I used to work for a satellite television service company as an in-home technician. One day, I went to an elderly gentleman’s home to fix his television service. We talked for a while, and he even showed me his GameBoy Pocket, which was in excellent condition, with “Tetris” and “Link’s Awakening”.
Gentleman: “I play this often to help keep my fingers nimble and my mind sharp!”
As a gamer myself, I thought that was really cool, and I was impressed that he’d kept it in such great condition all these years.
After I fixed his issue, I noticed a box with some unusual earbuds that looked like hearing aids, and I asked him about it.
Gentleman: “I have difficulty with my hearing, and those are designed to help with hearing the TV, but I’ve had them for two years, and I’ve never been able to get them working.”
Me: “Can I try?”
Gentleman: “Sure!”
After some tinkering, I asked him to put them on. His face just lit up.
Gentleman: “I can hear the TV!”
The look of pure elation on his face moved even my old, craggy heart. He was so thankful, he tried to give me his GameBoy and games as a reward. I expressed my appreciation and politely declined, as I could never take such treasures away from him. It also saddened me that this guy lived alone, and for two years, nobody had helped this man with something I thought to be fairly simple, but I am glad he now can hear his TV clearly.
Yakety Sax 4 days ago
Two Gamers, One Big Win
I used to work for a satellite television service company as an in-home technician. One day, I went to an elderly gentleman’s home to fix his television service. We talked for a while, and he even showed me his GameBoy Pocket, which was in excellent condition, with “Tetris” and “Link’s Awakening”.
Gentleman: “I play this often to help keep my fingers nimble and my mind sharp!”
As a gamer myself, I thought that was really cool, and I was impressed that he’d kept it in such great condition all these years.
After I fixed his issue, I noticed a box with some unusual earbuds that looked like hearing aids, and I asked him about it.
Gentleman: “I have difficulty with my hearing, and those are designed to help with hearing the TV, but I’ve had them for two years, and I’ve never been able to get them working.”
Me: “Can I try?”
Gentleman: “Sure!”
After some tinkering, I asked him to put them on. His face just lit up.
Gentleman: “I can hear the TV!”
The look of pure elation on his face moved even my old, craggy heart. He was so thankful, he tried to give me his GameBoy and games as a reward. I expressed my appreciation and politely declined, as I could never take such treasures away from him. It also saddened me that this guy lived alone, and for two years, nobody had helped this man with something I thought to be fairly simple, but I am glad he now can hear his TV clearly.
NOT my story
Sephten 4 days ago
Looks to me like an excuse for Mr Rasmussen to do some neat drawings instead of cartoon characters. Very nicely executed!
Meg: Cute as a Raccoon 4 days ago
That’s a pretty eclectic collection of stuff.
goboboyd 4 days ago
Emojis for adulting?