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From: Eric.Bohlman@p1.f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org (Eric Bohlman)
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Subject: Class Reunion
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Date: 25 Jul 90 16:30:30 GMT
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 GA> From: albrigh@oktext.uucp (Gary Albright)

 GA> Hey folks, I am getting ready to attend my 25th class reunion and I
 GA> have some weird fears about it. Since I haven't seen any of those
 GA> people since I lost my hearing***what do I do*****. I mean I'm
 GA> really excited about going in one thought and scared to death in
 GA> the next one. I was what you call pretty popular in high school but
 GA> ...
 GA> Well enough of that, my problem is what do I say to these people
 GA> when they try to talk to me and there is alot of noise from other
 GA> conversations and probably will be alot of loud music going on all
 GA> the time. **Hey we old people can still bugey too***. I really want

"My hearing isn't what it used to be.  Could we go somewhere a bit quieter."  
(If the other party is female, rephrase to emphasize that the "somewhere  
else" isn't a motel room :-) (unless that's your intention (double :-) )).

 GA> to have a good time and talk to these people including the ones
 GA> that I didn't run around with in school.  But I just know it's
 GA> going to be struggle especially if I get responses I get from plain
 GA> ordinary folk that say bug off I don't have time to try and
 GA> communicate with you.

If you get that kind of response from those people, are they really worth  
talking to?  That kind of attitude doesn't usually change between adolescence  
and adulthood, so the kind of people who would do that at the reunion were  
probably the kind of people who acted real obnoxious in high school.

 GA> I really miss alot of my old friends from school but I don't know
 GA> if they'll be able to handle my situation like it is being HI. I
 GA> really hope that a few will put up with me and show me I still have
 GA> some good friends left.

You may not be the only one who's acquired a disability since leaving high  
school.
 

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