Dan, I really couldn't have said it better myself. I very much appreciate and have learned so much from the show and this list. I never said never, but it sure helps to lean on the experience of those before you as well. Thank you gents.
On Oct 27, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Dan Rossi wrote: > Yes, this message is off topic for the Blind Handyman list, and I > expect > will spawn a bunch of other off topic posts of agreement. But > it is important, needs to be said, and needs to be read by one and > all. > So, moderators, hike your skirts up, and sit on your hands for the > next > day or two. *GRIN* > > I was one of the attendies at this years biannual Blind Like Me / > Blind > Handyman get-together in Houston. There may not be another as Phil is > retiring from hosting this gathering. Also, although I couldn't be > there, > this was the recording of the last BHM and BLM shows. > > We all like to think we make a difference in life. Most of us do. We > make the difference to our spouses, children, family in general. We > all > have an impact on a circle of friends and coworkers. It is rare > though, > that someone makes a difference in many many lives outside of there > normal > circles. Phil Parr, and his buddies Don Shaw, Don Patterson, and Tom > Houston, have made a difference in the lives of hundreds, if not > thousands > of blind people, quite literally around the world. > > There idea of producing a show about blind folks doing handyman > tasks, and > then another show about the achievements of blind people, great and > small, > made a difference. Most of us who post on these lists regularly are > doers. We set our minds to tasks and we do them with little thought. > It > is easy to forget that there are many blind people out there who have, > hopefully had, no idea that it was even in the realm of possibility > that a > blind person could change a light switch, or wire a house, bang > together a > couple of boards for a makeshift shelf, or build a deck, fix a leaky > faucet, or plumb a new bathroom, check the pressure in a car's > tires, or > rebuild a race engine. Phil's concept, ability, determination, and > personality has spread that word far and wide. > > I know that reading this list gave me the courage, and the means, to > take > on projects like the deck and other projects I have done around my > house. > Being able to ask here, how another blind person did something, or > just > getting some encouraging words has been a great help. Being able to > chat > with others with similar experiences is comforting and gives an > interesting view on the world. > > Phil, I want to thank you and your gang for everything you have done > over > the last six years. You should be very proud of what you have created. > > You made a difference. > > Thanks very much. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
