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cactuswatcher Aug. 11th, 2021 07:07 am)
cactuswatcher Aug. 11th, 2021 07:07 am)We had another big storm in my area in the middle of the night. It thundered and rained moderately to heavily for two hours from around 11:30 to 1:30. I may have had as much three inches of rain, in other words more rain in one night than all summer last year. It was not a cloud burst like I had on the night of the 2nd of August, but it was certainly worrisome, certainly a lot of water for the desert, and it gave me clean up to do this morning.
Many parts of Tucson are hilly. When it rains heavily practically any dip in the landscape can create a roaring flash flood across the road. We have had "swift water rescues" several times a week this summer across the area from cars that get suddenly swept off the road. Driving in storms is not a good idea here.
All the thunder scared the cat pretty badly, he snuggled up to me very insistently through the whole storm. The nervous wagging of his tail pounded on the bed and kept me from dozing off the whole time. (You can pet a dog in a situation like that till it calms down, but petting a wound-up cat can be tricky and you need know when to back off.)
Many parts of Tucson are hilly. When it rains heavily practically any dip in the landscape can create a roaring flash flood across the road. We have had "swift water rescues" several times a week this summer across the area from cars that get suddenly swept off the road. Driving in storms is not a good idea here.
All the thunder scared the cat pretty badly, he snuggled up to me very insistently through the whole storm. The nervous wagging of his tail pounded on the bed and kept me from dozing off the whole time. (You can pet a dog in a situation like that till it calms down, but petting a wound-up cat can be tricky and you need know when to back off.)
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Yes, I am starting to have the same issue just a bit. That's because sensitivity to volume and frequency response range are separate issues hearing-wise. Human speech extends farther into the upper frequencies than many people realize, and when the ability to hear those diminishes, as it almost inevitably does as we age, words often get harder to understand. One reason modern hearing aids are better is that they no longer just boost overall volume, they can contour frequency response, boosting the higher frequencies in particular. Some people don't need volume as much as frequency tailoring.
Some TV sets have an equalizer (multiple tone controls) built into the audio block, accessible from a setup menu. Carefully adding some boost to the frequencies above 1 or 2 KHz can be helpful sometimes. "Some" is the operative factor here-- too much boost and sounds can become shill and irritating.