By Jem 106 S. Campbell Ave, Tybee Island
SPEAK UP!
Eh? What did you just say? What? What! For the love of God, please
speak up! Sound familiar? Even people that are not hard of hearing,
may find themselves saying, “say what?”
It’s no secret that for those who know me that I am hard of hearing. I
can guarantee that I will ask someone to speak up several times a day.
Thank God I’m retired as it got old when I was working.
Yes! I wear hearing aids. Both ears as a matter of fact. It may surprise
you to learn that even with hearing aids, I still have difficulty hearing.
I won’t bore you with details; it is what it is. There are multitudes of
people with various degrees of hearing loss issues.
My biggest issue is talking to people on the phone. I try to avoid it
but truth is, I have to make an appointment, get repair work done, or
complain about the damn phone bill, insurance bill, electric bill, the
order didn’t come in, pizza delivery or have Breezy pick up a bottle for
me, …blah, blah, blah. “Can you please speak up?” “Sure.” Two words
later, I’m repeating myself. If it wasn’t for email and texting, I would
probably go insane. I know, I am a little nutball, but I’m not ready for the
padded room. And you wonder why I drink? Seriously?
I’m not writing this rant for sympathy. I just want a bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T
… oh sorry, I was singing a song. What I want is simple consideration. If
I need you to speak louder, I will tell you. Do NOT say two words louder
and drop back to your normal voice. I will definitely lose something in
translation. If you can’t talk, I do read lips. Of course that doesn’t work
with the phone as I refuse to do FaceTime. I would rather not as you
may have something stuck in your teeth and that is so distracting. But
if you are determined to talk to me, do NOT cover your mouth, mumble,
speak from the side of said mouth, or try when you are three sheets to
the wind. Of course you could write it down, but, even that gets old
too. Wouldn’t it just be easier to “Speak Up?”
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