An old couple, George and Martha, are sitting on their front porch rocking in their chairs, watching the sun go down like they have every evening for the past 40 years.George turns to Martha and says, “You know, Martha, I’m proud of us. All these years, through thick and thin, we’ve stuck together.”Martha smiles sweetly and replies, “What was that, dear?”George raises his voice, “I said—I’m proud of us!”Martha squints. “You’re… proud of the bus?”“No! US! YOU AND ME!”“Oh!” she says.

“Well that’s nice. I’m proud of the bus too, though. It’s always on time.”George sighs, shakes his head, and mutters, “I told you to get those hearing aids checked.”Martha waves a hand, “Nonsense. I hear just fine.”Next day, they go to the doctor’s office to finally get Martha’s hearing tested. After some time, the doctor comes out and says, “Well, good news—Martha’s hearing can be helped with a new state-of-the-art hearing aid. But it’ll cost about $3,000.”nearly falls out of his chair. “Three thousand dollars?! Does it come with surround sound and a Spotify subscription?”