I have the same problem - my hearing is poor in normal conversation - on the phone it is often awful

Could be!  

Perhaps by June? 

Call from an unknown mobile.
Pick up. Hello I am calling from £??sd;xwg  in a thick Indian accent.
Sorry I can't understand you. Hang up

Another call. Same person.  Hello I am calling from £??sd;xwg.
Sorry pardon.
Hello I am calling from £??sd;xwg.
Calling from where? £??sd;xwg electronics.
AO? (loudly because I can't help it on crappy mobiles)
Yes £??sd;xwg we will be arriving between 11 and 1
Ah sorry the call is very distorted because you are mobile. Thanks.

It was only because I'm actually expecting a call I persisted. I reckon he must get that all the time although in truth I am a bit mutton it just sounded like another scammer.

Now I've got to let them in.

Just for a change, we haven't got a local forecast for the day - heavy rain, of course, but well into next week and already the surrounding fields are flooding. Mary was going home this weekend, but has decided to stay with me until things improve, so it's not all bad news

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Really, really no object? I would buy a bottle of really expensive wine, couple of grand or more, and see if I could tell the difference to what I normally reckon. Given my unsophisticated palate, I reckon not!

Achilles tendons are notoriously slow to heal. They are a common problem for Rugby players, often putting a player out of action for several months, whether it is the anterior or posterior