I think your talking about Larry Skutchan. I know Larry pretty well and he's quite a fascinating person.
On Aug 2, 2008, at 6:46 AM, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > > Bill, No I am not sure if the man had a trekor or not but I will > listen for his voice on any future postings at blind cool tech. I also > remember that once back at his place he had one of those auto vac > setups whereas when all the vaccuming was done the machine backed > itself into the plug and I know he lives and works in Louisville,KY. > Lee > > On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 10:13:10AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Lee, interesting. I was in Louisville last month for the ACB > convention and didn't notice anything like that, but I wasn't > looking for it either. Are you sure the guy didn't have a Trekker or > some other personal GPS device? > > > > > > Bill Stephan > > Kansas Citty MO > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee A. Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Friday, August 1, 2008 7:52 am > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A possible mobility aid > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I cannot give you a electricians answer Bill but I can tell you > > > that > > > maybe find someone who lives and or works in someplace like > > > Louisville > > > where they do have the talking signal button and one that tells > > > you > > > what intersection you are at. I wish I could remember the mans > > > name > > > but he was walking from work in Louisville with his guide dog and > > > I > > > could hear the street/ intersections being announced and he said" > > > no > > > that is not mine" and they continued. then when it said something > > > like " > > > baker and stone". well at that intersection I believe the man > > > pushed > > > the pole button as you said you wanted to do Bill. I got that off > > > from > > > blind cool tech some time ago. Lee > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 03:10:27PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote:> All: > > > > Hopefully Tom or one of you electrician types can answer this, > > > or laugh or whatever. > > > > I have a friend who occasionally sends me posts from one of the > > > O&M Lists he's on. Yesterday he sent one dealing with the > > > necessity of always pressing the activation button on traffic > > > signals that cycle based on the presence of vehicles as opposed to > > > a fixed time increment. > > > > The problem is that at least here, there's no way to tell for > > > certain what actually causes a given traffic light or signal to > > > cycle. So, presumably, the safest course would be to always press > > > a button when one was present (they usually are BTW). > > > > The difficulty is then, to find the buttons to press where > > > there's no audible signal, (which is of course generally the case. > > > > > > > > I work a dog, so naturally, the dog's going to treat a pole with > > > a button just the same as it would treat any other obstacle, and > > > avoid it. I understand there are "sonic guide" type devices that > > > you could perhaps use that would beep or vibrate when they passed > > > a pole, but that would probably give too many hits, since it would > > > see trees, sign posts etc. as well as light poles. Flailing > > > around with a cane or in my case, a whip antenna isn't really a > > > satisfactory way to do this either. > > > > Finally, I've been told there are devices which emit a sound > > > when they're locked on to an electrical current, presumably this > > > is because of the presence of a magnetic field. Would it be > > > possible to modify such a device so that it would beep or vibrate > > > or whatever when it "saw" poles with electric current present > > > inside them? > > > > > > > > My thought is that you probably wouldn't carry something like > > > this around all the time, but it would be useful for finding poles > > > and then knowing where they are, I could certainly train my dog to > > > find them again. > > > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > Bill Stephan > > > > Kansas Citty MO > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > > > > -- > > > He's just a politician trying to save both his faces... > > > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > > > > -- > He's just a politician trying to save both his faces... > Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
