[MelodyL]

Well, yesterday I got the 4th thermometer. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, I bought 3 digital thermometers and none of them beeped (for me or for Alan). So I returned them.

So tonight was the true test.

I went around the corner, sat on the porch with all my friends, took out the new B D Thermometer and looked around and said to all of my friends: "Okay, now this is the test, when I press the black button, I should hear a beep".

I pressed it and heard nothing. Before I could say "oh no, not again!!", my friend said: "It works fine, didn't you hear the beep??" I said "YOU HEARD A BEEP??"

She said: "Of course I heard a beep, YOU DIDN'T HEAR A BEEP??"

Now her mother who was sitting right next to me said: "I didn't hear any beep".

Her daughter got up, took my thermometer, put it to her ear and pressed the button. Vivian said "OH NOW I HEARD IT".

Well, I could not believe it. They put it up to both of my ears. NOTHING!!!

Then I remembered. Years ago, I had my hearing tested and the guy told me I had a small problem in some frequency. Can't remember if it was high pitch, or low pitch, or whatever it was.

Now I hear perfectly fine. As a matter of fact, I can hear stuff that other people can't hear. Like when the kid upstairs starts to play music, I'll say "oh wow, listen to that", and it doesn't bother anyone else.

Also, I was in my friend's Viv's house one day (she's 77) and her son was downstairs playing his stereo and I said "he could NEVER live underneath me, that noise would drive me crazy".

She said "oh, I'm used to it, and he'll never change".

So my hearing is above average on certain stuff, BUT I CAN'T HEAR THE BEEP OF A THERMOMETER. I have tried to look this up on the internet, but perhaps I'm not typing in the correct information.

I hear my tv just fine. I hear my neighbors, I hear on the phone just fine. As a matter of fact, sometimes I have to LOWER the volume on my phone sometimes because it's too loud.

So if anyone can direct me to an internet site that can further explain why I can't hear the beep of ANY digital thermometer I would greatly appreciate it.

Fascinating, no???

Melody

P.S. And just so you can see how GOOD most of hearing is, right now Alan is sitting in the living room (35 feet away), and I hear the tv THROUGH HIS HEADPHONES. I always tell him "they are too loud, you're going to get deaf!!" and he always said: "but the ear doctor told me that because I have 20% hearing loss, I have to use headphones, (we've tried them all), and it doesn't matter how much we pay for them, he still puts up the volume.

He has had wireless, cheap and expensive wireless, but he always goes back to the $20 Radio Shack headphones. They are comfortable. I use them when I watch tv at night in the bedroom. I put them low.

But years ago, I remember listening to the Walkman and putting on headphones and playing the music loud.

I also went to concerts (Santana, Tom Jones, etc). God they were loud.

And I can't stand sitting near the band at any wedding. I have to move.

And when I go to movies, the sound is toooooo loud, I have to use ear plugs.
I'll never forget when the usher came over to me with a listening device and said: "these will make the sound louder for you". I gave her a look. I said "it's too loud already".

What kind of ears do I have anyway??? lol