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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rich, I'm sorry you feel this way and I would love to give you a job if I could. However there is never any lead time with these bills, they come up very quickly without notice. Keep up the good work, I appreciate it. Beth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard McGaffin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Connecticut Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ct-nfb] Bill 6654 legislative alert<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong>I'm not sending this list, because I was miss informed by the rep. I spoke to on the phone, from what I now understand it's already beyond this point. </strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong>I am in full support of what we're trying to do here, but I have to ask this group? Especially our state board, why didn't anyone attempt the register from tossing me too the wolves. I'm constantly asked to help I joined a protest against good will, willingly I might add. I went to Hartford "the capital " for 2 hearings, again willingly. But gee I don't see no one knocking down doors for my job when I lost it, and now because of the stress of being unemployed. I will probably not be able to get another job, I'm still being asked to step up and make these calls to save the jobs for venders again willingly, but still what's it gonna do for me? Perhaps someone can explain why my job doesn't count. </strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong>rich</strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 3/28/13, <a href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a> <i><<a href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>From: <a href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Cookiechumper@aol.com">Cookiechumper@aol.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] Bill 6654 legislative alert<br>To: <a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br>Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:51 PM<o:p></o:p></p><div id=yiv852742565><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Rich, This is good information and greatly appreiciate it. Will look for the list once you have itThank you Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In a message dated 3/28/2013 10:32:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:rmcgaffin@snet.net">rmcgaffin@snet.net</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Okay folks I just got off the phone with Mr. Dargan's aid she has informed me That Steve Dargan is not on this committee however she did take my information and said if it goes to the floor then he will have some imput. She is also e-mailing the list of individuals on the committee so once I get this list I'll pass it along.</strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Rich</strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 3/27/13, Elizabeth Rival <i><<a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>From: Elizabeth Rival <<a href="mailto:erival@comcast.net">erival@comcast.net</a>><br>Subject: [Ct-nfb] Bill 6654 legislative alert<br>To: "'Rob Palaski'" <<a href="mailto:palaski65@comcast.net">palaski65@comcast.net</a>>, <a href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</a>, <a href="mailto:dhooker@nfbct.org">dhooker@nfbct.org</a>, "'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>>, "'Justin Salisbury'" <<a href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a>>, "'ntwales'" <<a href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</a>>, "'Bruce Woodward'" <<a href="mailto:brucewoodie@msn.com">brucewoodie@msn.com</a>>, "'Barbara Blejewski'" <<a href="mailto:barbara.blejewski@sbcglobal.net">barbara.blejewski@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "'Esther'" <<a href="mailto:elevegnale@sbcglobal.net">elevegnale@sbcglobal.net</a>>, "'MaryAnne Melley'" <<a href="mailto:mrean@comcast.net">mrean@comcast.net</a>>, "'Bo Diaz'" <<a href="mailto:resqbeest@aol.com">resqbeest@aol.com</a>><br>Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 6:33 PM<o:p></o:p></p><div id=yiv852742565><div><div><p class=yiv852742565msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=yiv852742565msonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class=yiv852742565msonormal>Legislative Alert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv852742565msonormal>The National Federation of the blind of cT. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv852742565msonormal>Bill 6654 has barely passed today. You must call or e mail your local Congressmen to report that NFB is against I repeat, against this bill, specifically sections 3 and 4. Our blind vendors need your support, today , tomorrow and next week, If you need assistance with information on your local legislator please call Lucia at 860 289 1971 , this bill will come up again after April 3<sup>rd</sup>, so stay alert and actively call or e mail your representatives now . I will try to keep you all informed. Thanks for your attention. Beth Rival President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Ct-nfb mailing list<br><a href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank" title="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank" title="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net" target="_blank" title="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin@snet.net">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ct-nfb mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/cookiechumper%40aol.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/cookiechumper%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Ct-nfb mailing list<br><a href="http://us.mc1849.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">Ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ct-nfb:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/rmcgaffin%40snet.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>