[JRandomFreeper]

On the up side, you don't have to listen to (redacted to protect myself).

Daughter now has a habit of grabbing my arm, spinning me around to face her and saying "You can damn well read my lips!"

Meh... hearing loss is God's way of giving us an end-of-life bonus. Embrace old and grumpy. ;)

/johnny

[CrazyIvan]

Mark Twain used to tell the story of his terribly hen pecked uncle who had gone deaf years ago. However, he could still hear the word “whiskey” whispered three rooms away with the doors shut.

[trebb]

On the up side, you don't have to listen to (redacted to protect myself). Daughter now has a habit of grabbing my arm, spinning me around to face her and saying "You can damn well read my lips!" Meh... hearing loss is God's way of giving us an end-of-life bonus. Embrace old and grumpy. ;) /johnny

My tininitus blends right in with cicadas and other such noises. Probably a result of too much shooting without ear protection in my younger days...