deaf ol' ladies
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dont know about you but sometimes its hard to see out the back, I know the sound should keep old people out of the way when reversing but came close to knocking one down today who made claim to being hard of hearing when i said did you not hear the car. She then said the car was to low to the ground to see properly and went on her way mumbling with her trolly
old people good for speed bumps.....
old people good for speed bumps.....
I am the only one in my family who is not deaf. My Dad cannot hear the telephone ring on his bedside cabinet without his hearing aid. My Grandfather was run over because he didn't hear a car approaching. My sister had to give up the job she loved - looking after children - because of her worsening hearing.
Ever thought about how a deaf person copes driving a car - can't hear the indicators for one, or sirens.
Think sometimes we should take time to consider that not everyone in this world is abled bodied and make some allowances for those less fortunate.
BTW - if anyone is interested my Father is doing a tandem sky dive for the National Deaf Children's Society this weekend to celebrate his 80th Birthday along with my Sister and her two sons. If you want to donate on line you can do so here:-
www.justgiving.com/flying_family
>> Edited by Big_M on Tuesday 12th April 21:15
Ever thought about how a deaf person copes driving a car - can't hear the indicators for one, or sirens.
Think sometimes we should take time to consider that not everyone in this world is abled bodied and make some allowances for those less fortunate.
BTW - if anyone is interested my Father is doing a tandem sky dive for the National Deaf Children's Society this weekend to celebrate his 80th Birthday along with my Sister and her two sons. If you want to donate on line you can do so here:-
www.justgiving.com/flying_family
>> Edited by Big_M on Tuesday 12th April 21:15
chill big M
no where in my post was a dig a deaf people !!! Read it again.
I have respect for anyone in life making a go of it and not letting things hold them back. Hope the sky dive goes well.
I didnt back into the old lady she walked across my path when reversing, she wasnt hard of sight so she must have seen the car surely.
no where in my post was a dig a deaf people !!! Read it again.
I have respect for anyone in life making a go of it and not letting things hold them back. Hope the sky dive goes well.
I didnt back into the old lady she walked across my path when reversing, she wasnt hard of sight so she must have seen the car surely.
lord vader said:Sorry - I am chilled - and my post was not directed at you personally. I just sometimes get a bit annoyed with the general lack of tolerance to old people that runs through the younger and middle aged generations.
chill big M
Hopefully all of us will get there one day!
They can all hear i swear its all lies. Every time i come within 1 mile away from an old deer they stop what they are doing turn around and have a look on there face like the Devil himself has gone past. Although they may be totally deaf it may be the sound vibrating their brains inside their heads. Or it could be nostalgia from the good old days when Flying Fortresses and Lancaster Bombers flew overhead. It's not just old people. One lady with a pram said to her other daughter "I'm not walking behind that".
>> Edited by john yates on Tuesday 12th April 20:11
Thread hijack...
Big M's right. The deaf old lady could have been my mum - 74 this year and is almost completely deaf now.
The worst bit is that people talking to her think she's stupid or can't think for herself. She's not, and she certainly can. I look at my mum and she amazes me; she's clever, well read, independent, brave, has a filthy sense of humour and loves fast cars.
Her hearing's become so much worse recently that my b/f cringes when listening in to a phone call with her. Even with induction loop, we have to spell out every third or fourth word so that she can pick it up. But she's not let it get her down. I got her a laptop and she communicates by e-mail, and got so in to it that she nicked my compact camera off me ("you don't need that now you've got a DSLR, do you?").
Just a plea really - before writing old people off, please remember that the rather absent-minded deaf old bird could be the person who talked me out of selling the Griff and in to putting a roll bar in it instead when I lost my bottle after watching someone roll a Chimaera...
Big M's right. The deaf old lady could have been my mum - 74 this year and is almost completely deaf now.
The worst bit is that people talking to her think she's stupid or can't think for herself. She's not, and she certainly can. I look at my mum and she amazes me; she's clever, well read, independent, brave, has a filthy sense of humour and loves fast cars.
Her hearing's become so much worse recently that my b/f cringes when listening in to a phone call with her. Even with induction loop, we have to spell out every third or fourth word so that she can pick it up. But she's not let it get her down. I got her a laptop and she communicates by e-mail, and got so in to it that she nicked my compact camera off me ("you don't need that now you've got a DSLR, do you?").
Just a plea really - before writing old people off, please remember that the rather absent-minded deaf old bird could be the person who talked me out of selling the Griff and in to putting a roll bar in it instead when I lost my bottle after watching someone roll a Chimaera...
If old people are so deaf, how comes they all play bingo ? It's all a front so they can jump bus queues. You know I was never allowed to leave the table on a Sunday until my Grandad had finished his dinner, that was three hours of my Sunday, every Sunday, just sat at a table waiting. Should be bloody ashamed.
I agree deaf and old people should be respected for the fact that they are old, but lord vader has a point, ok if deaf or hard or hearing they cant hear the car but come on they can still see (in this case) so walking behind a reversing car is not the drivers fault.
What can you do to combat that situation, in my experience you do get some old people who are just awkward for the sake of it, not all but some.
Keep an eye out for them they are out there
What can you do to combat that situation, in my experience you do get some old people who are just awkward for the sake of it, not all but some.
Keep an eye out for them they are out there
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