[Blindtlk] NLS

[David Andrews]

Regional libraries are working!

Dave

At 05:28 AM 10/3/2013, you wrote:
>Wow, so even people in regional libraries are probably not 
>working.  It's worse than I thought.
>
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>Mark Tardif
>Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>-----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman
>Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 11:05 PM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] NLS
>
>We won't be getting books through the mail, either, because all of 
>NLS is shut down.
>Mike
>
>>On Oct 2, 2013, at 19:27, "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>
>>Well, we'll just have to get books the old fashioned way for a 
>>while, through the mail.  Unfortunately, I agree with you about 
>>Congress.  Our representative in this district and our senators 
>>here are pretty good, but generally they're not in touch with real 
>>people any more, unless those people have lots of money, like 
>>certain special interest groups whom I won't mention because I 
>>might stir up a hornet's nest, but it's really very heartbreaking 
>>and very disappointing.
>>
>>Mark Tardif
>>Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>>-----Original Message----- From: Ericka J. Short
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:29 PM
>>To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>Subject: [Blindtlk] NLS
>>
>>I haven't used BARD in a while so I didn't realize it was considered a
>>"non-essential service."  Unless we all flood congress' phone and emails
>>with complains they won't do anything.  They are too busy  acting like
>>bullies on the playground to talk to "real" people.  We aren't on their list
>>of lobbyists they're scared of.  Being from Paul Ryan's WI district, people
>>who aren't rich are not on his radar.  Ron Johnson is even worse.  He has
>>this pipedream that all disabled people  can just call a neighbor and get
>>rides.  He doesn't believe we should or can be independent at all.  These
>>guys are blinder than we are!
>>
>>Mike, I agree with you on your critique of privatization. Milwaukee is
>>trying to privatize the bus system.  NOT good.  We already privatized some
>>social services in WI to make  save money and make Walker happy.  It's not
>>going well.  Nobody regulates them and it's awful.  Our motto is "Forward"
>>but we are going back ward.
>>
>>Ericka