'Ear, 'ear

Disposable ear plugs, not sure how much of these we use in a year but it must be quite a lot. Rig is quite a noisy place so better to protect the old hearing whenever possible.

Bit of a double edged sword these things though, good for the ears but not so good when they end up lying on the deck because people can't be bothered to put them in a bin. I mean, someone has to pick them up eventually. One of my pet hates.