I watched a birth today

[walterismydog]

That sounds so fun and interesting! Cool experience
And OMG at the chains.

ETA: I meant fun about the feeding cows. Not the poor momma cow!

[angelaa73]

how the fuck are chains used. that doesnt sound nice at all. AT ALL

[daisybuchannan]

Lol I first started reading this as "my neighbor called and was giving birth so we headed over to watch".

WTF with the chains!!

Now that I think of it, I think they did that shit to me!

[HiC]

Wow, Mek! That's amazing.

[tdk2]

That's amazing and crazy!

[luckyval]

It's like City Slickers only better!

[HiC]

I love that you felt how loud she was. Cows, when separated from their babies, cry and cry and cry. I would imagine it's a similar sound/feeling.

[lime]

Jesus, I actually feel sorry for the cow having been in labor for 3 hours and then having chains used.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

[TrickyBob]

My Mom helped a neighbor pull a calf out when we were kids. It was kind of interesting, they used chains too.

[lovesoon]

That sounds cool.Poor calf! Glad that he's ok.What an interesting experience.

[lime]

Apr 3, 2013 21:37:05 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

Apr 3, 2013 21:35:47 GMT -5 lime said:

Jesus, I actually feel sorry for the cow having been in labor for 3 hours and then having chains used.

I actually thought the mom felt relief once the baby was pulled out, I could see her doing a huge siggghhhh then became calm immediately.

Aw. 

NO WAY am I clicking on TOTS video. 

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Apr 3, 2013 21:42:31 GMT -5 lime said:

Apr 3, 2013 21:37:05 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

I actually thought the mom felt relief once the baby was pulled out, I could see her doing a huge siggghhhh then became calm immediately.

Aw. 

NO WAY am I clicking on TOTS video. 

It is just a calf being born with the chains that are used sometimes. It isn't a big deal. If you can watch National Geographic, you can handle this.

[pooh8402]

Cool! What a great experience! Glad you enjoyed it, watching births of all kinds are pretty neat.

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[fuckyourcouch]

Okay this is pretty interesting!

Also, mekia, pardon my stupidity but I just don't know any deaf people. So can you tell me how it works when people call you? You can also tell me to fuck off lol, I'm just fascinated by it.

[fuckyourcouch]

That is so cool! I want a special video phone and an interpreter.

Thanks for answering

[walterismydog]

Apr 3, 2013 22:05:33 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

Apr 3, 2013 21:57:33 GMT -5 fuckyourcouch said:

Okay this is pretty interesting!

Also, mekia, pardon my stupidity but I just don't know any deaf people. So can you tell me how it works when people call you? You can also tell me to fuck off lol, I'm just fascinated by it.

Fuck off.






Kidding, of course. We have a video phone. It is pretty much the same as Skype, but on a TV. If you call our home number, it automatically connects to a relay operator and our phone on the TV will start flashing when there is an incoming call. I sign to the relay (interpreter, pretty much) and the relay speaks to the person on the other line for me and signs to me. I can also talk directly with my deaf friends through the video phone without the relay person.

I have a question! 
Is it a different interpreter every time? Do you have "regulars"? 

[fuckyourcouch]

Apr 3, 2013 22:32:12 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Apr 3, 2013 22:21:31 GMT -5 walterismydog said:

I have a question! 
Is it a different interpreter every time? Do you have "regulars"? 

Oh! And do you have a favorite? Are you ever like "ugh, not this dude again"? Do you make fun of any of them?

Omg lol. I would totally do this. "Ugh, the guy with the hairy knuckles AGAIN?"

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Seeing a calf pulled out with chains is the closest thing to a "Birds and bees" talk that I got.

[walterismydog]

Apr 4, 2013 6:35:51 GMT -5 mekiakoo said:

walterismydog and @tambcat, actually I get interpreters from all over the country. There are stations in almost every state and I rarely get the same interpreter.

Whenever I make a call, any interpreter can take it, they can see my number and name (like caller id). If they recognize my name, they are not supposed to take the call. I have few friends who work for the video phone company, but I never get them.

Thank you for answering! This is interesting. 

I guess people you know shouldn't take your call for privacy reasons?