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<p class="MsoNormal">I got mine from YouCan2can<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Infinite Blessings,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Gail Hamilton</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
International Speaker<br>
Soaring Into Greatness<br>
<i>Unstoppable, Unforgettable, Unbelievable</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(720)-377-7682<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Sherry Gomes via nFB-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 3, 2023 7:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sherry Gomes <sherry.gomes@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Talk] Where has the Independence Market gone?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You don’t even have to go to another blindness specific site. I got my talking scale from amazon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Cook via nFB-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 3, 2023 4:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NFB Talk Mailing List' <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Steve Cook <<a href="mailto:stanley7709@gmail.com">stanley7709@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Talk] Where has the Independence Market gone?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have heard this for years now. Also, their has been discussion of the IM having an on line store, but that still has not happened. My thought is, you have left 3 different messages without a return call, I would then contact Maxi Aids
to order my items.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Association of Guide Dog Users Board Member<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President of the SC Association of Guide Dog Users Division of the NFB of SC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina now has our own podcast. Using your favorite podcast platform, just search for National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina. If you have suggestions for the podcast, please send
Steve Cook a message at <a href="mailto:cookcafe@sc.rr.com">cookcafe@sc.rr.com</a> or call/Text at 803 260 1292.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Misty Kienzynski via nFB-Talk<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 2, 2023 3:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB Talk List <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Misty Kienzynski <<a href="mailto:mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu">mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Talk] Where has the Independence Market gone?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have recently been attempting to contact someone at the Independence Market in order to order a talking scale. I have tried contacting someone three (3) times and have not yet received any response. Radio silence.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also understand that I am not the only one to be experiencing this issue, and it has become frustrating to many.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, my question is: Where has the (Independence Market gone?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am currently very tempted to take my business elsewhere, as there are plenty of other accessible tech sites out there.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Still, I would very much appreciate it if folks at the IM would return my and others’ calls…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">—</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ms. Misty D. Kienzynski</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Treasurer </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Membership Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Historian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">National Federation of the Blind—Indiana Affiliate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Phone: 812-381-0073</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">E-mail: <a href="mailto:mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu">mkienzyn@alumni.iu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Twitter: @AuroraNebulosa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Bonitas non est pessimis esse meliorem. — L. Annaeus Seneca</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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