Good morning - kettle's boiling
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325336)
Rockingham, Australia
April 25, 2017 5:06pm CST
Recently I wrote about our failing hearing and how I need to start documenting the funny things we think each other said. The particular example I used was telling Vince that an acoustic group was about to play and he thought I'd said a 'two-stick group'. However this time it was me who heard wrongly.
Vince was in the bus at the Music Festival we were attending and cooking bacon and eggs for breakfast. I was outside wiping down the table before the seven of our group gathered for our meal. I thought I heard him say 'good morning'.
I paid no heed as I thought he was calling out to one of the various campers who went past the bus back and forth on their way to the music venues. It was a friendly crowd and we talked to many strangers over the four days.
So I paid no attention until he came to the door of the bus and said 'kettle's boiling'. This is why I am so patient with Vince's gradual loss of hearing. I can't afford to get upset when I'm nearly as bad.
The photo shows the view from the bus back towards the Festival tents.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
26 Apr 17
That sounds so nice having a camper parked and enjoying the music while sharing a meal
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
26 Apr 17
@JudyEv That is very true sounds like you have a good group of friends
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
@chrissbergstrom We have all known each other a very long time so it is easy to relax with them.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
26 Apr 17
That's funny, may be I would face it too when its my time.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 17
@manasamanu That sounds nasty. I burst both ear-drums some years ago and that has affected my hearing a bit too.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 17
@JudyEv Yeah me too sometimes even now I don't hear things properly its because of a treatment I had to my ear when there was a big pimple that had bursted in my ear.
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@snowy22315 (169584)
• United States
25 Apr 17
Oh wow..maybe you both need to get some hearing assistance. It could get alittle trying I suppose.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
@snowy22315 No show without Punch! (Hope you've heard that saying!)
@allknowing (130067)
• India
26 Apr 17
I only hope the two of you do not use this disadvantage to your advantage as many oldies do
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
26 Apr 17
@JudyEv So you have joined the band wagon
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Apr 17
@JudyEv I do not think those two phrases are similar.I think it is better to finalize your reviews and decide on a hearing aid.I have come across many young people with them.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 17
I haven't seen too many young people with them. Did you find it a bit strange to see this? Is it because of listening to loud music?
@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 17
Many of our friends do this too. Most go through a period when they first get them when they won't wear them. Later they seem to get more resigned to having to have them.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
26 Apr 17
Yes, it's easier to be patient when we have the same issue.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Apr 17
"Kettle's boiling" is so Aussie. Tea, was it? I thought it was "breakie."
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
@JohnRoberts I know there is a YouTube clip about all our abbreviations but some of them I haven't heard of and others I don't use. I think they went overboard a bit with the video. Certainly we do abbreviate a lot of things.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
We had no power so we made coffee with hot water and a dash of milk. Which is how I always have it anyway. Vince usually has half and half and microwaved. The friend staying in the bus with us had black tea. Do you mean 'brekkie' as in 'breakfast'?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Apr 17
@JudyEv Yes, Brekkie. You guys have this abbreviated language: bikkie for biscuit, pressie for present, choccie for chocolate, rego for registration etc.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Apr 17
I probably would have heard it the other way around.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
I'm surprised that the two 'versions' are so far apart. I always thought something like 'crush' would be heard as 'rush' or something close. But 'good morning' is a fair distance from 'kettle's boiling'. Of course, part of the problem was that I was expecting the kettle to be hot about then too so I put 2 and 2 together and only got 3.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 17
@teamfreak16 I don't think I'm reading stuff wrong yet but I'll type 'could' instead of 'good' and things like that.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Apr 17
@JudyEv - I've been misreading stuff lately. I recently read "vacation" as "Vatican." That made no sense whatsoever.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
25 Apr 17
Makes for some interesting conversations. lol
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
26 Apr 17
Looks like when I go do some of my events and their aee tents full of vendors all over the place.
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 17
It can get tiring trying to talk to someone with a hearing loss. We will need to get hearing aids soon.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
26 Apr 17
I could get a million laughs with the things my husband says that have no connection to a previous sentence. I have excellent hearing so he can't make fun of me..now I think I'll keep a list!
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 17
I think you should. It amazes me how 'different' the two phrases can be - what is said and what is 'heard'.
@Tampa_girl7 (48886)
• United States
27 Apr 17
Have you thought about hearing aids ?
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 17
We're both in denial at the moment But we will need to get them very soon.
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
26 Apr 17
My hearing is getting pretty bad too and it's probably revenge from my grandmother as we used to laugh when she would make mistakes when her hearing diminished
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@JudyEv (325336)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 17
Some of the misunderstandings can be very funny but it's no fun losing your hearing.