[Blindtlk] OT Wedding Registry

[David Andrews]

Gary:

I remember the first time I saw/heard a talking scale.  It was in the 
1980's some time, at the AFB, when they had a store in New York 
City.  they were showing a group of us -- and before me was a short, 
obviously fat guy.  I remember thinking I wouldn't get on the thing 
in front of all these people, if I were he.  He did, then I got on 
after him, and much to my chagrin and public embarrassment, he only 
weighted about five pounds more than me!

Dave

At 10:23 PM 1/21/2012, you wrote:
>Why is it that so many of my blind friends buy a talking bathroom scale and,
>every time it talks, they tell it to shut up?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Julie J.
>Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:39 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] OT Wedding Registry
>
>Household blindness specific things that I use include:
>talking alarm clock
>talking bathroom scale
>talking caller ID, I have the Panasonic phone sold by ILA
>braille measuring cups
>and lots of labels or tactile indicators on regular appliances
>
>I'd really like to own:
>a talking microwave oven
>a washer/dryer without 101,000 options accessed only through menus
>and
>a DVD player that is easily usable without a degree in rocket science
>
>Of course I have and use other blindness gadgets, but I tried to think
>of things that are more oriented to household use rather than personal use.
>
>HTH and congratulations!
>Julie
>
>
>On 1/21/2012 2:24 PM, Jessica Kostiw wrote:
> > Hello List,
> > Jessica from Virginia here... I post every once in a while.  I think I
>have
> > mentioned that I am getting married March 24th.  I am going threw and
>doing
> > the registering for wedding stuff thing.  My future husband already has a
> > good bit of stuff because he already lives on his own in a house.  I am
> > writing to ask for any suggestions on things a blind woman may find useful
> > in either maintaining a home or cooking or I don't know?  Of course we are
> > registering for the usual, I just didn't know if there were any cool
>cooking
> > or something type thing that people find extra useful.  Is there anything
> > that ya'll feel like you couldn't live with out.  Things I have thought of
> > are: talking caller ID, maybe a talking thermostat.  Anything I may be
> > missing?  Also, in the products I just named, do any of you have specific
> > suggestions on which ones to get and where they may be sold?
> >
> > Thanks, any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!
> > Jessica
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > Behalf Of Reese
> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:31 AM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: [Blindtlk] U-verse DVR help
> >
> > Hi list:
> >
> > Just got U-verse installed on Saturday and looking for some helpful tips
>on
> > using the DVR for recording and playback.  The web guide doesn't seem all
> > that accessible or maybe I'm not understanding how to read it using jaws
>12
> > and IE8.  Any ideas on recording using either the website or remote?
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Reese