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I swam with sea lions too and it was a lot of fun! I didn't notice any odors from them either, but perhaps some do. Take care. EstherSent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On May 26, 2021, at 9:14 PM, goshawk on horseback > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > that's why I thought that the seaLion would be a bit of a better idea, rather > than a dolphin, which would have been my other swimming guide choice. > actually, having been swimming with a seaLion, I can say from experience, > that they do not "stink" at all, so don't know where you got that idea from. > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Simon A Fogarty > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:06 AM > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > And the sea lion would be able to go on land as well, > > > They’d stink though. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > goshawk on horseback > Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2021 1:05 pm > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > Importance: High > > that might be a bit of a problem in somewhere like london for example, where > there ain't really any woods around. > personally, as I love my open water swimming, a guide seaLion would suit me a > lot better. > for the more land based stuff, I wish I could use my horse Lizzie, as I could > ride her as well, so she would be both my guide, and transport. > think that may be a bit of a problem when needing to go somewhere by train > though. > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Simon A Fogarty > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:43 AM > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > Now that’s a cool thought, > > A gide bear! > > No one would give you trouble when they see that walking the streets with you. > > And bears shit in the woods! > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2021 5:23 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > Yes, we call them dinner bells (as a joke of course because they do work). > Then of course there is the pepper spray which if your are unlucky the bear > will take away from you and use it for seasoning 🤣 > > Fortunately most bears aren't all that interested in eating you although > there are exceptions, Mummy bears of course may decide to take you out if you > accidently got too close to their babies and they think you are a thread and > there are sometimes simply bears which are aggressive and which for the most > part havde lost their natural fear of humans because they have gotten too > used to us and those are usually the ones which are more dangerous. > My wife and I went for a walk on the trails around our town last fall and we > came around a bend and here was my yellow lab running full out towards a > black bear probably thinking that he looked like a good playmate. My previous > dog seemed to have his natural instincts a lot more and he always alerted me > when there was a bear or moose nearby. Anyways, the bear fortunately was not > aggressive and probably had eaten plenty of salmon in order to fatten himself > up for the long sleep ahead, I yelled at my dog and he braked to a stop a > foot or two in front of the bear and then came back. I started yelling and we > backed up and all was well, but even though we had just passed a group of > people maybe a hundred yards further back this is not an encounter I need too > often because it could have gone either way. > > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 10:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > I heard the author Bill Bryson in person once, and he was telling about his > adventures and the warnings he received from the outdoor equipment store > salesperson about walking through bear country. > > Salesperson: Make lots of noise. Wearing bells is a good way to do that. > Bill: O, that explains all the little bells I saw in the bear poop on the > trail. > > > > Richard > "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what > they become by it." > > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > First of all there are only two types of bears here, Black Bears and Grizzly > Bears. The Brown Bear used to live in Europe where it is largely extinct. > Secondly it is pointless to try and run from any bear because no human alive > can outrun one, over a short distance a bear can run as fast as a horse. > Thirdly, no bear will ever chase me on an icy hill because both species crawl > into a den around mid or late October and then sleep until early to mid > April, I guess they don't like the snow and the cold either. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Simon > A Fogarty > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 4:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > Hey just so long as if they video you or say myself banging in to things, > > They give us the url to go check out the video so we can laugh at ourselves > as well. > > > Mind you, > You have bigger issues during winter than we do here in NZ, > > I’d like to hear / see the video of you running from a brown bear on an icie > street / hill, > > That could be rather funny so long as the bear doesn’t get you. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2021 6:41 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > Hey and it's not like I see them staring at me 🤣 > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Anthony Vece > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Could a smart backpack replace guide dogs? Researchers think so. > - The Washington Post > > I just don’t care if people stare at me or not. If they wanna make me that > important and take the time to stare at me that’s fine. Stay safe > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!! > > > On May 25, 2021, at 11:51 AM, alia robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > well, to each his own. I’d rather use tech than that awful cane, and let’s > face it everyone cares what people think of them. I grew up in a sighted > world. the fewer things I can use that are blind-specific the happier I am, > and we have no idea what these devices would look like. in a perfect world no > one should care what things look like, but we all have concerns about how we > look to other people. I’d hope I was surrounded by people who don’t care, and > could be free of any judgment, but that’s not the case. if you’re at a place > where nothing truly bothers you I envy that, but I also don’t like the > attitude I’ve seen here that it’s a stupid waste of time. Advancements that > we can use are never a waste of time. > > > > > On May 25, 2021, at 11:33 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree that a cane does not help if somebody has no sense of direction, but > to be embarrassed by it to make is not an issue and I think nobody should be > embarrassed about whatever it is they need to be independent. This would be > like somebody in a wheelchair being embarrassed that they have to use a > wheelchair or somebody with a hearing aid being embarrassed they need one of > those. How about people who lost a limb and have a prosthetic arm or leg, > should they be embarrassed? > The fact is that we all are who we are and if you are embarrassed by the cane > then where does that stop? Would you be embarrassed if you had to wear thick > glasses and how about that future super backpack, people will still know that > you are blind and the smart, high-tech content of said backpack will require > all sorts of sensors and cameras to function which maybe more or less > noticeable by others. And in any case, what do I care what others think? > Maybe I care to a degree when it comes to people close to me, but if I were > walking down the street and a bunch of idiots were openly pointing at me and > laughing their heads off because of my cane then I would maybe pity them, but > I sure wouldn't feel embarrassed by it. > > -- > 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. 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