A True Low Dollar Backyard Build

JDMopar said

Mark....it's awesome that he wears hearing protection doing the yard. If he just does it because Dad says so, next time Y'all are at MBTP I'll be glad to tell him I wish somebody had insisted I do it. My hearing is fine....but the Tinnitus drives me :realcrazy: when it's quiet and there's no background noise to mask it. :BangHead:

Click to expand...

Jackie - looks like next summer for MB for us. We're doing Cherrystone, VA this June and probably Williamsburg for a week in July after the boys' weekend in Carlisle. As for the ear protection, that's the same reasons I've given him to wear it. I'm 54 and my hearing is starting to fade a little. If there is background noise from a fan or piece of machinery, it's hard to hear a low volume voice. That and most nights my ears are ringers as well. Too many years in manholes with impact guns and loud machinery before i was smart enough to know better or listen to those that were.
Josh is a good kid. Although he will challenge a lot of things, he dons the earmuffs without question. I guess he's seen me grab mine, or safety glasses or gloves without hesitation if the task calls for them.