '24' now, 3 clicks higher than the setting I used to use. I am more often asking people to repeat what they said.

I have an underlying hearing loss mainly caused by listening to music at stupidly high volume levels when in my teens and 20s. I think this latest change might be reversible though. I'll try to see about it in January once the 'festering' fuss has died down!
 

Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
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It’s Christmas quiz time . What famous or infamous event in 1963 is this railway bridge associated with ?
NOTE . Retired Railway men who live in Barnet are not permitted to take part ^_^
and for 12boy its a railroad bridge .:laugh:
 
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