Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:50pm UTC
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This is why deaf organisations have a lot to answer for...
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The scene: My kitchen, this evening. Doorbell rings.
C (my partner): There's someone at the door. [goes to front door, opens it]
Through the glass door, I (Jen) can see three people on the doorstep; one of whom is wearing a weird bib thing (think netball) with "NDCS" on it. I bid a hasty retreat to the back garden to throw breadcrumbs out for the birds. A minute later, C appears and persuades me to go to the door.
I go into the hall, to find NDCS Bib Man stroking our dog, who is lying across the doorway, with two very smart looking women ...