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Audience [message #47058] Mon, 19 December 2011 21:38 Go to next message
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Re: Audience [message #47060 is a reply to message #47058 ] Mon, 19 December 2011 22:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Oh gods...audience at a lesson???

At first my voice died to nothing if I heard footsteps in the hall outside the choir room where my lessons usually are. Which, considering that it's the church complex and people move around it all day, was not helpful. Then it died only if they opened the door to the choir room (instantly. stopped.) Because I should not be heard. Now I still don't want anyone there during a lesson, but Suzanne, who runs the music program for kids, sometimes needs to come into the room to set something up for that night's kids' choir practice...and I can sort of keep going when she comes in and out. Sort of. After a couple of years.

Someone else? A friend? At the thought my throat tightens up. And yet I can sing in the choir...but there are others around me, covering up my voice (I think. Maybe not true but I can think that.)

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Re: Audience [message #47061 is a reply to message #47058 ] Mon, 19 December 2011 23:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I spent SIXTY ONE QUID filling Wolfgang’s petrol tank today. SIXTY. ONE. QUID.

I feel your pain, even though gas here is down from where it was when I went to Massachusetts a few months ago. My Maine brother just traded in his small truck for a Prius hybrid. This made me sigh, because no one--I'm talking to you, Toyota--makes a hybrid vehicle that would suit ME. I hope my Toyota minivan chugs along happily for another ten years, but it would have been nice if they'd put a hybrid engine in it.

Strongest argument for internet shopping that I know.

Yup. And no crowds, and no standing in line to pay, and good selection, and (often) free shipping . . .


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Re: Audience [message #47063 is a reply to message #47058 ] Tue, 20 December 2011 04:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I realise this will come as a shock to all of you, but not everyone lives by their email, their texts, their DMs, and their tweets. Fancy.

Say you not so! What on earth do such people do - I suppose they're into this f2f human interaction stuff, goodwill to everyone, talk to the postman and the milkman sort of thing...? Razz

I'm glad the singing lesson went well and that Nadia was able to call on Teacher Magic so effectively once more. And what a good idea, telling you to *enjoy* yourself singing for the next couple of weeks. Smile

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Re: Audience [message #47064 is a reply to message #47061 ] Tue, 20 December 2011 04:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Diane in MN wrote on Tue, 20 December 2011 04:39

I spent SIXTY ONE QUID filling Wolfgang’s petrol tank today. SIXTY. ONE. QUID.

I feel your pain, even though gas here is down from where it was when I went to Massachusetts a few months ago. My Maine brother just traded in his small truck for a Prius hybrid. This made me sigh, because no one--I'm talking to you, Toyota--makes a hybrid vehicle that would suit ME. I hope my Toyota minivan chugs along happily for another ten years, but it would have been nice if they'd put a hybrid engine in it.

Yes, even for our little Nissan Micra (which has a very effective 1.5 turbo diesel engine and does nearly 70 mpg) we now find that filling the tank costs as much as half a week's shopping. And that's not to be sneezed at. The sooner we the human race can get off our addiction to fossil fuels, the better all round.

"Never let a computer know you're in a hurry."
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Re: Audience [message #47065 is a reply to message #47058 ] Tue, 20 December 2011 07:52 Go to previous message
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And a substantial number of these non-virtual people have children still too young for email, texts, DMs, and Twitter. Very real, small children.

Although even very real small children seem to be being brought up addicted to electronic devices.... they get given their mothers' mobiles to play with to keep them quiet on the Tube, and it's all downhill from there!

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