I am still...

playing with various hearing aids,  Decided that the second aid (R. ear) was not going to provide enough benefit for the cost.  My L. ear appears to need a more sophisticated device for my condition.  Of curse it has to be more $.  I hope the damn thing lasts for the rest of my life.
It has been really cold and snowy here since the first of the year.  I just got off the phone with Norwegian farmer friend living in northern North Dakota near the Canadian border, little north of us. He said that since early this morning the snow has been nearly waist high and is still falling. The temperature is dropping way below zero and the north wind is increasing to near gale force. His wife has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and just stare. He says that if it gets much worse, he may have to let her in.



Have you noticed that the wipers have been reduced in width?  I documented the change with this photo.  I find that I use more TP due to its diminished wiping capacity. I suspect that this was done to appease some tree huggers and the net result will be we will use more to get the same effect.