Rick,
I have no idea why hearing aid places do not carry them. I was - and
remain -tempted to place an ad in a seniors magazine to sell them but could
not see doing so by myself. Heck, a custom order (shop name, etc) would
certainly be possible and perhaps a franchise could be convinced to try
them out, but that involves displays and packaging. Anyway I ordered a
dozen or so and will gladly send you a pair. That may not be immediate - I
have to find the right moving box. Pm your address...
Willow
Willow
On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM Rick Gafuik <ricali@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Willow - if you still have the link to the hearing aid safety device,
could you please send it to me. I have lost one hearing aid but was lucky
enough to have it still covered by VISA. Next time I will not be that
lucky. Yes, hearing aids, glasses, mask, and a hat for the sun do not go
well together.
*Rick*
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*From:* dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <
dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of akfarmilo2 <
akfarmilo2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* May 29, 2021 10:03 AM
*To:* dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: Memories
Wow! I'm with you on memory. A strange beast indeed. Some years ago I
spent an evening with my friend Ron. He and I were closedt of buddies
through grades 7-12 in Calgary. After high school we went our separate
ways and, as often happens, we lost contact. On a whim I searched the web
and found out he was manager for a zoo in Orange County CA. I was going to
a meeting in Santa Barbara so we met up--50 years after our time together.
Reminiscing about our years together we were describing our often wild or
bazarre adventures. We remembered the same events--for the most part--but
we often remembered different parts of the event, different "views" or
sometimes even conflicting versions.
Fun to sort out and a good demonstration of the mental dichotomy you
experienced.
YITBOS
Jim
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-------- Original message --------
From: Willow Arune <walittleboots9@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 29-05-2021 01:20 (GMT-05:00)
To: dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Memories
Out on my mobility scooter today, just a short trip to a convenience store
not too far away. Looking west, a dark cloud with rain coming down. In Red
Deer, one can see a storm coming from miles away. AS a former scout, I
try to be prepared so a rain cape and umbrella are always on the scooter.
A West Coast thing. Got to the store, the wind was up and the dark cloud
closer. But it veered to the south of my home and all I got were some tiny
drops.
But that reminded me of another storm years ago. We had gone to a lake
some miles to the West of Edmonton for a nice day at the beach. In the
west a storm was coming straight for us. We hopped in the Mustang and
raced the storm back to the city. The trees were bending by the time we
got to Spruce Grove. I dropped my date off and was just pulling the garage
core down when it hit with a vengeance. Prairie storms can indeed be
fearsome things.
Funny things, memories. What you remember and what you forget but need to
remember. Which brain cells make that determination? And why, when you
really try hard to remember something one day and cannot, do you remember
it clearly a day or so after with no effort at all. Do you, as do I,
immediately remember why and where you left something after searching for
it for some time.
A few days ago, I had some chores to tend to around town. First stop, the
post office nearby in a large grocery store. Now, with both glasses any
hearing aids, my ears are rather crowded. Add a mask and things become
worse. As I walked towards the post office my mask, the last to be added,
fell off. As I bent to pick it up, one of the hearing aids fell off. I
took both off and clearly remember setting them down on a shelf. Heading
back to the car, I remembered that and turned around to quickly retrace my
steps. No sign of them. I asked the store clerk if anyone had turned them
in. Nope. At $4000 or so for the pair, this was a tragedy. Back to the
car, I sat down in the drivers seat and looked down when I felt a small
bump on my chest.
When I first got these silly things, they kept falling out. In fact, the
very first day I lost one in the snow. After that, I searched about and
found a safety device for hearing aids in China, on Alibaba. On each end,
a bit of rubber to hold onto left and right aids. On the cord linking
those, a small clamp to put on a shirt or jacket. If an aid falls off,
they do not disappear but are held by the cord. Simple. Yet none of the
hearing aid stores I visited had ever heard of such things.
You have guess the end of this tale, I am sure. I was wearing that device
when I bent down. The aid had fallen but not to the floor. Only to my
chest. The other aid had followed, both retained by the clamp on my
jacket.
Now, think about that. I had forgotten my use of the safety device but
very clearly remembered taking both aids off and placing them on the shelf
as I put my mask back on. I was certain of that. I would have sworn to
that. So in one small and unimportant event, my memory had failed,
invented a new false memory, and then remembered what had really happened.
Hmmm. ...
Willow
