From: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Iowa Relay Service
Date: 10 Oct 92 04:58:22 GMT
Reply-To: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 KK> Your comments brought to mind an article in HEARING HEALTH Magazine
 KK> (August/Sept 1992) (formerly VOICE) entiled 'The Sonic Challenge,' by
 KK> David Coco.  The Sonic is a drive-in hamburger joint
 KK> where you order from an intercom box.  That's the only
 KK> way you can order---you can't walk up to the window to
 KK> order.  The article is very humorous with the trials and tribulations of
 KK> a hungry man trying to order his food.  He used his
 KK> finger on the box to feel the vibrations and to sort of
 KK> 'finger-read' the responses.  It wasn't always
 KK> successful.  Once one night he ordered and waited and
 KK> waited and waited.  One by one the other cars left
 KK> until he was the only one in the parking lot.  Finally
 KK> a man came out of the Sonic building and told him that
 KK> he told him 5 times already that they were closed!
 KK> The Sonic joints are found in Texas (where else!).

Karen, The Sonic has been around for years and is a nationwide
franchise.  I believe it was started on the east coast some 40+
years ago.  In fact, their carhops used to wear roller skates
to tote the meals out to the cars.  We do have a lot of them in
Texas as well as in OK, AR, LA, MO and many other states.  I
love their cherry limeades.  There are quite a few drive-ins
that use the intercom system nowadays and I just pull in and
flip the light on (the one that is used to pick up the trays)
and here they come running to my car.  (grin)  It works every
time.  Ah, life is hard in the valley of carhops!

 KK> Didn't you say you had no really 'usable' hearing that
 KK> you could make sense of?   That should be INTERESTING!
 KK> I wish now I had tried the AudioLink device at the Iowa
 KK> SHHH convention.  I have heard recently that they are
 KK> better than the FM systems with better sound and
 KK> clarity.  Oh well, maybe next time.

I cannot distinguish between the sounds in the voice range but
when it comes to different musical instruments, I usually can
recognize what they are, with the exception of the high frequency
sounds of the horns and string instruments.  I guess what I'm
trying to say is I hear all of the low frequency sounds, some
louder than the average hearing range.  When I am attending a
musical play or concert and sitting quite a ways from the stage,
earphones do help amplify the sound for me.  I've always been
able to recognize the beat and have lots of rhythm.  I love to
dance.  Live music, especially jazz, rock, etc., is easier for me
to hear.  (mostly vibration)  My type of hearing loss is very
difficult to explain and is so very puzzling to audiologists
and otologists due to the quality of my voice and to this
day, they are not sure my audiograms are exactly accurate
as they feel I along with my brother and sister must hear
more than the tests show.  I really don't let it concern
me.

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