[nfb-talk] swimming (was: Bard(

[Wm. Ritchhart]

Ray,

This was a bit harsh.  Sighted people use the black lines painted on the
bottom of the pool to stay straight.  We don't have that.  So you either
have to consistently tap the lane markers or risk pulling off-course.

The human body is not perfectly matching from one side to the other.  You
have one side that is stronger than the other.  You will naturally pull to
the stronger side when swimming.  

Please think it over.  I personally think you owe John an apology.

William

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:15 AM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] swimming (was: Bard(

A lane for yourself alone?  Why?  Is it your swimming skills that vastly
need improvement; or, perhaps your blindness skills?  
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

E-Mail:
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On Jul 15, 2010, at 9:04 AM, John G. Heim wrote:

> So you're a swimmer, huh?  Do you ever have to share a lane? If so, how do
you do it? I have never managed to do that successfully. Here at the pool at
the University of Wisconsin, I call ahead and they set a lane aside for me
so I can have it to myself. Its only a minor sacrifice because there are
usually several lanes with only one person in them. So when they reserve a
lane for me, it only means one other person has to share a lane.
> 
> Have you ever done any open water swimming? I would like to enter a
triathlon but I don't like swimming tethered to someone else. I just can't
get comfortable doing that. It effects my breathing and I just can't swim
normally.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wm. Ritchhart"
<william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Bard
> 
> 
>> I really like the new digital talking book player.  I do wish it was
still
>> smaller and lighter.  With all my swimming gear, lunch, back-up cane and
>> everything else I have in my gym bag; it is still too heavy.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Steve Johnson
>> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 8:22 PM
>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Bard
>> 
>> John, I have not tried one myself yet, so this is good to know.  Thanks,
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of John G. Heim
>> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 3:26 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: [nfb-talk] Bard
>> 
>> Man, I just got one of those new digital book players from the National
>> Library Service.  You might wonder why a computer nerd like myself took
so
>> long to ask for one of those things. Well, I guess mostly the reason is
that
>> I have 2 tape players that I bought myself plus the one from NLS. So now
I
>> have to use the player from the NLS all of the time.
>> 
>> But holy cow, is this thing nice. I downloaded a book and put it on a USB
>> thumb drive and was listening to a book amybe 3 minutes after getting
>> started. And navigation within the book is very nice.
>> 
>> Your tax dollars at work.
>> 
>> 
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