Recent content by oldbob

Very Good!!

Well my Naida IX UP's ain't hacking it for me any more. So to keep from having to join the deaf community, I'm getting an AB CI, and drinking Pepsi. I need my beauty sleep, so good night all.

Do we even want to use the telephone?

My definition of a normal life. I wanted my children to grow up and be what they wanted to be without having to make allowances for not having all their senses. There are limitations on the deaf. One that I know of is commercial driver. A deaf person cannot get a CDL. (although some hearing...

In my opinion some of you in the deaf community are elitist snobs. oldbob

I agree. If you have a child that was born with a defect like cleft pallet, would you wait until he/she was 18 to let them decide to have it repaired? No! you would have the operation as soon as possible. You are making a choice for the child to have a normal life. It is the same for...

Everyone who is a candidate for CI has a decision to make. To make a statement "Don't do it" without supporting arguments is asinine. In my case my discrimination dropped to 6% in the left and 22% in the right - Aided- ! My wife, kids and grandkids no longer have conversations with me as I...

I have had the Nadia IX UP (the most powerful HA on the market) for over a year now. Very good. The Bluetooth thru the iCom is fantastic. I use it when I need to use the telephone. It gives me the telephone sound thru both aids. The one drawback is the iCom. It only lasts for about 3-4...

Get the dry n store. The one with the blower. I got the Zephyr which is made by Drynstore. Whish I had the one with the blower.

Hung Chow calls into work and says, 'Hey, I no come work today, I really sick . Got headache, stomach ache and legs hurt, I no come work.' The boss says, 'You know something, Hung Chow, I really need you today. When I feel sick like you do, I go to my wife and tell her to give me...

A Virginia State trooper pulled a car over on I-64 about 2 miles south of the Virginia / West Virginia State line. When the trooper asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver said he was a Magician and Juggler and was on his way to Beckley , WV to do a show at the Shrine...

MORAL FOR TODAY.........keep reading for the new revelation in the donkey's story......... One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be...

This information is for Catholics only. It must not be divulged to non-Catholics. The less they know about our rituals and code words, the better off they are. AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows. BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass. CHOIR: A group of people...

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the wax. Read on... My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would...

YOU MIGHT BE A KANSAN IF............. You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from adistance. Without thinking you wave to all on-coming traffic. You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather. There's a tornado warning and the whole town is...