[NAGDU] Introducing myself to the list and ride share tomfollery

[Cindy Ray]

GVanessa, what a strange ride share story. We haven’tq encountered that yet.
Welcome back, and I hope you enjoy.
Btw, your message went to the whole list.  

Cindy Lou Ray
Sent from my iPhone

cindyray at gmail.com.

> On Mar 1, 2024, at 12:46 PM, Vanessa Lowery via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Replying away from the group so I don't exceeded my limit of five messages. So Margot Downey? If so, yes! We do know each other. Cool beans.
> Vanessa and the zoo  
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 1, 2024, at 12:52 PM, Margo Downey via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey, Vanessa! Great to see you here.
>> 
>> I've known Vanessa for quite a while. Venessa, I beat you by one year. I got
>> my first dog from The Seeing Eye in 1981. The dinosaurs were really roaming
>> even more then. Lol!
>> 
>> But you beat me. I am with my sixth dog from The Seeing eye.
>> 
>> I also belong to the GDUI list.
>> 
>> Anyway, jump in any time.
>> 
>> Margo and Tami
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Vanessa Lowery
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2024 11:44 AM
>> To: NAGDU List
>> Cc: Vanessa Lowery
>> Subject: [NAGDU] Introducing myself to the list
>> 
>> Good morning from mostly warm Lutherville, Maryland. My name is Vanessa
>> Lowery, and I was on this list many years ago. So a few of you might
>> remember me from that time or may know me from other Guide Dog related
>> circles.
>> 
>> I am currently working with my seventh dog from The Seeing Eye, a large male
>> shepherd named virtue (27 inches tall, 87 pounds). I obtained him in the
>> late January, 2023 class (though most of the class was in February). I
>> received my first Seeing Eye dog way back in the day when the dinosaur still
>> roamed the Earth in 1982.
>> 
>> In 1993, I obtained the second dog, in 1998, the third dog, in 2001 the
>> fourth dog, in 2004 the fifth dog, and in 2013, the sixth dog. In total,
>> three of the dogs were labs, and the rest have been shepherds.
>> 
>> In a separate email, I will explain why I have decided to join the list. But
>> let me also be transparent in that I also am a member of the List run by
>> Guide Dog Users Inc. I think it is reasonable to share information on both
>> lists that will benefit all Guide Dog Users. But in short, I was unfairly
>> removed from the LYFT platform, and  Al Elia was instrumental in getting me
>> back on the platform. I was connected to him by Melissa Allman, the go to
>> advocacy staff member at The Seeing Eye who is an attorney and also a
>> graduate of The Seeing Eye. Cut kudos to Al for getting me back on the
>> platform! Again, I will go into more about that situation in a later email.
>> But I wanted to take the time to introduce myself. Everyone have a good one,
>> and stay warm if you're in an area of the country where it is freezing.
>> 
>> 
>> Vanessa and the zoo  
>> Sent from my iPhone
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