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You usually only have to do this once and a. they are embarrassed. B. they get it! ----- Original Message ----- From: "rs_denis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dealing with people >I have kept some of these responses to myself till now figuring there would >be more than enough of them. Well, that has been true in spite of which: > > When I was younger, it was much more common for servers and sales persons > to ask my wife what he wanted. She would shrug, give a mild version of > "how the hell would I know," and require they deal with me. > Alternatively, and much more fun, I would often respond immediately, > "Wait, I'll ask him," then I would and then I'd communicate his response. > This would elicit some fascinating reactions. Ron Denis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:23 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Dealing with people > > > I tried to take a shop class through the local community college. After > the first night, I got a call from the school saying that I couldn't take > the class. Both Teresa and I were signed up for three classes each, > several hundred bucks worth of classes. I said that if I couldn't take > shop class, I wanted the money back for all six classes, both Teresa and > me. > > They countered with forcing me to sign a waiver. I grudgingly agreed, but > realized pretty quickly I wasn't going to get anywhere in the class, the > instructor really wanted nothing to do with me. So I stopped going, and > vowed that I would never sign another waiver. > > I realized later that it was a stupid request. This class was for anyone. > Any idiot could walk in off the street, with several fingers missing from > previous shop accidents, and take the class without signing a waiver. But > I had to. Screw that! > > I love some of the stories you guys have told about your spouses or > girlfriends responses when people start talking to them. Teresa is far > too timid to say anything like that, typically I just ignore their > stupidity and start answering them. They eventually get the idea. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > __________ NOD32 3627 (20081120) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
