I'll tell you one thing about keeping one's county budget good for Public/Para Transit; you've got to get others motivated to attend your county's budget meetings; and with the whole disabled community: SCREAM to improve, or at the very least, maintain the current budget.
Right about now my county, Lee County Florida, they're getting ready for the 2017-2018 budget public hearings. But as I keep in touch with our county commissioners and both the director of LeeTran and the director of Passport;, Para Transit, they've told me that their respective budgets will not be cut down. That's acceptable enough for me. The whole point being, if you, or a group of people, feel the need to get more in transportation, then it's up to you to show up at your county's County Commissioner meetings and sign up to speak under Citizen's Input time; and voice your request from the heart. Plus, you'll probably have to attend these meetings time after time, being quite the pain in the arse. Sure, you might be motivated enough to do this yourself, but when it comes to getting other blind folks to show up and back you, it embarrassingly is clear, they say they will, but they indeed don't! All talk and no walk! You've got to have the numbers, because you don't have the cash; don't carry any water with your local politicians. So yes, this does require public speaking. But if you're not heard, then public transportation and Para Transit are easy targets to cut in the budget. Sorry to say it, but the blind/disabled voter block is a voter block without deep pockets. These are my last few words......Later! Michael D. Ulrich Just an ordinary average blind guy! Florida Council of the Blind Fundraising Committee Member !**********! FCB 7th Annual Blind Fishing Tournament! Saturday March 19, 2018! Cape Coral Yacht Club; 5819 Driftwood Pkwy. Cape Coral, Fl. 33904 !**********! Mike’s home phone: 239-540-7431 Mike’s cell phone: 239-565-5845 Mike’s email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: some uber and lift questions Hey guys, this is all extremely helpful. So i'll tell you all about why i am using lift and uber more. I was basicly forced into it. My ADA ride service decided to pull a fast 1. When i moved into my house 4 years ago, they told me that i was in a good location for the ride. Conveeniently 3 months later, they changed the bus routes, so it made my home no longer able to get ADA service. I basicly threw at them, so how am i supposed to get to work? They decided to honor it. So now they hit me yesterday where if i wanna go any place other than work i have to meet the ride at a certainly location. So now it's a case of now i have to get a ride to get ride. Makes a lot of sense, right? Anyone else delt with anything similar, and what course of action do we have? Jeez, it's hard enough getting around for any of us. Cheers, Jed On 9/6/17, Jeff Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I do think Lyft and Uber are about the same. I use them both depending > on availability at that time and place. > Concerning letting the driver know. I will message the driver ahead of > time letting him/her know that I am visually impaired and to please > identify themselves when arriving. If I do not get a response prior to > them arriving, then I will call them after 30 seconds or so after the time > hits 1 minute. > It may likely be that they didn't get or read my message. If it is > really busy in the pickup location, I will sometimes describe myself > as having a white cane or my guide dog. > All methods seem to work really well and I have not had many issues. > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jed Barton > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 5:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: some uber and lift questions > > Hey guys, > > OK, i wanted some input here on a few things with uber and lift? What > 1 do you guys like better? It seems like almost 6 of 1, half dozen of > the other if you know what i mean. Both apps seem to be accessible. > Also, when you are in a place, how do you usually explain to the > driver how to find you since you can't see them coming, like if i'm at > the gym or something and need them to pick me u, how would i know it's > their car outside. Also if anyone has used both, does 1 usually have > a better price than the other? > > Cheers, > Jed. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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