Can we please quit hurting each other? I'm sorry, and I hate to admit this, but it breaks my heart in two. I love this list. I may not always say things right, and I apologize if I don't. We need to love and learn from each other. God bless all of us.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Brett Winchester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:40:40 -0600 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places >>to pay the $200.00 for the update. It stinks, but what do you do when you >>have no choice? Your remark will be "don't get the update", but it's the >>only way to keep current. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:34:47 -0500 >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places >>>CharlesAndSharonCampbell and List >>>I'm sorry you feel so embittered toward your state agency. What you are >> saying, while it must reflect your own terrible experiences, is an >> opinion, not a fact. I have seen all kinds of results from state >> agencies, and many of them have good outcomes. I, for example, would >> have never gotten anything purchased for me if I hadn't worked my tail >> off to find and land a job, and then prove it to my counselor. Contrary >> to popular belief, state agencies are not rolling in money, they have to >> "brown-nose" (disgusting), the feds in order to get every dime they >> have. Consequently, they have stringent requirements for someone to >> qualify for large expenditures. >>>Also, I apologize to any list member who is offended by the off-topic >> subject. I will now crawl back in my hole where I belong. >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of charles and >>>sharon campbell >>>Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:22 PM >>>To: Braillenote List >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places >>>Hi Sarah and list, >>>The cold hard fact is this: to get anything from a State agency, you >> have to be a puppet on their string, or you have to be "well-liked" by >> them, or a good brown-noser. Not all of us qualify for any of the >> above. Everytime we tried to get assistance, we ran into a brick >> wall. Around here, they want you in the vending stand program. You >> don't need a BrailleNote to run a vending stand, so you're still out of >> luck. For those of you that get cooperation, good for you. You're the >> lucky few. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>>Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:50:36 -0500 >>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] changing places >>>>Dear List, >>>>First of all, Rhonda, I apologize for the use of your name in the below >> response to my message, I know you weren't involved in this little battle >> of words and I hope you won't take it too personally. >>>>Now, CharlesAndSharonCampbell, and anyone else who is wondering about >> my statement earlier. When I said that if there were more blind people, >> specialized equipment would cost less, I wrote nothing less than the >> hard, cold truth. This holds true for all aspects of economy, if more >> people are buying something, the price goes down. >>>>I know I have no right to assume anything about anyone on this >> list. If, in fact, CharlesAndSharonCampbell bought their own >> BrailleNote, that is a wonderful thing! I wish more than I can say that >> all blind people were able to buy the equipment and services of their >> choice, with their own hard-earned money. Reality has proved otherwise, >> up and down the line. I can say this from personal experience; I was >> born totally blind and have always had to struggle to find money to buy >> the "special" equipment that I needed. Most of us do, we are generally >> overworked and underpaid, or even poorrer due to receiving government >> entitlements. >>>>Another hard truth is that many of us would have no where to turn for >> assistance in purchasing expensive equipment if it weren't for their >> state agencies. We can put them down all we want, and those of us who >> buy our own equipment can feel superior to those of us who can't do this >> if we so choose, but the fact is that well over half the equipment sold >> by "blindness vendors and companies" is paid for by either state or >> federal government. I know this is a drag, but again, it's reality. I >> am very sorry for the bitterness my previous message brought out, I had >> no intention of causing this reaction. >>>>Now, to get back on topic. Has anyone tried to delete an Email folder >> and not been able to do so? >>>>Sarah >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of charles and >>>>sharon campbell >>>>Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:09 AM >>>>To: Braillenote List >>>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] changing places >>>>Hi list, >>>>Did you know that the price of compact flash cards is the cheap part of >> all this? Big deal! How many of these cards are used for cameras? If you >> think this news makes us jump up and down, it doesn't! >>>>The next part of this gripe is this: Rhonda, what makes you think we >> want more blind people because we want lower prices? What does one have >> to do with the other? You must be one of those sighted teachers with no >> compassion, afraid that the blind disease will touch you. Either that, >> or the State buys any equipment you want. Which is it? Maybe you're one >> of these fortunate few the State will do anything for. >>>>Speaking of the State, is the reason for the high prices because State >> Agencies will put out the bucks? How about some honesty today. >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
