Saved by the Bell

Or rather, Saved by the Whistle!

When I started dating, I found I had a built-in alarm that “protected” me from guys. I told my dad about it and he liked it that I had this “alarm.” This was better than keeping thirty-five cents (to use on a pay phone) in my pocket in case of emergency. (My dad liked to make sure we were okay.)

All my date had to do was get too close to me. If we danced, my hearing aids would whistle.

It’s not something you expect to happen when you dance with someone!! My dancing partner would jump back in surprise when that “Don’t Get to Close to My Daughter” alarm went off. (I am sure that a father invented the hearing aid for his daughter. Okay, I'll get serious.)

Anything that would get within close proximity to my ears would cause it to whistle. I could be brushing my hair near my ear or get too close to something. And off it goes.

There’s another “alarm” system in place with the hearing aids. If I got too close to the wall or a door or something, it’s like “feelers” or antennas-it would whistle, especially when the tubes that connected the ear molds to my hearing aids get too old and hard and need to be replaced. It would keep me from adding more dents to my skull. (Of course, it doesn't always work if I am moving too fast. Wham! Head meets door.)

It all has something to do with the feedback and air blockage or something that causes my hearing aid to whistle. It does get annoying. I did mention in a previous post that if the ear molds don't fit right, they will whistle.

Hmmm, I wonder if I could come up with something for my girls when they start dating? Some kind of built-in alarm that would warn the guys not to get to close? Well, a mother can dream…what about those cellphones? No need for keeping change for pay phones.

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