.... random rants and rambles. no agenda. yet.

I keep forgetting that, for some absurd reason, the Co-op has decided that the RN.ID is its 2009 charity of the year. I've tried remembering what its charity of the year was last year, but cannot, which makes me ask; WHY THIS YEAR?! And WHY THE RN.ID?!

We are lucky enough to have two Co-ops around here, both of which I visit regularly, and both of which are festooned with RN.ID bunting and buckets, and loads of RN.ID propaganda claiming that the money will "directly benefit deaf and hard of hearing people in the local community." My arse, it will. And why exactly we need benefitting, anyway, is beyond me. They aren't exactly going to pay our tax bill or come round and offer to walk the dog while we get some kip, are they? What a load of B*******.

But anyway, I keep forgetting about all of the above, which means that the following sequence keeps playing out (like it did tonight)...

* I rush into the Co-op, completely forgetting that a) I'm Deaf and b) the Co-op is trying to "help" me.

* I rush around filling my basket with items, still oblivious.

* I rush to the checkout...

* ... and then FREEZE when I see the RN.ID crap all over the place, praying that the staff don't notice/remember/discover I'm Deaf and make a big thing out of it, saying things like "Oh, you're Deaf! Isn't the RN.ID ever so good?", because I can't be bothered to explain the truth.

* Lots of grinning and nodding is involved when I'm paying. I'm also standing stock-still, just in case I move Deafly. Or something.

* I leg it, cursing how I could possibly have forgotten again.

And it's only January. A whole year of this farce. Oh joy.