Last week I almost shit my pants when...

Last week I almost shit my pants when...

.......I almost lost the machine I use to talk!!!

I was in a bar and it was next to me on the table but the next time I looked it had gone. Cue mass panic and running around the bar trying to work out where it had gone. I admit that I was nearly in tears! I've never ever lost it before and it cost a LOT of money.

Alas, this woman returned to the bar ten minutes later with my machine in her hands. Apparently, she had thought it was her handbag and picked it up by mistake.

She had me in total shock for ten very long minutes before realising her mistake and bringing it back. The stupid woman!!!

I didn't know whether to hit her or thank her!!! Ten fooking minutes!!!!!!!!!! And it doersn't even look like a handbag!!! It's twice as heavy too!!!!!!

Still, at least she was honest and brought it back. It was one hell of a shock tho!

wooooops!! could have been nasty if u never got it back!! how thick can ya get... a handbag?? she may aswel have picked up a chair and took that wit her... think that has about the same resemblance to a handbag as your machine does!!

Can i ask a few questions pls? I dont wanna offend you - just curious?

How does it work? In ways of helping you to talk?
Why do you need it?
Have you always had it?

Nah, don't worry, it's better to b curious than igorant (is that how u spell it? Why am I so bad with spelling 2day? I'm supposed to b a journalist!)

I need it because I can't talk at all. I type in what I wanna say and it either comes up on the screen or it says it (providing hours of entertainment to my mates, who all want a go!). A bit like Stephen Hawkings.

I got my first one when I was abt 8. They've reduced in size over the years tho. My first machine was massive! Before that I just used sign language.

Flippin heck could have been alot of money down the drain like! Be more careful Mr!
But wait...a hangbag - erhh...ok woman!:spangled:

lee your machine is mint...my hearing is crap and your the first person ive had a proper conersation with in a club ever lol!!

most people i just nod and pretend to hear then get confused later when they say they told me stuff

i wonder if she knew what what it was? i would be mightily confused if my handbag turned into a typewriter thing...doh!!

Thanks for answering!

So why is it you cant talk? What causes it?

LOL!!!

why do i get the feelng your not laughing at me not with me?

No Im laffiing cos its true.

During the glory years at Gatecrasher before they lowered the sound and removed 50% of the speakers because of the noise complaints (98-99) I was fluent in lip reading......this is no lie!

It was so loud you couldnt speak to anyone in the main room and had to lip read. This is when the pulling of funnys faces while dancing came in as well........ppl trying to communicate with each other!

lol...its cus of the noise i lost my hearing in my right ear...clubbers should all learn sign language!

Yeah, it does sumtimes. Especially when I've got sumthing funny to say but the moments gone by the time I type it. I get by pretty well tho. Its awkward when people don't realise that you have to use a machine tho. And its heavy when I'm trying to dance too!

I have Cerebral Palsy. I've got it quite mild but I can't speak or control my mouth much and I have a slight mobility problem. It's a result of when I was very ill when I was six weeks old. I'm quite lucky really. It cud have been so much worse.

Refreshing attitude to have mate.

sorry to also be ignorant but do you use a wheel chair too?

i've never met you before but was really really pissed off that time when you posted the link to gurn and that fucking bastard had laughed at you.

grrr.....

FFS The ignorant shit

i did that when i invented coffee bags....i was really dissapointd to find out that sum1 had thought of it but they just didnt catch on lol

Ahh, yes, good old KetKid off Gurn will never ever live that down, will he! Such a shame!

Nope, I don't use a wheelchair. My mobility isn't really that bad. I just walk weird.

And ur not ignorant either. Ur asking questions and trying to understand so u can't b ignorant.