<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">It’s such a drag when this stuff keeps happening. On the other hand, sometimes it really is a cultural disconnect. I’m not trying to excuse any kind of exclusionary or discriminatory behavior. A few years ago we were driving through Trinidad. We decided to stop at a Mexican restaurant. No one there spoke English. Two of us had Guide Dogs. The Staff and owners freaked out! They kept saying, health department, health department, health department. We get close down. We get close down. They were literally freaking out. We tried to explain, but to no avail. We just found it easier to lower everybody’s anxiety to leave. We went across the highway to a Chinese restaurant. Maybe the best Chinese food I’ve ever eaten. So you never know. Sometimes it’s just best to go with the flow. That said, I’m not minimizing discrimination and I’m not just minimizing how you felt. Glad we have Renè down there to check it out! Thanks, Renee. <br><br><div dir="ltr">At Your Service,<div>Kevan Worley</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 29, 2023, at 4:39 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
@font-face { font-family: Calibri; }
@font-face { font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; }
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; }
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline; }
p.xmsonormal, li.xmsonormal, div.xmsonormal { margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; }
span.EmailStyle23 { font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext; }
.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; }
@page WordSection1 { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 1in; }
div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">That’s too bad you were treated like second-class citizens. I’m sorry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sandy Schleich via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 3:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sandy Schleich <saschleich7@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I understand what you’re saying I am getting tired of that as well. My friend and I went to a Japanese restaurant here in Pueblo and they did the same thing to us. We actually turned around and walked out because
they set us at a table that wasn’t actually in the dining room, and then they ignored us. When we decided we were going to leave the waitress, didn’t apologize or anything she just said “you’re going to give up on us“. we haven’t gone back there since but
I’m really tempted to do it again and just see what happens. Actually, I want to go back in there with just my cane and see how we’re treated and then come back with the dog and see how we’re treated as an experiment. <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sandy Schleich<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Aug 29, 2023, at 12:05 PM, Jo Elizabeth Pinto via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="xmsonormal">Thanks. I could tell it wasn’t the owner who hassled me because the brusque woman kept saying, “They don’t allow dogs in here.” So obviously, she wasn’t part of the “They.” I appreciate your help. And yes, next time!
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ReNae Anderson via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:mother27dragon@gmail.com">mother27dragon@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">I am sorry you had this experience. I have lived here a little over a year. Mexico City is actually about 3 blocks from my house.
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😁</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">I have never had that experience at the restaurant, so that surprises me. I will reach out to the management and see what education is needed. I have never had a problem there and it stinks that you had such a bad experience. Next time,
we will get together.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">ReNae<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo Elizabeth Pinto via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jo Elizabeth Pinto <<a href="mailto:jopinto@msn.com">jopinto@msn.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Oh my gosh, Renee! I would totally have made it a point to see you if I’d known you lived there now.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">The restaurant is Mexico City. I went there with my stepdaughter, her husband and two small children, and my daughter on Friday night, not Saturday, sorry. The days have blurred together lately. As soon as we hit the door, I was greeted
with a very brusque, “They don’t allow dogs in here.” I stood my ground, and we were finally, reluctantly granted a seat at a corner table. I said actually I could sit at any seat in the entire restaurant, but since nobody in my party was speaking up for me,
including my stepdaughter’s husband who’s a police officer, I would take the corner chair I was offered. My dog, of course, laid down and acted perfectly, and we proceeded to have dinner. No apology was given.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">It could have been worse, I guess. But I’m tired of getting treated like second-class garbage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ReNae Anderson via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:mother27dragon@gmail.com">mother27dragon@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Jo Elizabeth,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">I live in La Junta now. Which restaurant was it? I will go there and make some noise.
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">ReNae<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jo Elizabeth Pinto via Colorado-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 29, 2023 11:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jo Elizabeth Pinto <<a href="mailto:jopinto@msn.com">jopinto@msn.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] Any blind folks with guide dogs in Southern Colorado?<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Just curious, as I was treated very poorly at a restaurant in La Junta while I visited there during a conference on Saturday night. I’m contacting the owners, but I’m still pretty angry and wondering if there are boots on the ground down
there. I’m tempted to get a Greyhound full of guide dog users from Denver to go down there and fill up the place with people and their dogs.
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">L</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Jo Elizabeth Pinto<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
Colorado-Talk mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br>
<a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/saschleich7%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/saschleich7%40gmail.com</a><br>
List archives can be found at <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>
Colorado-Talk mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br>
<a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/jopinto%40msn.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/jopinto%40msn.com</a><br>
List archives can be found at <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/kevan%40nfbco.org</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>