Deaf guy from Craigslist coming over to look at some tools,

[Leros]

a) If he's deaf I'm quite sure that he will know what to do in order to communicate with you. I wouldn't worry about doing anything different.

b) Why on earth aren't you meeting in a public place if you're using craigslist? Unless it's not realistic to lug around whatever he's coming to get, this is a really poor idea.

c) Comedy option, you should PM me some pics of your "tools," I might be interested in "using them."

Yeah. I'm selling a table saw. Too big to just throw in my car. I'll probably need to demo before selling too.

 

[Platypus]

Yeah. I'm selling a table saw. Too big to just throw in my car. I'll probably need to demo before selling too.

That sucks, I would have a capable friend with you at least. You're advertising you have expensive toys and providing complete strangers your home address... I guess the real danger is just them coming back at a later date after they've taken a look around.

 

[Triumph]

So OP, you do realize that this deaf person probably deals with the hearing all the time, right? Or do you think that he's sequestered himself in his basement for all of his life, his debilitating fear of interacting with the hearing so overwhelming that he promised himself never to leave his house again, until he discovered...your table saw?

 

[Leros]

He just came by with this wife who is also deaf. We had no problems communicating with hands signs. We even had a little bit of limited small talk. Very interesting experience.

 

[Leros]

So OP, you do realize that this deaf person probably deals with the hearing all the time, right? Or do you think that he's sequestered himself in his basement for all of his life, his debilitating fear of interacting with the hearing so overwhelming that he promised himself never to leave his house again, until he discovered...your table saw?

I just wanted to know what to expect as to make it the most comfortable situation possible. I'm sure he occasionally meets people who do the wrong thing and make the situation unpleasant. Same thing with my stutter. 95% of people treat it just fine, but 5% of people make it an uncomfortable situation.

 

[BoomerD]

Yeah. I'm selling a table saw. Too big to just throw in my car. I'll probably need to demo before selling too.

What kind of table saw? How much?

 

[SearchMaster]

The middle finger means "hello" in sign language.

Why the hell does everyone think I'm deaf?

 

[Leros]

What kind of table saw? How much?

You don't live anywhere near here... do you?

 

[BrokenVisage]

No no no, you misunderstood him, he's coming over to cause your death using tools. It's all over now.

 

[amdhunter]

How can he use tools if he is deaf?

 

[Childs]

Speak very loudly, and very, very slow. And move your hands and fingers a lot. Somehow they know what you mean when you do that.

Although it seems like a weird thing for him to mention before hand. Maybe he has found its better to mention it beforehand for some reason, or this is a new craigslist pre-haggle tactic.

 

[manimal]

play the Lionel Ritchie track Hello!

 

[werepossum]

Why the hell does everyone think I'm deaf?

lol +1

No no no, you misunderstood him, he's coming over to cause your death using tools. It's all over now.

I was going to suggest being armed just in case he mistyped "dead" and was actually a flesh-eating zombie. Since my concern for the OP's brain remaining intact was apparently not high enough to make me type it before the event, glad that wasn't the case.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I would be really impressed if a blind guy drove over to look at the tools.

 

[Captante]

He just came by with this wife who is also deaf. We had no problems communicating with hands signs. We even had a little bit of limited small talk. Very interesting experience.

Damn ... I'd been looking forward to an "I just got robbed by a deaf guy from Craig's List" post!

:awe:

 

[SKORPI0]

How can he use tools if he is deaf?

He is deaf, not blind.

 

[dud]

I'm selling some tools on Craiglist and have somebody coming over tomorrow. He let me know that he's deaf. I've never interacted with a deaf person before. What is the standard operating procedure? Do we communicate via writing?

Not sure if serious. If you are then how about trying to interact with them just like you would anyone else. Give normalcy a chance.

 

[pyonir]

He just came by with this wife who is also deaf. We had no problems communicating with hands signs. We even had a little bit of limited small talk. Very interesting experience.

Well.....that was anti-climatic. :\

 

[Mixolydian]

A lot of deaf people can read lips.

 

[edro]

Deaf people can TXT faster than write.
He will probably just TXT you.

Deaf people basically started TXTing.
They had devices that looked like beepers, but were instant messagers.

 

[Puppies04]

I just wanted to know what to expect as to make it the most comfortable s s s s s situation possible. I'm sure he occasionally meets people who do the wrong thing and make the s s s s s s situation unpleasant. S S S S S Same thing with my s s s s s stutter. 95% of people treat it just fine, but 5% of people make it an uncomfortable s s s s s situation.

I doubt it is half as noticeable as you think.