I grew up with someone who was hard of hearing. My father lost 80% of hearing in one ear and about 20% of hearing in his other ear when he was in his 40s. I also have a friend who started losing her hearing when she was in her mid-30s due to a lifetime of loud rock music. My advice would be to call someone who’s hard of hearing by their name or get their attention with your hand before starting your sentence if they haven’t been looking at you. Also if you are one of those who tend to mumble or speak very fast, you will need to slow down a bit and enunciate your words to help them out. Don’t go “I’m speaking to a moron” speed, just slow down to what is considered an average pace. Practicing patience will also make everything go better. As annoying as it might be to adjust your speech pattern around them I can guarantee you it’s so much more frustrating for the person who can’t hear very well.

I saw that. Thanks. I’ve edited my comment.

You’re right. I completely misread that. And somehow I managed to do it four different times.

OP describes the building as a “new build luxury apartment complex with all the amenities”. I’m not a real estate expert but I don’t understand how something could be listed as “luxury” and “with all the amenities” without having washer/dryer hook-ups. It almost sounds like it should have the hook-ups and OP just hasn’t bought a washer/dryer pair yet. But I do agree with others that OP should purchase one of those small countertop washers that drain into the sink or bathtub.

Edit: apparently I’ve completely misread that that they were moving from a new build luxury apartment complex with all the amenities. Hopefully OP did not edit it without telling us. Not sure how I misread that like 4 different times but apparently I did. I’m still leaving this up because I still think it might be beneficial if they buy one of those small countertop washers, either a plug-in or completely manual, depending on what might be allowed in their new complex.

I saw it listed on the marquee of a small independently owned theater last month. I’m pretty sure they still play it regularly.

Did you confront the coworker?

Right. And that’s cool because you guys are open about it. But this guy wants to sneakily manipulate the girl into getting something he wants so he can finish it off instead of literally just having a simple conversation. Someone who would think this is funny to do on dates has got to be somewhere on the narcissistic spectrum.

Not a good tip. Like someone else said cars could’ve changed up to five times before you came back. Meaning the photos of the cars you took when you walked away is not the one that dinged you. It could have been the second or third car that parked next to you since then. But you’re going to call in and give the information of the innocent guy who happened to be there when you parked & walked away.

A better LPT would be if you have the opportunity to park at the far end of the parking lot where there are very few cars to ding you. And don’t be that person who unnecessarily straddles two different spots.

The trick is not to take the handheld sprayer and wet the dog down first. I made this mistake and only got about 75% of the stink off the dog. So pissed at myself when I re-read the instructions.