Dear Morgan,
Do you ever have those moments when you say something, then realise perhaps it didn’t come out quite the way it should have?
I rarely get embarrassed, but last night was probably my most embarrassing moment since I packed myself up in the rocketship and crash landed down here in the top of the South Island… It was like this…
Background: Because I’m totally deaf at night, I have no way of waking up in the morning, except by a special alarm clock. Instead of making a noise, it wakes you up by vibrating. Quite simple, and most of my deaf friends and I simply call it ‘The Vibrator’. We don’t even think of associate ‘vibrator’ with anything but our alarm clocks. It’s a simple contraption and very effective. You simply set the time, then clip it to yourself or to the pillow. Go to sleep. At the designated time you will be vibrated awake.
So last night at our committee meeting the conversation went something like this…
Me: ‘So what time should I pick you up on Sunday?”
Committee member: “Well we have to be at the station by 8.00am”
Me: “That’s okay I’ll just use my vibrator that morning”
Silence. Laughter. Silence. Laughter.
Me – finally realising what I’ve said: “Vibrating alarm clock!”
Too late. I do hope they don’t add it to the newsletter!!! The group hasn’t really realised the significance of me being embarrassed!!! A very rare event indeeed!!!! Maybe I should give my clock a name instead?
Cheers
Robyn
Messages from Outer Space 